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William Iii Courtenay 1485 – 1535 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 NOV 1535

Death Location: Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Courtenay

Mother: Cecily Cheney

Spouse(s): Margaret Edgecombe

Children(s): Henry Courtenay, Nicholas Courtenay, Peter Courtenay, Phillip Courtenay

William Iii Courtenay was born in Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1485, to William Courtenay and Cecily Cheney. Later in life, William Iii Courtenay married Margaret Edgecombe; among their children were Henry Courtenay, Nicholas Courtenay, Peter Courtenay and Phillip Courtenay. William Iii Courtenay died in Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom, 1535.

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Parents

William Courtenay
1451 – 1485
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Cecily Cheney
1455 – 1482
Birth Location: Pinhoe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Edgecombe
1475 – 1520
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Henry Courtenay
1509 – 1541
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Nicholas Courtenay
1511 – 1554
Birth Location: Powderham, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Peter Courtenay
1512 – 1592
Birth Location: Powderham, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
PC
Phillip Courtenay
1522 –
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
PC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1485
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 NOV 1535
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: NOV 1535
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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