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William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay | |
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,_by_Gilbert_Stuart,_c._1785-1786,_oil_on_canvas_-_Portland_Art_Museum_-_Portland,_Oregon_-_DSC08902.jpg) William, the Second Viscount Courtenay, by Gilbert Stuart | |
| Born | 30 October 1742 |
| Died | 14 October 1788 (aged 45) |
| Spouse |
Frances Clark
(m. 1762; died 1782) |
| Children | 13, including William |
| Father | William Courtenay |
| Relatives | Heneage Finch (grandfather) William Courtenay (grandfather) |
William Courtenay, 8th Earl de jure of Devon (30 October 1742 – 14 October 1788) was the eldest son of William Courtenay 7th de jure Earl of Devon, and Lady Frances Finch.[1]
He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay of Powderham Castle and 8th Earl of Devon (Created c.1553) on 16 May 1762 upon the death of his father.[1]
- ^ a b Cokayne, George E. (1913). Gibbs, Vicary; Doubleday, H. Arthur (eds.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom : extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). London: St. Catherine Press. p. 468.