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8. | Sir Hugh de Courtenay, KG, Earl of Devon was born on 12 Jul 1303 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England (son of Sir Hugh de Courtenay, Earl of Devon and Agnes de Saint John); died on 2 May 1377 in Exeter, Devonshire, England; was buried in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devonshire, England. Hugh married Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon on 11 Aug 1325. Margaret (daughter of Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford) was born on 3 Apr 1311 in Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England; died on 27 Dec 1391; was buried after 27 Dec 1391 in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon was born on 3 Apr 1311 in Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England (daughter of Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford); died on 27 Dec 1391; was buried after 27 Dec 1391 in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devonshire, England. Notes:
Marriage Contract:
"It is odd that Elizabeth arranged the marriage of her younger surviving daughter, who was only in her fourth year, before that of her elder. But along with the earl and countess of Hereford, Margaret of France, the widowed queen of Edward I, was also a party to the contract on young Margaret de Bohun’s behalf. The queen, who remained very close to her stepdaughter the countess of Hereford, was no doubt godmother to this Margaret, which may have been a factor in why she was chosen over her elder sister for the Courtenay marriage."
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