Cook Family Ancestry Francis Courtenay 23rd Earl of Devon [16283] This title is just so we know which tree we are working in, as there are many families represented here.

William Courtenay 11th Earl of Devon [16273]
(Bef 1529-1557)

Elizabeth Paulet [16274]
(-1576)

Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland [3182]
(Abt 1526-1563)

Margaret Neville Countess of Rutland [3158]
(-1559)

William Courtenay 12th Earl of Devon [16279]
(1553-1630)

Elizabeth Manners [3185]

Francis Courtenay 23rd Earl of Devon [16283]
(1576-1638)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Pole [16284]
2. Elizabeth Seymour [16289]

William Courtenay 24th Earl of Devon [16290]+

Francis Courtenay 23rd Earl of Devon [16283] ²⁴

Born: 1576
Marriage (1): Mary Pole [16284] on 7 Nov 1606 in Shute
Marriage (2): Elizabeth Seymour [16289]
Died: 3 Jun 1638 at age 62
Buried: 5 Jun 1638, Powderham, Devon

bullet General Notes:

The Complete Peerage vol.IV,p.333. de jure Earl by 1831 decision.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal15356

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 1630, Powderham Castle.

Francis married Mary Pole [16284] [MRIN: 7762], daughter of Sir William Pole [16285] and Maria Periam [16286], on 7 Nov 1606 in Shute. (Mary Pole [16284] was born on 26 Jun 1586 in Shute.)

Francis next married Elizabeth Seymour [16289] [MRIN: 7766], daughter of Edward Seymour MP, 2nd Baronet [15397] and Dorothy Killegrew [15398]. (Elizabeth Seymour [16289] died on 3 Sep 1669.)

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Francis Courtenay 23rd Earl of Devon [16283] ²⁴