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William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1475 – 9 June 1511), feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was a member of the leading noble family of Devon. His principal seat was Tiverton Castle, Devon with further residences at Okehampton Castle and Colcombe Castle, also in that county.
Sir William Courtenay (1477 – November 1535) "The Great", [1] of Powderham in Devon, was a leading member of the Devon gentry and a courtier of King Henry VIII having been from September 1512 one of the king's Esquires of the Body. He served as Sheriff of Devon three times: from February to November 1522, 1525/26, and 1533/34.
9 de jun. de 2023 · On this day in Tudor history, 9th June 1511, in the reign of Henry VIII, William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, died of pleurisy at Greenwich. He was buried at Blackfriars, London, with the honours due an earl, even though he hadn't been officially invested yet.
16 de ene. de 2019 · June 09, 1511 (31-40) Devon, England, United Kingdom (Pleurisy) Place of Burial: London, England. Immediate Family: Son of Edward Courtenay, 1st & last Earl of Devon and Elizabeth Courtenay, of Devon. Husband of Katherine of York, Countess of Devon.
William Courtenay, de jure 5th Earl of Devon, 1st Baronet (1628–1702) (created 1644) Francis Courtenay (died 1699), his eldest son, died before his father; William Courtenay, de jure 6th Earl of Devon, 2nd Baronet (1675–1735), son of Francis
When William Courtenay 1st Earl Of Devon was born in 1475, in Devon, England, his father, Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Courtenay, was 20. He married Catherine of York Countess of Devon in October 1495, in London, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
His place near the King had probably been found for him by his father or by his kinsman the 9th Earl of Devon. He took part in the military campaigns of 1514 and 1523, and was present at the Field of Cloth of Gold and the King’s meeting with Charles V at Gravelines.
