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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 close royal connections, he was at various times considered a possible match for the two daughters of Henry VIII, both of whom became queens regnant of England.
Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, was the second and only surviving son of Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter, and his second wife, Gertrude (née Blount). Little is known about his early life, but we know that he spent some of his early childhood in the household of Mary Tudor.
Edward Courtenay, as the senior surviving descendant of the previous Courtenay earls, and as a reward for his support, was created earl of Devon by the new king Henry VII in 1485. Marriage and son. He married Elizabeth Courtenay, daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay (born 1445) of Molland, granddaughter of Sir Philip Courtenay (died 1463) of Powderham.
3 de ago. de 2018 · Edward was born c. 1526, the son of Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter, nobleman and courtier and Gertrude Courtenay, daughter of William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy. He was a great grandson of King Edward IV whose daughter Katherine married his grandfather William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon.
29 de may. de 2024 · Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon. The formidable King Henry VIII accused his first cousin Henry Courtenay of entering into a conspiracy with the exiled Reginald Pole, who had spoken out publicly against Henry's policies. In November, 1538, Henry, his wife Gertrude and the young Edward, then aged around 11, were arrested and imprisoned ...
23 de dic. de 2023 · Death: May 28, 1509 (45-54) Cornwall, England (United Kingdom) Place of Burial: Chapel, Tiverton, Devonshire, England. Immediate Family: Son of Sir Hugh Courtenay, Knight, of Boconnoc and Margaret Courtenay. Husband of Elizabeth Courtenay, of Devon. Father of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon.
Forfeited and recovered many times, it was finally sold by the daughters and co-heiresses of Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (d.1556), of the 1553 creation. It never was besieged during the Courtenay tenure, but was afterwards captured during the Civil War by a stroke of luck.
