William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
- William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1475 – 9 June, 1511) was the son of Sir Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Elizabeth Courtenay. He married Catherine of York the sixth daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. William and Catherine had three children:
*Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter (c. 1496 – 9 January, 1539) married (1) Elizabeth Grey, Viscountess Lisle and (2) Gertrude Blount
*Edward Courtenay (c. 1497 – 1502)
*Lady Margaret Courtenay (c. 1499 – before 1526) married Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester.
References
* Great Britain, and Richard Bligh. "New Reports of Cases Heard in the House of Lords, On Appeals and Writs of Error." London: Saunders and Benning, 1829. [http://books.google.com/books?id=y6svAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA231&dq=William+Courtenay,+1st+Earl+of+Devon&lr=&as_brr=1#PPA228,M1 googlebooks] Retrieved January 26, 2008
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10166.htm#i101656 thepeerage.com] Accessed January 26, 2008
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