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William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight 1155–1217 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1155

Birth Location: Chogford, Devon, England

Death Date: 10 SEP 1217

Death Location: Isle of Wight, England

Father: Baldwin Devon

Mother: de Vernon

Spouse(s):

Children(s): de Courtenay

The story of William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight began in 1155 in Chogford, Devon, England. William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight married De Vernon, and had children including De Courtenay. William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight passed away in 1217 in Isle of Wight, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight began in 1155 in Chogford, Devon, England.
  • William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight married De Vernon, and had children including De Courtenay.
  • William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight passed away in 1217 in Isle of Wight, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baldwin Devon
1102–1155
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
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de Vernon
1099–1146
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

de Courtenay
1196–1242
Birth Location: –
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William Wight's Ancestors

Self
William Wight
1155–1217
Birth Place: Chogford, Devon, England
Parents
Baldwin Earl of Devon & Exeter de Reviers, First Earl of Devon
1102–1155
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
de Vernon
1099–1146
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Richard (de Vernon, Seigneur De) Reviers
1086–1117
Vernon Castle, Department of Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
de Vernon
1069–1156
Nottingham Castle, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Vernon
1030–1077
de Vernon
1034–1060
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wight's Descendants

1.
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William (de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of) Wight (1155–10 SEP 1217)
  1. 1. de Courtenay 1196–1242 m. Robert (de Courtenay, 1st Baron) Okehamptom 1160–1242
    1. 1. John (Courtenay, 2nd Baron) Okehamptom 1218–1274 m. Courtenay 1222–1299
      1. 1. Hugh (I de) Courtenay 1249–1291 m. de Courtenay 1245–1328
        1. 1. Eleanor Courtenay 1259– m. Henry (de Grey, 1st Baron Grey of) Condor 1260–1308

William Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1155
1155
Birth of William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight in Chogford, Devon, England
Chogford, Devon, England
1217
10 SEP 1217
Age 62
Death of William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight in Isle of Wight, England
Isle of Wight, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1155
    Event Place: Chogford, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1217
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, England
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