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Sir Edward Courtenay of Godlington[1] was born c. 1329 in Haccombe, Devonshire, England,
Sir Edward Courtenay | |
|---|---|
| Earl | |
| Born | c.1329 Godlington, Cornwall, England |
| Died | Between 2 Feb 1368 and 1 April 1371 Godlington, Cornwall, England |
| Spouse(s) | Emeline Dawnay |
| Issue Edward Courtenay, 3rd/11th Earl of Devon | |
| Father | Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon |
| Mother | Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon |
son of Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon and Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon. He was a knight and the 2nd Earl of Devon.
Edward had approximately many siblings:
- Margaret Courtenay, married John, Lord Cobham[1][2]
- Elizabeth Courtenay, married (1) Sir John Vere, 2nd son of Aubrey, Earl of Oxford; and (2) Sir Andrew Luttrell of Dunster[1][2]
- Catherine Courtenay, married (1) William/John, Lord Harrington; and (2) Sir Thomas Engain[1][2]
- Joane Courtenay, married Sir John Chiverton/Cheverston[1][2]
- Matilda Courtenay, d.s.p.[2]
- Guinora Courtenay[2]
- Isabell Courtenay[2]
- Phillipa Courtenay[2]
- Robert Courtenay
- Margaret Courtenay ("the younger")
- Anne Courtenay
- William Courtenay chancellor of the unviersity of Oxford, bishop of Hereford, bishop of London, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1396)[1][2]
- John Courtenay, Knight of the Shire for Devin, d.s.p.[2]
- Peter Courtenay, Constable of Windsor Castle, Grand Standard Bearer, Chamberlain, and knight of the Garter (d. 2 Feb.1405)[1][2]
- Sir Humphrey Courtenay, d.s.p.[2]
- Hugh Courtenay (b. 22 Mar. 1327), married Elizabeth, daughter of Guy Brian, Lord of Tor-Brian, in Devonshire[1][2]
- Sir Thomas Courtenay, Knight of the Shire for Devon, England (d. 1381)[2]
- Philip Courtenay of Powderham Castle, lieutenant of Ireland in the reign of Richard II[1] (d. 29 July 1406), married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Wake[2].
Edward married Emmeline Dawnay (c. 1329), daughter and heir of John Dawney[1], in 1351, when he was 22 years old, in Devon, England. They had four children:
- Edward Courtenay[1]
- Elizabeth Courtenay
- Sir Hugh Courtenay[1]
- Janet Courtenay.
Emmeline was a great heiress who brought to her husband an estate consisting of "fifteen large manors in Cornwall". She died c. February 28, 1371, and the manors fell by inheritance to their son and heir, Edward.
Edward passed away c.1372[3], at the age of 49 in Godlington, Devonshire, England. It is possible he died abroad his military expedition from Dover, which he left on February 2, 1368. Two effigies under a canopy in the south transept in the parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul at Sheviock, Cornwall, of a knight in gilded armour and his lady are considered to represent himself and his wife, Emeline Dawney.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British empire. By Sir Bernard Burke ..." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "The visitations of the county of Devon : Comprising the herald's visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620 / With additions by Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Vivian". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "The visitations of the county of Devon : Comprising the herald's visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620 / With additions by Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Vivian". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2024-08-31.