Countess of Devon
Countess of Devon | |
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since 18 August 2015 | |
Style | The Right Honourable |
Member of | Peerage of England |
Seat | Powderham Castle |
Term length | As long as married to the Earl of Devon |
Formation | 1141 (first creation) 1553 (fifth and present creation) |
First holder | Adelize de Baalun |
Countess of Devon is a title that may be held by a woman in her own right or used by the wife of the Earl of Devon. Women who have held the title include:
Countesses in their own right
[edit]- Isabel de Forz, suo jure 8th Countess of Devon (1237–1293)
Countesses by marriage
[edit]- Adelize de Baalun (d. c. 1146)
- Amice de Clare (c. 1220–1284)
- Margaret de Bohun (1311–1391)
- Margaret Beaufort (c. 1409–1449)
- Catherine of York (1479–1527)
- Allison Joy Langer (born 1974)