William "Great" Courtenay 1477-1535

Paternal Family Tree: Courtenay

In 1477 William "Great" Courtenay was born to William Courtenay [aged 26] and Cecily Cheney.

After 1503 William "Great" Courtenay [aged 26] and Margaret Edgecumbe [aged 22] were married.

In 1509 [his son] George Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay [aged 32] and [his wife] Margaret Edgecumbe [aged 28] at Powderham, Devon. He married before 1529 his half fourth cousin Katherine St Leger and had issue.

In 1512 [his father] William Courtenay [aged 61] died.

Before 27th October 1512 William "Great" Courtenay [aged 35] and Mary Gainsford [aged 13] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years.

In 1519 [his wife] Margaret Edgecumbe [aged 38] died.

In June 1520 Henry VIII [aged 28] hosted Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem [Map].

Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 42] carried the Sword of State.

Bishop John Stokesley [aged 45] attended as Henry VIII's chaplain.

Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye [aged 36], Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 42], Anthony Poyntz [aged 40], William Coffin [aged 25], William "Great" Courtenay [aged 43], Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 37], William Paston [aged 41], William Denys [aged 50], Richard Cecil [aged 25], William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton [aged 37], Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 22], John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 40], Henry Guildford [aged 31], Marmaduke Constable [aged 40], William Compton [aged 38], William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy [aged 42], Thomas Cheney [aged 35], Henry Willoughby [aged 69], John Rodney [aged 59], John Marney 2nd Baron Marney [aged 36], William Sidney [aged 38], John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 20], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 49], Edmund Walsingham [aged 40], William Skeffington [aged 55] and Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 63] attended.

William Carey [aged 20] jousted.

William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 50] organised.

Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford [aged 15] attended.

Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 50], Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer [aged 48], Anthony Wingfield [aged 33], William Scott [aged 61], Thomas Wriothesley [aged 32], Bishop Thomas Ruthall [aged 48], Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 20] and Edward Chamberlayne [aged 36] were present.

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In 1521 [his daughter] Catherine Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay [aged 44] and [his wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 22].

In 1521 [his daughter] Gertrude Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay [aged 44] and [his wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 22]. She married 1529 John Chichester and had issue.

Around 1521 [his son] Philip Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay [aged 44] and [his wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 22].

In 1521 [his son] James Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay [aged 44] and [his wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 22].

In 1523 [his son] John Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay [aged 46] and [his wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 24].

Before 1529 [his son] George Courtenay [aged 19] and [his daughter-in-law] Katherine St Leger [aged 14] were married. They were half fourth cousins.

In 1529 John Chichester and [his daughter] Gertrude Courtenay [aged 8] were married.

In 1529 [his daughter] Elizabeth Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay [aged 52] and [his wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 30].

On 14th January 1529 [his son] George Courtenay [aged 20] died.

In 1533 [his son] Thomas Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay [aged 56] and [his wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 34].

In 1535 William "Great" Courtenay [aged 58] died.

After 1535 Anthony Kingston [aged 27] and [his former wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 36] were married. She the widow of William "Great" Courtenay [deceased].

On 12th February 1572 [his former wife] Mary Gainsford [aged 73] died.

[his son] Peter Courtenay was born to William "Great" Courtenay and Margaret Edgecumbe. He married 1549 Elizabeth Shilston.

[his father] William Courtenay and [his mother] Cecily Cheney were married.

Royal Ancestors of William "Great" Courtenay 1477-1535

Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 10 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Royal Descendants of William "Great" Courtenay 1477-1535
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [1]

Ancestors of William "Great" Courtenay 1477-1535

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bohun Countess Devon Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Courtenay 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Wake

Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Champernoun

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Champernoun 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Astley 3rd Baron Astley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Astley 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Astley 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Grandfather: William Courtenay 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hungerford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzjohn

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Hussey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Hussey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hungerford 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Peverell 12 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Peverell 13 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor or Catherine Peverell 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Courtenay 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Courtenay 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Moels

Father: William Courtenay 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bonville

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bonville

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Aumale

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Aumale

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzroger

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzroger 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Holland 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzroger 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Grandmother: Margaret Bonville 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Grey 1st Baron Grey Ruthyn 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 2nd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn 4 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere 3 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alianore Strange Baroness Grey Ruthyn 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley 3 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley 4 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Countess Stafford Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

William "Great" Courtenay 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Mother: Cecily Cheney