Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon

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Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon, was a prominent 14th-century English noblewoman and wealthy heiress, granddaughter of King Edward I, whose marriage into the Courtenay family significantly enhanced their power and estates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Countess of Devon
English noblewoman
heiress
medieval noble
associatedWithPlace Devon
Tewkesbury Abbey
birthDate 1311-04-03
birthPlace Tewkesbury
surface form: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
burialPlace Exeter Cathedral
child Elizabeth Courtenay
surface form: Anne Courtenay

Edward Courtenay (died young)
surface form: Edward Courtenay

Elizabeth Courtenay
Hugh Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon
Margaret Courtenay (died young)
surface form: Margaret Courtenay

Sir Philip Courtenay
surface form: Philip Courtenay of Powderham

Thomas Courtenay
William Courtenay, Earl of Devon
surface form: William Courtenay
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1391-12-16
deathPlace Exeter, Devon, England
dynasticConnection House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
era 14th century
familyName de Bohun
father Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford
givenName Margaret
granddaughterOf Edward I of England
Eleanor of Castile
grandfather Edward I of England
grandmother Eleanor of Castile
inheritedFrom Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman
surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Middle English
marriageDate 1325-07-11
marriagePlace Tewkesbury Abbey
mother Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
nobleFamily de Bohun family
notableFor being a wealthy heiress
strengthening the power and estates of the Courtenay family through marriage
numberOfChildren 13
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford
socialStatus high nobility
spouse Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon
spouseNobleFamily Courtenay family
title Countess of Devon
Lady of Okehampton
wealthStatus major landowner

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Elizabeth of Rhuddlan child Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon
Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford child Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon
this entity surface form: Margaret de Bohun
Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford child Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon
John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford sibling Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon