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    Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1475–1511), had married Princess Catherine of York, a younger daughter of King Edward IV, bringing the Earls of Devon very close...
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  • Thumbnail for Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon
    Charles Peregrine Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon (born 14 August 1975), styled as Lord Courtenay from 1998 until 2015, is an English hereditary peer and...
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    Devon (/ˈdɛvən/ DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire /-ʃɪər, -ʃər/ -⁠sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered...
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  • baron of Plympton in Devon. From this marriage, the Courtenays later inherited the barony of Plympton in 1293 and in 1335 were declared Earls of Devon. The...
    12 KB (1,177 words) - 07:11, 13 August 2024
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    peerage of England in 1525 for Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon. For more information on this creation, which was forfeited in 1538, see Earl of Devon. The...
    16 KB (1,350 words) - 17:13, 1 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
    Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (c. 1527 – 18 September 1556) was an English nobleman during the rule of the Tudor dynasty. Born into a family with...
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    senior line of Courtenay of Tiverton, the Courtenays of Powderham became de jure Earls of Devon, and became de facto Earls from 1831 when the title was...
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    bringing the Earls of Devon very close to the line of succession to the English throne. On the death of Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1527–1556)...
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    House, seat of the Yonge family Shute, seat of the Pole family Colcombe Castle, seat of the Courtenays, Earls of Devon, later of the Poles of Shute "Town...
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  • sometime Earls of Devon. The second creation was made in 1626 for Thomas Darcy, 1st Viscount Colchester, who had succeeded as 3rd Baron Darcy of Chiche...
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  • Thumbnail for Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon
    service of King Edward III. His chief seats were Tiverton Castle and Okehampton Castle in Devon. The ordinal number given to the early Courtenay Earls of Devon...
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    1st Marquess of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Devon (c. 1498 – 9 December 1538), KG, PC, feudal baron of Okehampton, feudal baron of Plympton, of Tiverton Castle...
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  • Devon is a county in England. Devon also may refer to: Devon Meadows, Victoria, a town Devon railway station, a former railway station in Victoria Devon...
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  • Renaud de Courtenay (category 1st house of Courtenay)
    Earls of Devon in 1335. The title is still held today, by his direct male descendant. He was the son of Miles (Milo) de Courtenay, Seigneur (lord of the...
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  • Thumbnail for John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon
    son of Thomas Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon, and Margaret Beaufort, and was styled Earl of Devon by Lancastrians in exile, following the execution of his...
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    numbering of the Devon earls. However, since the early 20th century the matter appears to be settled, and it is now accepted that the first Earl of Devon was...
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  • Allison Joy Langer, Countess of Devon (born May 22, 1974), commonly known by her stage name A. J. Langer, is an American former actress. She is most known...
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  • Thumbnail for Thomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of Devon
    mother, he was a great-great-grandson of King Edward III. The ordinal number given to the early Courtenay Earls of Devon depends on whether the earldom is...
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    their subsidiary title of earldom of Devonshire (neither peerage is related to the ancient title of Earl of Devon). The first Earl may have chosen "Devonshire"...
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  • Thumbnail for Edward de Courtenay, 3rd/11th Earl of Devon
    grandfather, Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon, as Earl of Devon. The ordinal number given to the early Courtenay Earls of Devon depends on whether the earldom...
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