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John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon. Sir John Courtenay (c. 1435 – 4 May 1471) was the third 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 brother the 14th earl in 1461. [1] Family.
- 4 May 1471, Tewkesbury, England
- Margaret Beaufort
Apr 26, 2022 · John Courtenay (c. 1435 – 4 May 1471) was a son of Thomas de Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon and Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Devon. He was the younger brother of Thomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of Devon. It was his brother who knighted him on 29 December 1460 after the Battle of Wakefield.
- Okehampton, Devon
- Laura Bourchier
- Devon
- circa 1435
Brief Life History of John. When Sir John Courtney was born in 1435, in Devon, England, his father, Thomas Courtenay Earl of Devon, was 21 and his mother, Margaret Beaufort Countess of Devon, was 27. He died on 4 May 1471, in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, at the age of 36, and was buried in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
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John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon (1435-4 May 1471) was a Lancastrian commander during the Wars of the Roses. John Courtenay was the son of Thomas Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon, and he was the brother of Thomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of Devon.
May 26, 2018 · With his position in the House of Lords, Courtenay was well placed to advance fresh claims that his shamed and exiled cousin was the rightful 9th Earl of Devon, although it was long believed that the title was extinct since 1556. The claim to the title was allowed on flimsy grounds by a decision of the Lords in 1831.
The 1461 attainders were reversed, and the earldom of Devon was restored to John Courtenay, 7th/15th Earl of Devon (d.1471), youngest brother of Thomas, the 6th/14th Earl. There had been a middle brother also, Henry Courtenay (d.1469), who also perished in the Wars.
John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon facts for kids. Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Sir John Courtenay (c. 1435 – 4 May 1471) was the third 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 brother the 14th earl in 1461. Family.
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