Sir Hugh de Courtenay (1251–1292) was the son and heir of John de Courtenay,
feudal baron of Okehampton,
Devon
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, by Isabel de Vere, daughter of
Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. His son inherited the
earldom of Devon.
Early years
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, born 25 March 1251, was the son and heir of John de Courtenay of
Okehampton
Okehampton ( ) is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 7,313, which was slightly more than the 7,104 recorded at the 2011 census. Th ...
,
Devon
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, by Isabel de Vere, daughter of
Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford, and Hawise de Quincy. John's father, Robert de Courtenay (d. 26 July 1242), son of Renaud II de Courtenay (d. 1190) by Hawise de Curcy (d. 1219), heiress of the
feudal barony of Okehampton, married Mary de Redvers (sometimes called 'de Vernon'), daughter of
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon (d. 1217). Renaud II was son of
Renaud de Courtenay
Renaud de Courtenay, (d. 1164) was seigneur of Courtenay and fought in the Second Crusade with Louis VII of France. His fate is unknown, either losing his lands from an argument with Louis VII or dying on crusade and his lands going to his daughte ...
.
In order to avoid military service Courtenay paid a fine on 12 December 1276. He was called to arms on the emergency against the Welsh princes, fighting in the 1282 campaign. He attended upon the King at
Shrewsbury
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on 28 June 1283. In 1284, he came into possession of
The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay, which he first leased to
Solomon of Rochester. He again absented himself from the wars on 14 June 1287 by paying the King's justice a fine.
Marriage and issue
Courtenay married Eleanor le Despenser (d.1328),
daughter of
Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser (1223 – 4 August 1265) was an important ally of Simon de Montfort during the reign of Henry III. He served briefly as ''Justiciar'' of England in 1260 and as Constable of the Tower of London.
Des ...
,
Justiciar
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The Justiciar of Ireland was ...
of England, of
Loughborough
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,
Leicestershire
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and
Ryhall
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,
Rutland
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by his wife Aline Basset, daughter of
Sir Philip Basset,
Justiciar
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of England, of
Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire
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and
Compton Bassett and
Wootton Bassett,
Wiltshire
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. By his wife he had four
sons and five
daughters:
*
Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (1276–1340) of
Tiverton Castle, eldest son and heir.
*Sir Philip Courtenay (d.1314) of
Moreton Hampstead in Devon, slain at Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, according to Vivian.
[ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) ''The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620'', Exeter, 1895, p.244] Died childless, when Moreton Hampstead was inherited by his elder brother the Earl of Devon.
*John Courtenay, died young.
*Robert Courtenay, died young.
*Isabel de Courtenay, wife of
John de Saint John, 1st Baron St John (died 1329) of Basing.
*Aveline de Courtenay, wife of Sir John Giffard
*Egeline (or Eleanor) de Courtenay, wife of
Robert le Scales.
*Margaret (or Margery) de Courtenay, wife of John de Moels. Other sources give her husband as
Nicholas de Moels, 2nd Baron Moels (d.1316),
feudal baron
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of
North Cadbury
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, Somerset. Without progeny.
*Alice Courtenay, died young
Death
Courtenay died at
Colcombe,
Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, on 28 February 1292.
[.] He was buried at
Cowick Priory, near
Exeter
Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...
.
External links
Inquisition Post Mortem#31-32, dated 1292.
Footnotes
References
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* "History of Parliament, 1386-1402", Parliamentary Trust, vol.II, A-C.
* Morris, Marc (2008) ''A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the forging of Britain''. London: Hutchinson
*
*
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* ''History of Parliament 1386-1402'' vol. II, A-C Constituencies, (London 1986).
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13th-century English people
Hugh de Courtenay
1251 births
1292 deaths