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William Courtenay 1475 – 1511 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Death Date: 09 Jun 1511

Death Location: Greenwich, Kent, England

Father: Edward Courtenay

Mother: Elizabeth Courtenay

Spouse(s): Katherine Courtenay

Children(s): Margaret Worcester

In 1475, William Courtenay entered the world in Powderham, Devon, England, born to Edward Courtenay and Elizabeth Courtenay. William Courtenay married Katherine Courtenay, and had children including Margaret Courtnay, Countess of Worcester. William Courtenay passed away in 1511 in Greenwich, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1475, William Courtenay entered the world in Powderham, Devon, England, born to Edward Courtenay and Elizabeth Courtenay.
  • William Courtenay married Katherine Courtenay, and had children including Margaret Courtnay, Countess of Worcester.
  • William Courtenay passed away in 1511 in Greenwich, Kent, England.

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William Courtenay's Ancestors

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William Courtenay
1475 – 1511
Birth Place: Powderham, Devon, England
Parents
Edward Courtenay
1500 – 1509
Elizabeth Courtenay
1460 – 1509
Molland, North Devon District, Devon, England
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William Courtenay's Descendants

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William Courtenay (1475 – 09 Jun 1511) m. Katherine Courtenay (14 Aug 1479 – 15 Nov 1527)
  1. 1. Margaret (Courtnay, Countess of) Worcester (1499 – 15 Apr 1526) m. Hendrik\ (Henry) Beaufort-Somerset (1495 – 26 nov 1549) m. Thomas Danvers (1475 – )
    1. 1. William (Beaufort) Somerset (1526 – 22 Feb 1588-1589) m. Christiana (North, Marchioness of) Worcester (Sep 1528 – 20 March 1564) m. Theophilia (Grace Newton, Countess of) Worcester (1526 – 1568)
      1. 1. Edward (Somerset\ 4th Earl of) Worchester (1550 – 3 March 1628) m. Lady (Elizabeth Hastings, Countess of) Worcester (1546 – 24 August 1621)
        1. 1. Frances Somerset (1542 – 29 Mar 1592)
        2. 2. Lady (Catherine) Somerset (1575 – 30 October 1624)
        3. 3. SIR (WILLIAM Morgan Baronet) Llantarnum (1575 – 1628)
        4. 4. Henry (Plantagenêt De Beaufort, 1st Marques\5th Earl Worcestor) Somerset (1577 – 18 December 1646)
        5. 5. Blanche Arundell (1583 – 28 October 1649)

William Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of William Courtenay in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England
1511
09 Jun 1511
Age 36
Death of William Courtenay in Greenwich, Kent, England
Greenwich, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1511
    Event Place: Greenwich, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ludgate, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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