Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon
Margaret de Bohun | |
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| Countess of Devon | |
Margaret de Bohun, detail of her effigy (heavily restored) | |
| Born | 3 April 1311 Caldecote, Northamptonshire/Bedfordshire or Caldicot, Monmouthshire |
| Died | 16 December 1391 (aged 80) |
| Buried | Exeter Cathedral |
| Noble family | Bohun |
| Spouse(s) | Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon |
| Issue | Sir Hugh Courtenay, KG Thomas Courtenay Sir Edward Courtenay Robert Courtenay William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury Sir Philip Courtenay Sir Peter Courtenay, KG Humphrey Courtenay Margaret Courtenay (the elder) Elizabeth Courtenay Katherine Courtenay Anne Courtenay Joan Courtenay Margaret Courtenay (the younger) ______ Courtenay (7th daughter) ______ Courtenay (8th daughter) ______ Courtenay (9th daughter) |
| Father | Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford |
| Mother | Elizabeth of Rhuddlan |
Effigy of unknown female, situated under recessed alcove, north wall of chancel, Powderham Church, Devon. Generally assumed to be of Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, the youngest daughter of King Edward I and mother of Margaret de Bohun, wife of Hugh de Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon. Samuel Lysons, writing in 1822, stated this effigy then to be situated 'in a window of the north aisle'.
Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon (3 April 1311 – 16 December 1391) was the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, Lord High Constable of England and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan. She was the wife of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (1303–1377). Of her 17 children, 11 made it to adulthood, including an Archbishop of Canterbury and six knights, of whom two were founder knights of the Order of the Garter. Unlike most women of her day, she received a classical education and was a lifelong scholar and collector of books.