William Courtenay, ninth earl of Devon [Kitty]

(1768-1835)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Devon, William Courtenay, Earl of, 1768-1835 LBT ID: LdDevon9 VIAF ID: 96897404 LOC ID: no2009133301	B/BAP: 1768-07-30 DIED: 1835-05-26
SOURCES: Gentleman's Magazine (July 1835) 89; Wikipedia; Virtual International Authority File; thepeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
The son of William Courtenay, viscount Courtenay of Powderham Castle (d. 1788); his love affair with William Beckford made him a social outcast and he lived much of his life abroad.
REFERENCES TO William Courtenay, ninth earl of Devon [Kitty]: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter II Found 1: ¶ 3