Thomas COURTENAY, 6th Earl of Devon

1432 - 1461  (29 years)

• Name	Thomas COURTENAY
  Suffix	6th Earl of Devon
  Birth	IN 1432
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Apr 1461	York, East Yorkshire
  Notes	A strenuous upholder of the Lancastrian cause he fell into the hands of the Yorkists at the battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire and was beheaded at York. The title was attainted and the honours of the house were eclipsed until his next brother Hugh, finding favour with the new King, had restoration of some part of the estates. {Burke's Peerage}
  Person ID	I7334	Gadd
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Thomas COURTENAY, 5th Earl of Devon,   b. IN 1414   d. 3 Feb 1458, Abbey of Abingdon, Berkshire, England (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Margaret BEAUFORT   d. Abt 1473
  Marriage	Bef 1431
  Family ID	F2699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart