William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath

William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath
Effigy of William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (died 1623), wearing an earl's coronet and robes with ermine collar with sapphire clasp, St Peter's Church, Tawstock, Devon
Born29 September 1557
Devon
Died12 July 1623
Resting placeSt. Peter's Church, Tawstock, Devon
SuccessorEdward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath
Spouses
  • Mary Cornwallis
  • Lady Elizabeth Russell
ChildrenRichard Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin
Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath
Frances Bourchier
Parent(s)John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin
Frances Kitson
Canting arms of William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath: Argent, a cross engrailed gules between four water bougets sable a label of three points azure each point charged with three bezants for difference, detail from top of his monument in Tawstock Church
heraldic achievement of William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath, detail from his monument in Tawstock Church. The escutcheon shows 53 quarterings with supporters, dexter: a falcon argent beaked and membered or the wings elevated vulned gules; sinister: an heraldic tiger argent.[a] Above is the crest of Bourchier: A man's head in profile proper ducally crowned or with a pointed cap gules; below is the motto of Bourchier: Bon Temps Viendra ("the right time will come")

William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (29 Sep 1557 – 12 July 1623) was Lord Lieutenant of Devon. His seat was at Tawstock Court, three miles south of Barnstaple in North Devon, which he rebuilt in the Elizabethan style in 1574, the date being sculpted on the surviving gatehouse.

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