William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon 1529-1557

Paternal Family Tree: William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon

Maternal Family Tree: William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon

Before 1529 [his father] George Courtenay [aged 19] and [his mother] Katherine St Leger [aged 14] were married. They were half fourth cousins.

Around 1529 William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon was born to George Courtenay [aged 20] and Katherine St Leger [aged 15].

On 14th January 1529 [his father] George Courtenay [aged 20] died.

On 28th November 1545 William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon [aged 16] and Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon were married. She the daughter of John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester [aged 35] and Elizabeth Willoughby. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 1551 [his daughter] Jane Courtenay was born to William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon [aged 22] and [his wife] Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon.

In 1553 [his son] William Courtenay 3rd Earl Devon was born to William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon [aged 24] and [his wife] Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon. He married (1) 1572 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Manners, daughter of Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland and Margaret Neville Countess Rutland, and had issue (2) 25th August 1595 Elizabeth Sydenham (3) after 25th August 1595 Jane Hill Countess Devon.

On 3rd September 1553 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 26] was created 1st Earl Devon. The Earldom was created with a special remainder i.e. to his heirs male forever, rather than to the heirs male of his body, so that on his death in 1556 he was succeeded by his fourth cousin William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon [aged 24] who was not a descendant of his. The position was not made clear, however, until 1831, when the 9th Earl, William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon claimed the Earldom and became the de facto Earl of Devon.

On 18th September 1556 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 29] died. His succeeded fourth cousin William [aged 27] de jure 2nd Earl Devon. [his wife] Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon by marriage Countess Devon. John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall [aged 52] was one of his co-heirs.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 23rd July 1557. The xxiij day of July sir George Paulett [aged 65] and ser Wyllyam Cortnay [aged 28] toke ther barge at Towre warff [Map], at ... of the cloke at after-non, toward Dover, Kent [Map], and dyvers captaynes.

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On 29th September 1557 William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon [aged 28] died. His succeeded son William [aged 4] de jure 3rd Earl Devon.

Before 4th November 1576 Henry Ughtred [aged 43] and [his former wife] Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon were married. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester [aged 66] and Elizabeth Willoughby. They were sixth cousins.

On 4th November 1576 [his former wife] Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon died.

John Zouche and [his mother] Katherine St Leger were married.

Ancestors of William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon 1529-1557

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Courtenay 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Champernoun 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Courtenay 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hungerford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor or Catherine Peverell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Courtenay 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bonville

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzroger 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bonville 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: William "Great" Courtenay 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Cheney

Father: George Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Edgecombe

GrandMother: Margaret Edgecumbe

William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold St Leger

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnold St Leger 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Charleton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John St Leger 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: James St Leger 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Donet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Donet

GrandFather: George St Leger 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Welles Countess Ormonde 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Hankford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Hankford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Montagu Duchess Exeter 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury

Mother: Katherine St Leger 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Knyvet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Knyvet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifton

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Knyvet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Astley Baroness Grey Ruthyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Grey 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandMother: Anne Knyvet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Tyrrell

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tyrrell

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Flambard

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Tyrrell

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Coggeshall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Eleanor Coggeshall

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Tyrrell

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tyrrell

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Darcy

William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon 1529-1557

Royal Ancestors of William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon 1529-1557

Ancestors of William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon 1529-1557