Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon
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1311 – 1391
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Who was Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon?
Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon, was the granddaughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, and the wife of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon. Her thirteen children included an Archbishop of Canterbury and six knights, of whom two were founder knights of the Order of the Garter. Unlike most women of her day, she received a classical education and was a lifelong scholar and collector of books.
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- Born
- Apr 3, 1311
Caldecote, Northamptonshire - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon
(1325/08/11 - 1377/05/02) - Sir Peter Courtenay
- Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Died
- Dec 16, 1391
- Resting place
- Exeter Cathedral
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on July 23, 2013
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