William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
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Lived 1475 to 1511 · aged 36
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William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was a member of the leading noble family of Devon. His principal seat was Tiverton Castle, Devon with further residences at Okehampton Castle and Colcombe Castle, also in that county.
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![Arms and heraldic badge of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1475-1511) sculpted on external wall of Speke Chantry, Exeter Cathedral, Devon, burial place of Sir John Speke (d. 1518) of Whitelackington, Somerset[2] (The Redvers lions have been incorrectly restored as sable instead of azure.)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/SpekeChantryExeterCathedral1518CourtenayArms.JPG/1280px-SpekeChantryExeterCathedral1518CourtenayArms.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Arms and heraldic badge of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1475-1511) sculpted on external wall of Speke Chantry, Exeter Cathedral, Devon, burial place of Sir John Speke (d. 1518) of Whitelackington, Somerset[2] (The Redvers lions have been incorrectly restored as sable instead of azure.)
![Arms of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (d.1511) above the south porch of St Peter's Church, Tiverton.[4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Courtenay_Arms_Tiverton_Church_Porch.JPG/1280px-Courtenay_Arms_Tiverton_Church_Porch.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Arms of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (d.1511) above the south porch of St Peter's Church, Tiverton.[4]![Effigy said by erroneous tradition to represent Margaret I Courtenay (d. 1512), "little choke-a-bone", daughter of William Courtenay, who died as an infant, having choked on a fish-bone at Colcombe Castle.[7] Colyton Church, Devon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/MargaretCourtenay_ColytonChurch_Devon.JPG/1280px-MargaretCourtenay_ColytonChurch_Devon.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Effigy said by erroneous tradition to represent Margaret I Courtenay (d. 1512), "little choke-a-bone", daughter of William Courtenay, who died as an infant, having choked on a fish-bone at Colcombe Castle.[7] Colyton Church, Devon
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Lived 1475 to 1511 · aged 36
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