Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter

(1498-1538)

English nobleman and politician

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Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Devon (c. 1498 – 9 December 1538), KG, PC, feudal baron of Okehampton, feudal baron of Plympton, of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle and Colcombe Castle all in Devon, was a grandson of King Edward IV, nephew of the queen consort, Elizabeth of York and a first cousin of King Henry VIII. Henry Courtenay was a close friend of Henry VIII, having "been brought up of a child with his grace in his chamber".

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Born	Henry Courtenay 1498
Died	9 December 1538 (aged 40)
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Gertrude Courtenay, Marchioness of Exeter 1499-1558 · At the court of Henry VIII of England, godmother to the future Elizabeth I · m. 1519 info edit

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