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27 de mai. de 2024 · Although it was briefly returned under the Lancastrian rule of Henry VI, the castle‘s fate was ultimately sealed when Henry de Courtenay, the last Earl of Devon, was executed in 1538 following a dispute with Henry VIII over the Reformation [9].
Há 3 dias · This family became extinct in the male line of its principal branch, in the reign of Richard II., when the heiress married Courtenay, Earl of Devonshire. The heiress of a branch of the D'Auneys, at an early period, married Archdekne, by which match the lastmentioned family became possessed of Anthony.
Há 3 dias · John Courtenay, the third son of Richard Courtenay of Lostwithiel, settled at Tremeer in Lanivet, married the heiress of Trengove, and was ancestor of the Courtenays of Tremeer and the Courtenays of Lanivet, both now extinct.
Há 6 dias · The immediate ancestor of the Powderham branch was Sir Philip Courtenay, sixth son of Hugh, second Earl of Devonshire. Richard, the eldest son of Philip, was Bishop of Norwich, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
Há 1 dia · William Courtenay, 3rd Viscount Courtenay and 9th Earl of Devon (1768–1835), has been most remembered for his romantic relationship with author and slave owner, William Beckford (1760–1844), which scandalized London society in 1784. However, the 9th Earl’s life after this event has received little attention despite his artistic contributions to the built environment of his ancestral home ...
18 de mai. de 2024 · Ashmansworthy and Stroxworthy, a third part of a knight’s fee, of John Twychet, knight, and he holds of the earl of Devon of the honour of Okehampton, annual value 26s.8d.
27 de mai. de 2024 · Catherine of York (14 August 1479 – 15 November 1527), Countess of Devon; married William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon. Bridget of York (10 November 1480 – 1507), nun at Dartford Priory, Kent. As King he bore the royal arms undifferenced. Examples exist of several varying combinations of crest, supporters and motto.
