Courtenay, Henry ( - 1468/9)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Properties - 10
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: 1469-01-17

Notes

Beheaded at Salisbury for treason

Siblings

Male

Courtenay, Thomas (1432 - )
Courtenay, John ( - )

Female

Courtenay, Joan (1447 - )
Courtenay, Elizabeth (1449 - )

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Southampton 1463 n.d.
JP, Southampton 1466 n.d.

General Lands Note

License to enter lands upon death of brother Thomas, 14th Earl of Devon, 27 July 1461

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Berkshire
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Cornwall
  • Devon: Topsham Manor
    Acquired: 1460/1-01-27
    Granted
  • Dorset
  • Somerset
  • (city-county) in Hampshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1454-1455 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Mr Henry Courtenay's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Henry Courtenay's Minstrel/s Courtenay, Henry (0 - 1469) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Colcombe Castle Devon Private Residence
Okehampton Castle Devon Private Residence
Tiverton Castle Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV [1461–7]. London: HMSO, 1897.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VI [1422–61]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1901–11.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)