Thomas COURTENAY, 5th Earl of Devon

1414 - 1458  (44 years)

• Name	Thomas COURTENAY
  Suffix	5th Earl of Devon
  Birth	IN 1414
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Feb 1458	Abbey of Abingdon, Berkshire, England
  Notes	Was involved in the French wars of King Henry VI, with whom he sided in the Wars of the Roses. In a dispute with the Earl of Arundel in 1448 he lost his claim to Arundel Castle. He died en route to London to act as a mediator between King Henry VI and the Duke of York. {Burke's Peerage}
  Person ID	I7333	Gadd
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2006

  
  

  Family	Margaret BEAUFORT   d. Abt 1473
  Marriage	Bef 1431
  Children	1. Thomas COURTENAY, 6th Earl of Devon,   b. IN 1432   d. 3 Apr 1461, York, East Yorkshire (Age 29 years)   2. Hugh COURTENAY, 7th Earl of Devon   d. 4 May 1466, Sarum Castle, Wiltshire, England   3. John COURTENAY, Earl of Devon   d. 14 Apr 1471, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
  Family ID	F2699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart