Richard Courtenay
Richard Courtenay | |
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Sir Philip Courtenay of Powderham Castle | |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Richard Courtenay (died 15 September 1415) was an English prelate and university chancellor,[1] who served as Bishop of Norwich from 1413 to 1415.
Life
Courtenay was a son of
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Courtenay was a close friend of King Henry V both before and after he came to the throne; and in 1413, immediately after Henry's accession, he was made treasurer of the royal household. On two occasions he went on diplomatic errands to France, and he was also employed by Henry on public business at home. Having accompanied the king to Harfleur in August 1415, Courtenay succumbed to dysentery[citation needed] and died about 15 September 1415.[4] The closeness of their attachment has led to speculation that Courtenay may have been the monarch’s homosexual lover.[3]
Family
Another member of this family was Peter Courtenay (died 1492), a grandnephew of Richard. He also attained high position in the English Church.[2]
Citations
- ^ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. pp. 37, 39–40.
- ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.
- ^ ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 262
- ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Courtenay, Richard". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Tout, Thomas Frederick (1887). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Davies, R. G. "Courtenay, Richard (c.1381–1415)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6455. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
