Earl of Devon - Earl of Devon, Third Creation (1485)

Earl of Devon, Third Creation (1485)

  • Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (d. 1509) (forfeited at his death by son’s attainder; restored 1512 to his grandson)
    • Heir male to John Courtenay above; attainted 1484; restored to lands and honours then lost in 1485; if this was intended to restore the first Earldom, it was also forfeit 1538/9).

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