5.50 HERA 
Edward, third earl of Bevonfnire, was earl-marlhal 
ami j jint lord high admiral of' England, in the reign of 
Richard II. and had ilfue, x. Edward, commander in 
chief of the fleet in the reign of Henry V. He died in 
1417. 2. Hugh,-fourth earl of Devonlhire, who fucceed¬ 
ed his brother in the command of the fleet, and died 
June 16, 1422. Thomas, fifth earl of Devonlhire,Ton of 
Hugh, adhered to the houfe of Lancafter in the civil 
■wars, and married Margaret, daughter of John Beaufort 
ear! of Somerf'et, apd grand-daughter of John of Gaunt 
duke of Lancafter ; by which lady he had ilfue, 1. Tho¬ 
mas, fixth.duke of Devonlhire, who was taken prifoner 
at the battle of Towton, March 29, 1461, and beheaded. 
2. Henry, feventh earl of Devonlhire ; who was attaint¬ 
ed of high treafon for his adherence to the houfe off 
Lancafter, and beheaded March 4, 1466. Upon his 
death, the dignity of Earl of Devonfhire was conferred 
upon Humphrey, fon of Humphrey Stafford duke of 
Buckingham. 3. John, who was reftored to the title of 
earl of Devonlhire by the great earl of Warwick, com¬ 
monly called the King-maker, and killed at the battle 
of Tewkefbury, May 4, 1471. Hugh, fon ot Hugh, 
brother of Edward third earl of Devonlhire, was killed, 
together with earl John, at the battle ofTewkefbury ; 
and Edward, his fon, having been greatly inftrumental 
in placing the crown upon the head of Henry VIT. was 
by that monarch reftored to the title of earl of Devon¬ 
fhire. William, tenth earl of Devonlhire, his fon, married 
Catharine, youngeft daughter of Edward' IV. and, in con- 
fequence of this marriage, was detained in confinement 
during a great part of the reign of Henry VII. 
Henry, eleventh earl of Devonfhire, the ilfue of this 
marriage, was by Henry VIII. June 18, 1525, created 
marquis of Exeter'; and, in 1532, declared heir apparent 
to the crown. According to the arbitrary proceedings 
of this monarch, the marquis of Exeter was fome years 
after indiifted of high treafon upon frivolous pretences, 
and beheaded January 9, 1539. Edward, fecond mar¬ 
quis of Exeter, his fon, was confined in the Tower of 
London from the death of his father till the acceffton of 
queen Mary. By that princefs he was greatly diftin- 
guifhed, and received from her overtures, of marriage ; 
but he difplayed a manifeft preference for the character 
and accomplifhments of the princefs afterwards queen 
Elizabeth ; in confequence of which they were botli 
fent to the Tower. In the following year he was liber¬ 
ated upon the mediation of king Philip ; and, going over 
to the continent, died October 4, 1566. Upon his death 
all the dignities of his family became extinft. 
Philip, fourth fon of Hugh fecond earl of Devonlhire, 
ferved in the wars of Edward III. in France ; and was 
conftituted by king Richard II. in 1383, lord lieutenant 
of the kingdom of Ireland ; in which office he continued 
for ten years. He had ilTue 1. Richard., chancellor of 
the univerfity of Oxford, who waseledted, in 1413, lord 
bilhop of Norwich, and died September 14, 14x5. 2. 
John. Philip, fon of John, had iflue, 1. William, who 
adhered to the party of the houfe of York. 2. Peter, 
who was elefted, in 1477, lord bilhop of Exeter, and 
tranflated, in i486, to tlie fee of Winchefter. He died 
in 1491. Francis, fifth in defeent from William fon of 
Philip, had iflTue, 1. William, w J ho was created a baro¬ 
net by Charles II. foon after the reftoration. 2. Fran¬ 
cis, who died of his wounds in the battle of Solebay, 
May 28, 1672. 
Sir William, fecond baronet, his grandfon, had iflTue, 
1. Sir William, third baronet. 2. Henry Reginald, who 
married Catharine, daughter of Allen firft earl Bathurft ; 
by which lady he had iflTue Henry Reginald, who, em¬ 
bracing the clerical profeffion, was made prebendary of 
Rochelter, and afterwards bilhop of Exeter, and died 
June 9, 1803, having married Elizabeth, daughter of 
Thomas, fecond earl of Effingham, and left ilfue, of 
whom the eldeft fon, William, married, November 29, 
1804, lady'Henrietta Le (lie, daughter of lir Lucas Pepys, 
LDRY. 
