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Powderham Castle is a fortified manor house in Exminster, Devon, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Exeter and 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.4 km) north-east of the village of Kenton, where the main public entrance gates are located. [2]
William Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon (c. 1768 – 26 May 1835), styled Viscount Courtenay of Powderham from 1788 to 1831, was an English peer. The only son of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay and his wife Frances Clack, he became involved in a scandal after engaging in an affair with art collector William Thomas Beckford from boyhood ...
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On 3 November 1455 Thomas de Courtenay, 5th Earl of Devon (1414–1458) at the head of a private army of 1,000 men seized control of Exeter and its royal castle, the stewardship of which was sought by Bonville, and laid siege to nearby Powderham for two months. Lord Bonville attempted to raise the siege and approached from the east, crossing ...
Powderham Castle, the Courtenay family seat. William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay (30 October 1742 – 14 October 1788) was an English peer who was the eldest son of William Courtenay, 1st Viscount Courtenay and Lady Frances Finch.
Printable version; Page information; ... This is a photo of listed building number . ... Powderham Castle seen from the south west: Date: 13 April 2009, 10:26: Source:
These were the arms of Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (d. 1377), and can be seen impaling Bohun on the monumental brass of one of his younger sons Sir Peter Courtenay, KG (d. 1405) in Exeter Cathedral. Sir Philip Courtenay (c. 1355 – 29 July 1406), of Powderham, Devon was the fifth son of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (1303–1377
William Reginald Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon, sculpted by Edward Bowring Stephens (1815–1882), Northernhay Gardens, Exeter. William Reginald Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon PC (14 April 1807 – 18 November 1888), styled Lord Courtenay between 1835 and 1859, was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1866 to 1867 and as President of the Poor Law Board ...