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William "Kitty" Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon (c. 1768 – 26 May 1835), was the only son of William Courtenay, de jure 8th Earl of Devon, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, and his wife Frances Clack.
William Courtenay (born c. 1342, near Exeter, Devon, Eng.—died July 31, 1396, Maidstone, Kent) was the archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the English church and moderating influence in the political disputes of King Richard II of England.
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William Courtenay (c. 1342 – 31 July 1396) was Archbishop of Canterbury (1381–1396), having previously been Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London.
William Courtenay, I conte di Devon (1475 – 9 giugno 1511), fu un eminente feudatario del Devon e membro di una delle principali famiglie della regione. La sua principale residenza fu il Castello di Tiverton unitamente a quelli di Okehampton e di Colcombe sempre nella stessa regione.
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.
Enciclopedia Italiana (1931) COURTENAY, William. Thomas Alexander Lacey. Nacque circa il 1342 da Hugh conte di Devon; mori nel 1396. Studiò a Oxford ove fu eletto cancelliere (1367). Nel 1370 fu promosso vescovo di Hereford.
9 giu 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.
