Edward Courtenay

Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (c. 1527 – 18 September 1556) was an English nobleman during the rule of the Tudor dynasty.

Edward Courtenay was a lieutenant who became blind from mustard gas. He was sent from the battlefield to the hospital in the Yorkshire village of Downton.

Edward Courtenay, earl of Devon, is his kinsman and next heir, being the son of Edward his brother, and aged 50 years and more.

A number of 'ailments' have been suggested as the cause of the Earl's death, fever, syphilis, falling down a flight of stairs and even poisoning. Edward

Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, was the second and only surviving son of Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter, and his second wife, Gertrude (née Blount).

The name of Edward Courtenay always comes up during the reign of Queen Mary I, mostly as a possible husband for Queen Mary herself or for

Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, (died 1509) was an English nobleman. He was a member of the ancient Courtenay family.

A loyalist of the House of Tudor, he fought alongside Henry VII at Bosworth and had been one of his original companions in France.

Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (born around 1527 – died 18 September 1556) was an English nobleman during the Tudor period.