Sherren Family Tree » Thomas Courtenay (6th Earl of Devon) (1432-1461)

Personal data Thomas Courtenay (6th Earl of Devon) 

  • He was born in the year 1432 in Devon, Kingdom of England.
  • He died on April 3, 1461 in York, Yorkshire, Kingdom of England, he was 29 years old.
    He was fighting alongside Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, in the northern army and was defeated at the Battle of Towton, 'bloodiest battle on English soil', where he was taken prisoner and beheaded at York.
  • A child of Thomas Courtenay and Margaret Beaufort

Household of Thomas Courtenay (6th Earl of Devon)

He is married to Mary Anjou.

They got married on September 9, 1456, he was 24 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Courtenay

Hugh Courtenay
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Anne Talbot
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John Beaufort
1373-1410
Margaret Holland
1385-1439

Thomas Courtenay
1432-1461

1456

Mary Anjou
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Day of marriage September 9, 1456

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1456: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 4 » Ottoman–Hungarian wars: The Siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) begins.
    • July 7 » A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
    • July 22 » Ottoman wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade: John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 17 » The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
    • November 9 » Ulrich II, Count of Celje, last ruler of the County of Cilli, is assassinated in Belgrade.

Day of death April 3, 1461

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1461: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 2 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
    • March 4 » Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
    • March 29 » Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses.
    • June 28 » Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England.
    • August 7 » The Ming dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
    • August 15 » The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.


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