William Courtenay (died 1557)
Sir William Courtenay (c. 1529 – 18 August 1557) was a landowner in Devon. He was the son of George Courtenay (died 1533), who predeceased his own father, by his wife Catherine St Ledger, daughter of Sir George St Ledger. He succeeded his grandfather Sir William Courtenay (1477 – 1535), of Powderham in 1535. He was knighted in 1553 and elected to Parliament for Plympton in 1555.[1] A decision of the House of Lords in 1831 determined that he had succeeded his sixth cousin once removed Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon as de jure 2nd Earl of Devon in 1556.[1]
Marriage and issue
On 28 Nov 1545, William Courtenay married Elizabeth Paulet (c. 1536 – 4 Nov. 1576), daughter to John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, by whom he had two children.[2][3][4]
- Jane Courtenay, (1551 – )
- Sir William Courtenay, (1553 – 24 June 1630), his heir.
Death
Sir William Courtenay died on 18 August 1557 following the battle of St. Quentin in Picardy, France.[1][2][5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Sir William Courtenay, de jure 2nd Earl of Devon". Cracroft's Peerage. Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Sir William Courtenay, Earl of Devon, 1529 - 1557". Family Search: Community Trees. Europe: Royal and Noble Houses of Europe. Histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Colby 1872, p. 76
- ↑ Richardson III 2011, p. 311.
- ↑ Several sources give 26 September 1557 as Sir William Courtney's date of death.
Bibliography
- Colby, Frederic Thomas, ed. (1872). "The Visitation of the County of Devon in the Year 1620". The Publications of the Harleian Society. London: Harleian Society.
- "Sir William Courtenay, de jure 2nd Earl of Devon". Cracroft's Peerage. Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- "Sir William Courtenay, Earl of Devon". Family Search: Community Trees. Europe: Royal and Noble Houses of Europe. Histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G., ed. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. III (2nd ed.). p. 311.
- Vivian, J. L. (1895). The Visitations of the County of Devon, Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564, to 1620, with additions by J. L. Vivian. Exeter: H.S. Eland.
External links
- Courtenay, Sir William II (1529/30-57), of Powderham, Devon and London A biography
- Sir William Courtenay, Earl of Devon Family tree
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Courtenay |
Earl of Devon de jure 1556 – 1557 |
Succeeded by William Courtenay |