Sir William Courten or Curteen (1572–1636) was a wealthy 17th century merchant, operating from London. He financed the colonisation of Barbados, but lost his investment and interest in the islands to the Earl of Carlisle.
Sir WilliamCourten or Curteen (1572–1636) was a wealthy 17th century merchant, operating from London. He financed the colonisation of Barbados, but lost...
Courten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: WilliamCourten (1572–1636), English merchant Courten baronets De Courten This page lists...
of the wealthy merchant Sir WilliamCourten. The title became extinct on Courten's early death in 1624. Sir Peter Courten, 1st Baronet (c. 1598–1624)...
settlers in 1628; a previous settlement under the authority of Sir WilliamCourten was at St. James Town. Bridgetown is a major West Indies tourist destination...
conditional on paying of certain debts) the cabinet of curiosities owned by WilliamCourten, who had made collecting the business of his life. When Sloane retired...
settlement was established as a proprietary colony and funded by Sir WilliamCourten, a City of London merchant who acquired the title to Barbados and several...
the total world population was estimated at 158000. In 1624, when WilliamCourten arrived in Barbados, the only domestic animal on the island was the...
vessel. The fleet of four ships and two pinnaces were sent out by Sir WilliamCourten, and Mundy seems to have been employed as a factor. His journals end...
settlement was established as a proprietary colony and funded by Sir WilliamCourten, a City of London merchant who acquired the title to Barbados and several...
Press. pp. 303–307. ISBN 0-300-09596-1. Ravenhill, Mary (1996), "Sir WilliamCourten and Mark Pierce's Map of Cullompton of 1633", in Gray, Dan (ed.), Devon...
large sum of money acquired through marriage to Hester Courten, daughter of Sir WilliamCourten, an immensely wealthy London textile merchant and financier...
struggle between Roydon's followers, and those supporting the claims of WilliamCourten. In the end Carlisle's grant was upheld. Roydon, however, is said to...
Weddell was given command of six ships sent by the interloper Sir WilliamCourten of the Courteen association, who had received a patent from the King...
subject of the realm. In 1627, eighty settlers and ten slaves, led by WilliamCourten, established a colony on the leeward side of the island. During the...
financier Sir WilliamCourten (d. 1636), discoverer of Barbados. Boeve married in 1638 Susanna Dwyer, the niece of John Money, Courten's business partner...
of the lives of Lady Frances Hobart, and Lady Katharine Courten who married WilliamCourten, daughters of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater. Collinges...
the capital), General Antonio Sorice (War Minister), Admiral Raffaele de Courten (Minister of the Navy), General Renato Sandalli (Minister of the Air Force)...
Littleton, 1st Baronet of Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, by his wife Hester Courten. He made great efforts to father another son, so that Edward could be permanently...
– For service to the museum and galleries sector. Professor Barbora de Courten – For service to medical research, and to healthcare. Arthur De Main –...
to meet Hitler at Munich, charging General Roatta, Admiral Raffaele de Courten and Air Brigadier Egisto Perino with drafting Italy's demands. The final...
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