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. | |