Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter

Chivalric Order Member

1496 – 1539

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Who was Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter?

Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, KG, PC was the eldest son of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, and Catherine of York, and grandson of King Edward IV of England.

He was an older brother of Margaret Courtenay. Their maternal first cousins included among others Arthur, Prince of Wales, Margaret, queen consort of Scotland, Henry VIII of England, and Mary, queen consort of France.

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1496
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Jan 9, 1539
London

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on July 23, 2013

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