Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon

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Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon, was a powerful 13th-century English noblewoman and one of the wealthiest heiresses of her time, noted for her extensive landholdings and political influence.

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Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman
heiress
medieval noble
centuryOfBirth 13th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1237
dateOfDeath 1293-11-10
era High Middle Ages
father Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon NERFINISHED
floruit 13th century
givenName Isabella NERFINISHED
heldTerritory Isle of Wight NERFINISHED
lands in Bedfordshire
lands in Berkshire
lands in Buckinghamshire
lands in Cambridgeshire
lands in Devon
lands in Dorset
lands in Gloucestershire
lands in Hampshire
lands in Herefordshire
lands in Leicestershire
lands in Lincolnshire
lands in Norfolk
lands in Northamptonshire
lands in Oxfordshire
lands in Somerset
lands in Suffolk
lands in Warwickshire
lands in Wiltshire
lands in Worcestershire
lands in Yorkshire
issue no surviving legitimate children
knownAs Isabella de Fortibus NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
Latin
maritalStatusAtDeath widow
monarchDuringLife Edward I of England NERFINISHED
Henry III of England NERFINISHED
mother Amice de Clare NERFINISHED
nobleFamily de Forz family NERFINISHED
de Redvers family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Countess of Devon NERFINISHED
Lady of the Isle of Wight NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the wealthiest heiresses in 13th-century England
extensive landholdings
political influence in the reign of Edward I
placeOfBurial Breamore Priory NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Stockwell, Surrey, Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
positionHeld Countess of Devon NERFINISHED
Lady of the Isle of Wight NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
sibling Baldwin de Redvers, 7th Earl of Devon NERFINISHED
spouse William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albemarle NERFINISHED
successorInIsleOfWight Edward I of England NERFINISHED

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Aveline de Forz mother Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon
Aveline de Forz inheritanceFrom Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon