Cook Family Ancestry William Courtenay 12th Earl of Devon [16279] This title is just so we know which tree we are working in, as there are many families represented here.

George Courtenay [16270]
(-Bef 1535)

Catherine St. Leger [16271]

John Paulet 2nd Marquess of Winchester [16275]
(Abt 1510-1576)

Elizabeth de Broke Willoughby [16278]
(Bef 1528-Bef 1552)

William Courtenay 11th Earl of Devon [16273]
(Bef 1529-1557)

Elizabeth Paulet [16274]
(-1576)

William Courtenay 12th Earl of Devon [16279]
(1553-1630)

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Elizabeth Manners [3185] [LHB1-DD7]

Sir William Courtenay [16282]
Francis Courtenay 23rd Earl of Devon [16283]+

William Courtenay 12th Earl of Devon [16279] ²⁴

Born: 1553
Marriage: Elizabeth Manners [3185] [LHB1-DD7] on 18 Jan 1572
Died: 24 Jun 1630 at age 77
Buried: Powderham, Devon

bullet General Notes:

The Complete Peerage vol.IV,p.333. de jure Earl by 1831 decision.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal37594

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 1557.

William married Elizabeth Manners [3185] [LHB1-DD7] [MRIN: 7760], daughter of Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland [3182] [L69S-3YL] and Margaret Neville Countess of Rutland [3158] [MH73-DFZ], on 18 Jan 1572.

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William Courtenay 12th Earl of Devon [16279] ²⁴