Biography of William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon 1777-1859

In January 1774 [his father] Bishop Reginald Courtenay [aged 32] and [his mother] Elizabeth Howard were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas Howard 2nd Earl of Effingham and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Beckford Countess Effingham [aged 49].

On 19th June 1777 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon was born to [his father] Bishop Reginald Courtenay [aged 35] and [his mother] Elizabeth Howard.

Around 1789 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 11] educated at Westminster School [Map].

On 11th May 1794 [his father] Bishop Reginald Courtenay [aged 52] was consecrated as Bishop of Bristol.

Around 1795 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 17] educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

In 1799 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 21] called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn.

In 1803 [his father] Bishop Reginald Courtenay [aged 61] died. He was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair.

Before 14th April 1807 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 29] and Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Lucas Pepys 1st Baronet [aged 64] and Jane Elizabeth Leslie 12th Countess of Rothes [aged 56]. He the son of Bishop Reginald Courtenay and Elizabeth Howard.

On 14th April 1807 [his son] William Courtenay 11th Earl Devon was born to William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 29] and [his wife] Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon [aged 29]. He married 1830 his sixth cousin Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon, daughter of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue, and had issue.

On 2nd June 1810 [his mother-in-law] Jane Elizabeth Leslie 12th Countess of Rothes [aged 60] died. Her son [his brother-in-law] George [aged 42] succeeded 13th Earl Rothes.

In 1811 [his son] Henry Hugh Courtenay 13th Earl Devon was born to William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 33] and [his wife] Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon [aged 33].

In 1812 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 34] was elected MP Exeter.

On 31st October 1815 [his mother] Elizabeth Howard died.

In 1817 [his brother-in-law] George William Evelyn Leslie 13th Earl of Rothes [aged 49] died. His daughter Henrietta [aged 27] succeeded 14th Countess Rothes.

In 1830 William Courtenay 11th Earl Devon [aged 22] and Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 76] and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 64]. He the son of William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 52] and Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon [aged 52]. They were sixth cousins.

On 26th May 1835 William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon [aged 66] died at Paris [Map]. His second cousin William [aged 57] succeeded 10th Earl Devon. Viscount Courtenay extinct. [his wife] Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon [aged 57] by marriage Countess Devon.

In 1838 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 60] was appointed High Steward Oxford University.

On 16th December 1839 [his wife] Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon [aged 62] died.

On 19th March 1859 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 81] died. His son William [aged 51] succeeded 11th Earl Devon. Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon [aged 57] by marriage Countess Devon.