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Northernhay Gardens - William Courtenay [Lord Devon] 1807-1888, 11th Earl of Devon (sculpted by E. B. Stephens). Relocated from Bedford Circus to this location on 9th February 2010.
Statue of William Reginald Courtenay - Exeter Memories
William Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon - Wikipedia
The Courtenay family originates from Courtenay, a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. [Wikipedia]. Information to be found on the origins of the family in the book Devon Families, by Rosemary Lauder.
"Piers [Courtenay] was the second son of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham Castle and Margaret, daughter of Sir Richard Edgecombe of Cotehele. Belonging to one of the four great feudal families of Devon, the Courtenays were descendants of Edward I." - book: Aspects of Devon History: people, places and landscapes, p.143
"What is known about Sheriff Courtenay's role in suppressing the Western Rising is very little. The agitation against the Book of Common Prayer, authorised by the First Statute of Uniformity, started in Cornwall around Easter 1549." - book: Aspects of Devon History: people, places and landscapes, p.144
"He [Piers Courtenay] was buried at St Martin's and St Mary's Church in Chudleigh Parish, and his will, dated 23 May [1552], was later proved by Dr Miles Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter. The church's most prominent memorial, which can be found on the north wall of the chancel, is of members of Sir Piers's family. It honours him and his wife Elizabeth, names their seven children, and identifies their daughters' husbands. It was erected in 1607 by Sir Piers' grandchild, Thomas, the son of Anne Courtenay and Anthony Clifford, whose descendants still possess Ugbrooke [Ugbrooke Park was acquired as a reward for loyalty during the time of the rebellion]." - book: Aspects of Devon History: people, places and landscapes, p.146
"The family's fortune took a knock when Henry Courtenay was accused of treason by Henry VIII and was executed in 1539. The Courtenay's lost their possessions to the crown and were ordered to remove their obstructions from the river at Countess Wear. This was not practical so the city obtained permission to build the first pound lock canal in the country." - Exeter Memories
Illustrative of the family's onetime position and influence is the fact that Gertrude Courtenay, Marchioness of Exeter, née Gertrude Blount, was godmother of Henry VIII's child, Princess Elizabeth, at her baptism and confirmation in 1533, the princess who was to become Queen Elizabeth I. As Marchioness of Exeter, Gertrude was also to carry King Henry VIII's son Prince Edward, later King Edward VI, during the ceremonial procession of his baptism and confirmation in the chapel of Hampton Court Palace in 1537. [Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court] (BBC) - TV programme web site. Gertrude was married to Henry Courtenay, eldest son of William Courtenay, the First Earl of Devon [Wikipedia] and Catherine of York [Wikipedia], and grandson of King Edward IV [Wikipedia].
'The king this year was divorced from Queen Katherine and married the Lady Anne Bulleyn, Marchioness of Pembroke, and in the same year the Lady Elizabeth, her daughter, now Queen of England, was born unto whom the Marchioness of Exeter was godmother.'
Book: The Chronicle of Exeter, p.81, [1532: William Peryam], by Todd Gray
Lord Devon, whose statue this is, died at his seat of Powderham Castle in November 1888, aged 81.
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Northernhay Gardens - William Courtenay [Lord Devon] 1807-1888, 11th Earl of Devon (sculpted by E. B. Stephens). Relocated from Bedford Circus to this location on 9th February 2010.
Statue of William Reginald Courtenay - Exeter Memories
William Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon - Wikipedia
The Courtenay family originates from Courtenay, a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. [Wikipedia]. Information to be found on the origins of the family in the book Devon Families, by Rosemary Lauder.
"Piers [Courtenay] was the second son of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham Castle and Margaret, daughter of Sir Richard Edgecombe of Cotehele. Belonging to one of the four great feudal families of Devon, the Courtenays were descendants of Edward I." - book: Aspects of Devon History: people, places and landscapes, p.143
"What is known about Sheriff Courtenay's role in suppressing the Western Rising is very little. The agitation against the Book of Common Prayer, authorised by the First Statute of Uniformity, started in Cornwall around Easter 1549." - book: Aspects of Devon History: people, places and landscapes, p.144
"He [Piers Courtenay] was buried at St Martin's and St Mary's Church in Chudleigh Parish, and his will, dated 23 May [1552], was later proved by Dr Miles Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter. The church's most prominent memorial, which can be found on the north wall of the chancel, is of members of Sir Piers's family. It honours him and his wife Elizabeth, names their seven children, and identifies their daughters' husbands. It was erected in 1607 by Sir Piers' grandchild, Thomas, the son of Anne Courtenay and Anthony Clifford, whose descendants still possess Ugbrooke [Ugbrooke Park was acquired as a reward for loyalty during the time of the rebellion]." - book: Aspects of Devon History: people, places and landscapes, p.146
"The family's fortune took a knock when Henry Courtenay was accused of treason by Henry VIII and was executed in 1539. The Courtenay's lost their possessions to the crown and were ordered to remove their obstructions from the river at Countess Wear. This was not practical so the city obtained permission to build the first pound lock canal in the country." - Exeter Memories
Illustrative of the family's onetime position and influence is the fact that Gertrude Courtenay, Marchioness of Exeter, née Gertrude Blount, was godmother of Henry VIII's child, Princess Elizabeth, at her baptism and confirmation in 1533, the princess who was to become Queen Elizabeth I. As Marchioness of Exeter, Gertrude was also to carry King Henry VIII's son Prince Edward, later King Edward VI, during the ceremonial procession of his baptism and confirmation in the chapel of Hampton Court Palace in 1537. [Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court] (BBC) - TV programme web site. Gertrude was married to Henry Courtenay, eldest son of William Courtenay, the First Earl of Devon [Wikipedia] and Catherine of York [Wikipedia], and grandson of King Edward IV [Wikipedia].
'The king this year was divorced from Queen Katherine and married the Lady Anne Bulleyn, Marchioness of Pembroke, and in the same year the Lady Elizabeth, her daughter, now Queen of England, was born unto whom the Marchioness of Exeter was godmother.'
Book: The Chronicle of Exeter, p.81, [1532: William Peryam], by Todd Gray
Lord Devon, whose statue this is, died at his seat of Powderham Castle in November 1888, aged 81.