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Sir John Courtenay (c. 1435 – 4 May 1471) was the third son of Thomas Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon, and Margaret Beaufort, and was styled "earl of Devon" by Lancastrians in exile, following the execution of his brother the 14th earl in 1461.〔Ross, C., ''Edward IV'', Trowbridge 1975, p. 157〕 ==Family== Courtenay is said to have been born in 1435, the third son of Thomas Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon, by Margaret Beaufort, the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset. Through his mother Courtenay was a great-grandson of King Edward III. He had two brothers and five sisters:〔; .〕 *Thomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of Devon (1432 - 3 April 1461), who married, shortly after 9 September 1456, Mary of Anjou, illegitimate daughter of Charles, Count of Maine. There were no issue of the marriage. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Towton, and beheaded at York on 3 April 1461. *Henry Courtenay (d. 17 January 1469), esquire, of West Coker, Somerset, ''de jure'' 7th Earl of Devon, beheaded for treason in the market place at Salisbury, Wiltshire on 17 January 1469. *Joan Courtenay (born c. 1447), who married firstly, Sir Roger Clifford, second son of Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, beheaded after Bosworth in 1485. She married secondly, Sir William Knyvet of Buckenham, Norfolk. *Elizabeth Courtenay (born c. 1449), who married, before March 1490, Sir Hugh Conway. *Anne Courtenay. *Eleanor Courtenay. *Maud Courtenay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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