bart. and the countefs of Rothes. Peregrine, married, 
firft, Lucy, daughter of Benjamin Incledqn, of Pilton, 
efquire, who died in 1773 ; and fecondly, Augulta 
Glynn, daughter of fir -- Glynn, barf, but-died 
without ilfue in December 1785. Mary, and Anne-So- 
phia, died unmarried. Eleanor, married Francis Baffett, 
efqifire, of Heanton Court, in Devon, and died in 1764, 
leaving ilfue, Ifabella, married tp John Andrews, M.D. 
of Exeter, by whom flie had ilfue. Bridget, married 
William Ilbert, of Bowringfleigh, in Devon, efquire, by 
whom (lie had iflue Mary .“married, firft, to JohnLang- 
fton,-of Park, in Bovey-Tracey ; and fecondly, to John 
Davie, of Orleigh, in Devon, efquire, and died in 1754. 
Elizabeth died young. Their father died in 1736, and 
was fucceeded by his third fon, fir William Courtenay, 
born in 1710, who married, in April 1741, Frances,’ 
daughter of Heneage, fecond earl of Aylesford, by which 
lady he had ilfue, William, fecond vilcou.nt; Elizabeth- 
Anne, died yoqng; Mary, died in 1783 ; Frances, mar¬ 
ried, in 1770, to lir John Wrottefley, bart. brother to 
Elizabeth duchefs of Grafton, by whom (he was left a 
widow, April 22, 1787, with leveral children. Lucy, 
married to John Cotes, <jf Salop, efquire, and died in 
December 1768, leaving ilfue; Charlotte, married, Sep¬ 
tember 12, 1782, Alexander,/firft earl of Rofslyn. Their 
father was, by George III. created vifeount Courtenay 
of Powderham'Caftle, and died May 16^ 1762. 
William, fecond vifeount, his fon, married, May 7, 
1762, Frances Clack, of Wallingford, in Berklhire, by 
which lady he had ilfue Frances, born in January 1763 ; 
married to fir John Hollywood, bart. of Evington, in 
Kent, by whom flie had ilfue three daughters and one 
fon, viz. 1. Frances, born in June 1781. 2. Charlotte, 
born in March 1784. 3. Ifabella, born in March 1786.' 
4. John, born February 1787. Charlotte, born July 14, 
1764; married to Thomas Gifford, efq. of Callington, in 
Sfaffordlhire; and has ilfue : 1. Thomas-Wiiliam, born 
March 28, 1789; 2. Charlotte, born April 18, 1790; 3. 
Francis-John, born September 1791 ; 4. Lucy-Harriet, 
born October 6, 1782; 5. Sophia-Elizabeth, born No¬ 
vember 1, 1793; 6. Anne-Barbara, born Oftober 16, 
1794; 7. Walter-Peter, born September 23, 1796; 8.Bar. 
bara-Denyzo,,born September 4, 1798. Ifabella, born 
in June 1765, was unfortunately burnt by her clothes 
catching fire, March 4, 1783. Elizabeth, born Septem¬ 
ber 2, 1766 ; married to Charles-Henry Somerfet, fecond 
fon of Henry, fifth, duke of Beaufort, and has ilfue, Wil¬ 
liam, the prefent vifeount; Lucy, born June 13, 1770; 
married the honourable John Vaughan, fecond fon of 
Wilmot, firft earl of Lilburne ; Harriet, born September 
1771 ; married to lord George Thynne, fon of Thomas, 
firit marquis of Bath ; Eleanor, died in July 1789. Anne, 
born July 2, 1774; married to vifeount Vulentia, eldelt 
fon of Arthur Annefley, earl of Mountnorris. Caroline, 
born March 26,1775. Amelia, died March 18, 1789. 
Matilda, born July 7, 1778. Sophia, born January 25, 
1780; married to captain Foy, of the royal artillery. 
Louifa-Augufta, born December 25, 1781; married, in 
1805, to Robert-Henry Somerfet, Ion of Henry, fifth 
duke of Beaufort. The vifeount died December 14, 
1788, and was fucceeded by his only fon, William, the 
pri^ent and third vifeount. Should the vifeount die 
without male iffue, that title will become extiinff, but 
the baronetcy will devolve on William, fon of Henry, 
late bilhop of Exeter. 1 . 
Creations _Vifeount? Courtenay, of Powderham 
Caftle in the county of Devon, May 6, 1762. 
Residence. — Powderham Caftle, near Exeter, in 
in the county of Devon. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. — Ubi lapfus ?—Quid feci? —When was my 
honour tarniffied ?—What have 1 done.” 
WARD, VISCOUNT DUDLEY AND WARD. 
WILLIAM WARD, Viscount DUDLEY and 
< WARD, 
