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William Reginald Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon PC (14 April 1807 – 18 November 1888), styled Lord Courtenay between 1835 and 1859, was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1866 to 1867 and as President of the Poor Law Board from 1867 to 1868.
Sir William Courtenay (1477 – November 1535) "The Great", of Powderham in Devon, was a leading member of the Devon gentry and a courtier of King Henry VIII having been from September 1512 one of the king's Esquires of the Body.
Earl of Devon is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England. It was possessed first (after the Norman Conquest of 1066) by the Redvers family ( alias de Reviers, Revieres, etc.), and later by the Courtenay family.
30 de may. de 2018 · On 14 August 1789, shortly after his coming-of-age, William was presented to king George III at a levee held in Exeter at the Bishop’s palace. As viscount Courtenay he took his seat in the British House of Lords on 12 March 1790. William became the earl of Devon (lord Devon) on 14 March 1831.
William Reginald Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon PC, styled Lord Courtenay between 1835 and 1859, was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1866 to 1867 and as President of the Poor Law Board from 1867 to 1868.
William Courtenay (Earl de Devon) William "Kitty" Courtenay, noveno conde de Devon nació en el año 1768 y falleció el 26 de mayo de 1835. Fue el hijo menor de William Courtenay, octavo Jarl de Devon y de su esposa Frances Clack. Fue bautizado el 30 de agosto de 1768.
30 de may. de 2018 · The son of a British nobleman, he was styled ‘the honorable William Courtenay’ until he became viscount Courtenay (‘lord Courtenay’) in 1788 and then the earl of Devon (‘lord Devon’) in 1831. Nowadays William is remembered sometimes for three things: the music room at Powderham Castle which he commissioned James Wyatt to design, and ...
