caption death_date death_place title image_size parents birth_date spouse image article_title name
edward , english school , c. 1555 courtney , earl of devon , unknown artist 9 september 1556 -lrb- aged 29 -rrb- padua , republic of venice earl of devon 180px henry courtenay , 1st marquess of exeter gertrude blount 1526 laurana de ' medici -lrb- rumored -rrb- file : edward courtenay 1st earl of devon.jpg edward courtenay , 1st earl of devon
 edward courtenay
edward courtenay , 1st earl of devon

edward courtenay , 1st earl of devon -lrb- c. 1527 -- 18 september 1556 -rrb- was an english nobleman during the rule of the tudor dynasty .
born into a family with close royal connections , he was at various times considered a possible match for the two daughters of his first cousin once removed , henry viii , both of whom became queens regnant of england .
