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Westcott 2004, «Her two brothers disappeared in the Tower, and the proclamation that her parents' marriage was invalid made her and her siblings illegitimate». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Later she and her sisters returned to live in the royal household, ostensibly under Richard III's protection, while after the battle of Bosworth her eldest sister, Elizabeth, became queen to the new king, Henry VII, and the family's honour was restored». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Horrox, Rosemary (2004). "Cecily, Viscountess Welles (1469–1507)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4984. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Eventually, however, Katherine took a less exalted husband, when in 1495 she married Sir William Courtenay (c.1475–1511), the son and heir of Edward Courtenay, first earl of Devon (d. 1509), a great landowner in Devon and Cornwall and a staunch supporter of Henry VII». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Apparently in favour with the king, the young couple settled at court». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «The charge was probably unjust, but Courtenay was attainted and imprisoned for the rest of the reign». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Katherine received some assistance from her sister the queen, and was chief mourner at Elizabeth's funeral in February 1503». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Following the accession of Henry VIII in 1509 William Courtenay was released. His father died shortly after the old king, and proceedings began to restore him to his lands and titles». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «One condition of his restoration was that Katherine should renounce her claim to the lands of the earldom of March, inherited from the Mortimers through her father». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «But before negotiations could be completed Courtenay, who had been created earl of Devon on 10 May 1511, died of pleurisy shortly afterwards, on 9 June». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Left a widow at the age of thirty-seven, Katherine almost at once (on 6 July) completed the transfer of her rights in the earldom of March to the crown, and to ensure her future freedom took a vow of chastity». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «On 3 February 1512 she received from the king, in her own right, all the estates of the earldom of Devon for her lifetime». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «On 4 November following her ten-year-old son Henry received the title of earl of Devon, and in due course became established in the king's circle at court». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «…in her documents had styled herself 'the excellent Princess Katherine, Countess of Devon, daughter, sister and aunt of kings'». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Countess Katherine made occasional appearances at court, notably as a godmother to Princess Mary in 1516, but normally she resided at Tiverton Castle in Devon». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «There her position as head of the county's principal family and owner of its largest estate provided full scope for the emergence of her robust personality». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Her estates, which were administered by a network of officials, brought her an annual income of around £2750, from which she maintained a large household». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Accounts from the early 1520s show that Katherine lived in a style befitting her rank, with regular purchases of luxury goods—spices, French and Rhenish wines, and fine cloths like velvet and satin». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Her chapel was similarly well equipped, with a handsome array of vestments, sacred vessels, service books, and images of saints». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «She was clearly on good terms with the prelates of Devon, receiving gifts from the bishop of Exeter and from the abbots of Ford, Buckland, and Newenham». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «But religious devotion did not preclude sports and relaxation. Katherine is recorded as hunting in the early 1520s, she made several payments to minstrels, and she employed three fools, named Dick, Mug, and Kit; the new year festivities for 1524 included visits from troupes of players and from the Exeter waits». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «The fact that an inventory of Countess Katherine's goods made after her death included a horse litter may indicate declining mobility in her later years». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Her will, drawn up on 2 May 1527, was largely devoted to ensuring the safety of her soul. She made elaborate provision for £21 per annum to be paid in perpetuity to three priests who were to say three masses daily in St Peter's Church, Tiverton, in the presence of three poor men receiving 8d. each per week, and also a weekly requiem». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «She died at Tiverton Castle on 15 November 1527, aged forty-nine, and was buried with much ceremonial in St Peter's on 2 and 3 December». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «She had directed that all her servants and officers were to have a black gown, as well as a year's wages». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «The abbots of Ford, Montacute, and Torre attended; a canon of Exeter Cathedral preached». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Westcott 2004, «Eight thousand poor people each received 2d. to offer prayers for Katherine's soul». Westcott, Margaret R. (2004). "Katherine, countess of Devon (1479–1527)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70277. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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