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Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay 1526–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Okehampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 September 1556

Death Location: Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italie

Father: Henry Courtenay

Mother: Lady Blount

Spouse(s): Marie Tudor

Children(s):

In 1526, Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay entered the world in Okehampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Courtenay And Lady Gertrude Marchioness Of Exeter Blount. Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay married Marie Ire Tudor. Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay passed away in 1556 in Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italie.

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Biography

  • In 1526, Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay entered the world in Okehampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Courtenay And Lady Gertrude Marchioness Of Exeter Blount.
  • Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay married Marie Ire Tudor.
  • Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay passed away in 1556 in Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italie.

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Sir Courtenay's Ancestors

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Sir Courtenay
1526–1556
Birth Place: Okehampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Courtenay
1496–1538
Carmarthenshire, Wales
Lady (Gertrude Marchioness Of Exeter) Blount
1504–1558
Grandparents
Sir (William 1st Earl Of Devon Courtenay Of) Okehampton
1475–1511
Katherine (Countess Of Pembroke) Plantagenet
1479–1527
Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Sir (William 4th Baron Mountjoy) Blount
1478–1534
Barton Blount, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Saye
–1506
Great-Grandparents
Sir Courtenay
1451–1509
King IV
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Woodville
1405–1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415–1472

Sir Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay in Okehampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Okehampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1556
18 September 1556
Age 30
Death of Sir Edward Earl of Devon Courtenay in Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italie
Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italie

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Okehampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK, Portraits and Photographs
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: UK, Portraits and Photographs

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 September 1556
    Event Place: Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italie
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK, Portraits and Photographs
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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