Courtenay, William (1485 - 1535)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 2
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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of East Coker, Somerset and Ilton and Powderham, Devon

Born / Died

Birth Date: before 1485
Death Date: 1535-11-24 (possibly died 23 Nov. 1535)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Edgecumbe, Margaret ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1506-11-4
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced four additional sons
  2. Gainsford, Mary ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1512-10-27
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 4 sons and 3 daughters

Offspring

From Edgecumbe, Margaret ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Courtenay, George (n.d.)

From Gainsford, Mary ( - )

  1. Female offspring: Courtenay, Gertrude (n.d.)
  2. Female offspring: Courtenay, Joan (d. 1554)

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1517-07 (knighted between this date and March 1520/1)
    Vacated 1535-11-24

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Devon 1513 1514
Keeper, Somerset 1513-6-28 1531-03-29
Lieut, Cornwall 1513-6-28 1531-03-29
JP, Devon 1517 n.d.
JP, Devon 1519 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1521/2-2-3 1522-11-12
JP, Devon 1522 n.d.
JP, Devon 1523/4 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1525-11-26 1526-11-7
JP, Devon 1525/6 n.d.
JP, Devon 1529 1530
MP, Devon 1529 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Devon 1530 n.d.
JP, Devon 1532 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1533-11-17 1534-11-14

General Lands Note

Livery of lands 11 Sept. 1512

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Powderham Castle, Exeter (city-county) in Devon
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
  • East Coker House, Somerset
    (Performance Venue)
    Residence from first marriage until succeeded father (by 4 Nov. 1506--11 Sept. 1512)

Lands

  • Devon: Ilton & Cadleigh Manors
    Left life interest in these manors to his wife

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1533-1534 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Mr Courtenay's Abbot of Misrule
Performance 1533-1534 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Mr Courtenay's Minstrels
Performance 1534-1535 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Mr Courtenay's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Courtenay's Abbot of Misrule Courtenay, William (1485 - 1535) Other 1
Mr Courtenay's Minstrels Courtenay, William (1485 - 1535) Entertainers/Minstrels 2

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
East Coker House Somerset Private Residence
Powderham Castle Exeter (city-county) in Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509–47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864–1932.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.