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Or, three torteaux a label azure He married Gertrude Courtenay, a daughter of Sir
William III Courtenay (1477–1535) "The Great", of
Powderham, Devon, MP for Devon in 1529, thrice
Sheriff of Devon, in 1522, 1525-6, 1533-4, an
Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII, whom he accompanied to the
Field of the Cloth of Gold. He was 6th in descent from
Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (died 1377), and his own grandson William Courtenay (1527–1557) of Powderham became himself
de jure 2nd Earl of Devon under the 1553 creation of that title. The arms of Courtenay quartered with Redvers appear amongst the many heraldic escutcheons shown on Chichester's monument in Pilton Church. He had by her seven sons and nine daughters, who married into many of the leading gentry families of Devonshire, two of them marrying children of first cousins of
Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537-1554),
The Queen of Nine Days. The marriages of his children are represented heraldically on a panel on his monument in Pilton Church.
Heraldic Panel , showing his children and their marriage alliances A heraldic panel from high up on the right side of the monument to Sir John Chichester (died 1569) in
Pilton Church shows his children and their marriage alliances. The first (leftmost, top row) representing the marriage of his eldest son and heir, shows Chichester
impaling the Danish battle-axes of Denys of Holcombe Burnell. The remaining shields are all those of his daughters, with the arms of Chichester being impaled by the arms of the husband of each: l to r: ; row 1 : Denys, Fortescue, Basset ; row 2 : Bluett , Dillon, Hatch of Aller (
Gules, two demi-lions passant guardant or) ; row 3 :Pollard, Trevelyan of Nettlecombe (
Gules, the base barry wavy argent and azure, a demi-horse issuant of the second maned and hoofed or), (blank)
Sons (1568–1648) and his wife Anne Copleston (1588–1616) He had the following 7 sons: • Sir
John Chichester, senior (died 31 March 1586), eldest son and heir, of Raleigh, who married Ann Dennis, the eldest daughter of Sir
Robert Dennis (died 1592), of
Holcombe Burnell, in Devon, by his wife Mary Blount who was one of the two daughters and co-heiresses of
William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy (c. 1478–1534),
KG, and a first cousin of Queen
Lady Jane Grey. •
Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester of Belfast (1563-1624/5), 2nd son, who succeeded his brother Sir John as Governor of Carrickfergus. •
Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (1568–1648), 3rd son, of
Eggesford, Devon, whose recumbent effigy survives in Eggesford Church. • Charles Chichester, 4th son, died childless. • Sir John Chichester, junior, 5th son. He was Governor of
Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland, and was captured and beheaded by Randal MacSorley Macdonnell. He died childless. • Sir Thomas Chichester, 6th son • Adrian Chichester, 7th son, died childless.
Daughters , having been moved there in the early 20th century by the Fortescue family from their seat at
Weare Giffard Hall. Hugh Fortescue (1544–1600) of Weare Giffard married Elizabeth Chichester (died 1630), a daughter of Sir John Chichester by his wife Gertrude Courtenay • Elizabeth Chichester (died 1630), married Hugh Fortescue (1544–1600),
Sheriff of Devon in 1583, eldest son of
Richard Fortescue (c. 1517 – 1570) of
Weare Giffard and of
Filleigh, ancestor of the
Earls Fortescue. Effigies of the couple facing each other kneeling can be seen on the top tier of the mural monument in
Weare Giffard Church erected by their grandson Hugh Fortescue (1592–1661). A 16th century escutcheon showing the quartered arms of her father, John Chichester (quarterly of 4: Chichester, Raleigh, Beaumont quartering Willington, Wise), impaling Courtenay quartering Redvers, survives on a chimney-piece in
Simonsbath House, He was the son of John Basset (son of
Sir John Bassett (1462–1529) Sheriff of Devon in 1524) by his wife Frances Plantagenet, one of the three daughters and co-heiresses of
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle (died 1542), an illegitimate son of
King Edward IV. The couple's
chest tomb with arms of Basset impaling Chichester on the slab-top exists in
Atherington Church, in the parish of which is situated the manor of Umberleigh. The tomb was moved from the Basset Chapel which formerly existed next to Umberleigh House. • Mary Chichester (died 1613), who married Richard Bluett (died 1614) of
Holcombe Rogus, Devon, son of John Bluett of Holcombe Rogus by his wife Dorothy Blount (a first cousin of
Lady Jane Grey), one of the two daughters and co-heiresses of
William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy (c. 1478 – 1534),
KG, and his wife Dorothy Grey, daughter of
Thomas Grey, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 1st Marquess of Dorset (1455–1501),
KG, father of
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 3rd Marquess of Dorset (1517–1554),
KG, and grandfather of
Lady Jane Grey. The couple are represented as effigies on their monument in the Bluett Chapel, All Saints Church, Holcombe Rogus. • Grace Chichester, married Robert Dillon of Farthington, Northamptonshire, son and heir of Henry Dillon of
Bratton Fleming by his wife Elizabeth Pollard, daughter of Sir Hugh Pollard of
Kings Nympton. • Dorothy Chichester, married Sir Hugh Pollard of
King's Nympton, son and heir of Sir Lewis II Pollard of Kings Nympton. • Urith Chichester, married
John Trevelyan of
Nettlecombe in Somerset. • Bridget Chichester, married (as his first wife)
Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet (died 1628) of
Netherton, Farway, Devon. • Susannah Chichester, who in 1584 married (as his 2nd wife) John Fortescue (d.1604), of
Buckland Filleigh in Devon (3rd cousin of her sister's husband Hugh Fortescue (1545-1600) of Weare Gifford and Filleigh), by whom she had a son Sir
Faithful Fortescue (1585-1666). Faithful Fortescue followed his uncle Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester of Belfast, to Ireland, where he had a distinguished military career and where he founded his own branch of the Fortescue family, who in the 18th century were created
Earls of Clermont in the
Peerage of Ireland. ==Death and burial==