 | English literature - 1836 - 344 pages
...William Courtenay, present Earl of Devon. The Earldom of Devon was donnant from the death, in 1556, of Edward son of Henry the attainted Marquis of Exeter, in whose behalf the Earldom had been revived in 1553, till the 15th Mareh 1831, when it was adjudged by the House of Lords to William,... | |
 | 1838 - 432 pages
...William Courtenay, present Earl of Devon. Tlie Earldom of Devon was dormant from the death, in 1556, of Edward son of Henry the attainted Marquis of Exeter, in whose behalf the Earldom had been revived in 1553, till the 15th March 1831, when it was adjudged by the House of Lords to William,... | |
 | Thomas Moule - Animals, Mythical, in heraldry - 1842 - 276 pages
...The present nobleman is the tenth Earl of Devon ; but the title was dormant from the year 1556 till 1831, when it was adjudged by the House of Lords to William Viscount Courtenay, cousin of the present Earl of Devon, to whom his lordship succeeded in 1835.* As... | |
 | Lodge Edmund - 1844 - 748 pages
...Ecclesiastical Commissioner. His Lordship is the tenth Earl, but the title was dormant from the death, in 1556, of Edward, son of Henry the attainted Marquis of Exeter,...Lordship succeeded "26 May 1835; he was 6. 19 June 1777, т. 2Э Nov. 1804, Lady Harriet Leslie, daughter of Sir Lucas Реруэ, Bart., and JaneElizabeth,... | |
 | Joseph Haydn - Great Britain - 1851 - 624 pages
...created earl of Devon, July 21, 1G03. Extinct 1606. — This earldom remained dormant until March 16, 1831, when it was adjudged by the house of lords to William, viscount Courtenay, tenth in descent from the attainted marque.ss of Exeter. On the death of this last... | |
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - Great Britain - 1851 - 626 pages
...created earl of Devon, July 21, 1G03. Extinct 1B06. — This earldom remained dormant until March 15, 1831, when it was adjudged by the house of lords to William, viscount Courtenay, tenth in descent from the attainted marquess of Exeter. On the death of this last... | |
 | Knights and knighthood - 1858 - 848 pages
...the Charter House. His Lordship is the tenth Earl, but the title was dormant from the death, in 1556, of Edward, son of Henry the attainted Marquis of Exeter,...the House of Lords to William, the third Viscount 179 N 2 Courtenay, cousin of the present Earl, to whom his Lordship succeeded 26 May 1835; he was b.... | |
 | Knights and knighthood - 1859 - 998 pages
...the Charter House. His Lordship is the tenth Earl, but the title was dormant from the death, in 1556, of Edward, son of Henry the attainted Marquis of Exeter,...whose behalf the Earldom of Devon had been revived in J 553, till the 15th of March 1831, when it was adjudged by the House of Lords to William, the third... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1860 - 900 pages
...unanimously voted him their thanks. The Earldom of Devon had been dormant from the death, in 1556, of Edmund, son of Henry, the attainted Marquis of Exeter, in...behalf the Earldom of Devon had been revived in 1553. In 1831, it was adjudged by the House of Lords to William, third Viscount Courtenay, cousin of the... | |
 | History - 1860 - 876 pages
...unanimously voted him their thanks. The Earldom of Devon had been dormant from the death, in 1556, of Edmund, son of Henry, the attainted Marquis of Exeter, in...behalf the Earldom of Devon had been revived in 1553. In 1831, it was adjudged by the House of Lords to William, third Viscount Courtenay, cousin of the... | |
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Earl, but the title was dormant from the death, in 1556, of Edward, son of Henry the attainted Marquis of Exeter, in whose behalf the Earldom of Devon had been revived in 1553, till the 15th of March 1831, when it was adjudged by the House of Lords to... 