Francis Courtenay (died 1638)

Francis Courtenay
Francis Courtenay
	Arms of Francis Courtenay of Powderham: Or, three torteaux a label azure
Born	c. 1576
Died	3 June 1638 (aged 61–62)
Resting place	St Clement's Church, Powderham, Devon; 50°39′01″N 3°27′17″W / 50.6503°N 3.4547°W
Nationality	English
Occupation	MP
Spouses	Mary Pole; Elizabeth Seymour;
Children	Sir William Courtenay, 1st Baronet; Edward Courtenay; Francis Courtenay; James Courtenay; Elizabeth Courtenay
Parent(s)	Sir William Courtenay; Elizabeth Manners

Francis Courtenay, de jure 4th Earl of Devon, (c. 1576 – 3 June 1638) of Powderham, Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.^[2] In 1831 he was recognised retrospectively as having been de jure 4th Earl of Devon, having succeeded his father in 1630.

^ These were also the arms of Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (died 1377), and can be seen impaling Bohun on the monumental brass of one of his younger sons, Sir Peter Courtenay (died 1405), in Exeter Cathedral
^ Venning & Hunneyball 2010.

[1] These were also the arms of Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (died 1377), and can be seen impaling Bohun on the monumental brass of one of his younger sons, Sir Peter Courtenay (died 1405), in Exeter Cathedral

[FOOTNOTEVenning_&_Hunneyball2010-2] Venning & Hunneyball 2010.

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