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    Sir William Courtenay (June 1553 – 24 June 1630) of Powderham in Devon was a prominent member of the Devonshire gentry. He was Sheriff of Devon in 1579–80...
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  • de jure 2nd Earl of Devon Sir William Courtenay (died 1630) (1553–1630), de jure 3rd Earl of Devon Sir William Courtenay, 1st Baronet (1628–1702), de jure...
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    having succeeded his father in 1630. Courtenay was the second but eldest surviving son of Sir William Courtenay (1553–1630), de jure 3rd Earl of Devon of...
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    Elizabeth Willoughby, by whom he had a son and a daughter: Sir William Courtenay (1553 – 24 June 1630), married firstly, around 18 January 1573, Lady Elizabeth...
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    Earl of Devon (redirect from Lord Courtenay)
    above, William Courtenay, de jure 3rd Earl of Devon (1553–1630) William Courtenay (died 1605), his eldest son, died before his father Francis Courtenay, de...
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  • when he was succeeded by George Courtenay." Cokayne 1916, p. 333, line 14: "He [William Courtenay] d. [died] 24 June 1630, aged 77, and was buried at Powderham...
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    251; Robert Courtenay (died 1630) of the cadet line married in 1591 Dorothy Courtenay (died 1642), a daughter of Philip Courtenay (died 1611) of Molland...
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    Secondly (as her third husband) to Katherine Courtenay (died 1514), a daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay (died 1463) of Powderham, Devon, by his wife Elizabeth...
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    Gold. He was 6th in descent from Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (died 1377), and his own grandson William Courtenay (1527–1557) of Powderham became himself...
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    Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, KG (died 1509) was an English nobleman. He was a member of the ancient Courtenay family. Edward Courtenay was the...
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  • of Courtenay Crocker (died 1740), of Lyneham, Yealmpton, and thus had two important estates in his ownership: Lyneham and Flete. James Courtenay Bulteel...
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    seignories to George Courtenay, fourth son of Sir William Courtenay (d. 1630), who henceforth took name of George Oughtred Courtenay. Papworth 1874, p. 659...
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    of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon (died 1217), married as her second husband Robert de Courtenay, whose mother was Hawise de Courci (died 1219)...
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    Sheriff of Cornwall in 1598, by his wife Elizabeth Courtenay, a daughter of Sir William V Courtenay (1553–1630) of Powderham in Devon (by his wife Elizabeth...
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    c. 1630, described the descent of the manor of Colyton thus: The manor at the Norman Conquest was parcel of the king's demesne, which King William the...
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    Edward de Courtenay, 3rd/11th Earl of Devon (c.1357 – 5 December 1419), known by the epithet the "Blind Earl", was the son of Sir Edward de Courtenay and Emeline...
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    The first creation came in the peerage of England in 1525 for Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon. For more information on this creation, which was forfeited...
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    Rutland Elizabeth Manners (c. 1553 – c. 1590), who married Sir William V Courtenay (1553–1630), de jure 3rd Earl of Devon, of Powderham Castle, Devon. After...
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    Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1 August 1630 – 17 October 1673) was an English statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to...
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    "Two young children, by repute from the Courtenay family, possibly Anne (b. 1630) and Susan (b. 1632) Courtenay". The Weiss Gallery. Archived from the...
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    others. He married (as his 2nd wife)Elizabeth Courtenay, a daughter of Sir William V Courtenay (1553–1630) of Powderham in Devon (by his wife Elizabeth...
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  • first marriage was a prestigious one to Margaret Courtenay daughter of William Courtenay (died 1630). His second marriage was to a more obscure woman...
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  • Catherine St. Leger and had a son and a daughter: Sir William Courtenay, (June 1553 – 24 June 1630), married firstly, around 18 January 1573, Elizabeth...
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    Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, by Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV, King of England. Margaret died before...
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  • Beaumont, his eldest son who died childless before his father. William Beaumont (1427–1453), second son, who married Joan Courtenay, said to have been a daughter...
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  • The Courtenay barony was created in 1299, when Hugh de Courtenay was summoned to Parliament, thus becoming the first Baron Courtenay. He was subsequently...
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    Henry, Duke of Cornwall (category Royalty who died as children)
    Henry VIII), Valiant Desire (Thomas Knyvett), Bone Voloyr (Good Will, William Courtenay), and Joyous Panser (Joyful Thought, Edward Neville). Charles Brandon...
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    secondly, as her first husband, Margaret Courtenay (d.1628), eldest daughter of Sir William Courtenay (1553–1630), of Powderham in Devon, de jure 3rd Earl...
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    Villebon, Rosny and his château of Sully. He died at Villebon at the age of 81. By his first wife, Anne de Courtenay (1564-1589), daughter of François, Lord...
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    married firstly and by papal dispensation to Lady Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine of York. He married secondly...
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