Sir Hugh de Courtenay, Lord of Oakhampton

Hugh de Courtenay was the son and heir of John de Courtenay of Okehampton. Hugh was born on 25 March 1248/9 or 1250/1. The doubt over the location of the conception and birth has posed problems for historians. Under a diem clausus extant writ issued on 11 May 1274 it stated that Hugo de Corteney is the son and next heir apparent of John de Curtenay and is aged 25 [27 years for the Devon earldom inheritance] and will inherit his Dorset lands at tantum amplius (meaning at full maturity)- from the Feast of the Annunciation of St Mary Proxima. For some reason the lands that were spread over the southern counties were inherited at different stages in his life. The lands in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire had been inherited when he was twenty-four years old; but his Somerset lands became part of his domain the following year. However an accurate dating of these events depends on his date of birth.

On 16 June 1274 Hugh did homage to a young King Edward, but this was respited. 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 on 28 June 1283. He again absented himself from the wars on 14 June 1287 by paying the King's justice a fine.

Hugh de Courtenay married Alianore le Despenser, daughter of Hugh le Despenser of Ryhall, Rutland by Aline Basset, daughter of Philip Basset of Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and Compton Bassett and Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. Despenser was a Justiciar of England. Basset was also a Justiciar.

Issue

• Hugh de Courtenay (14 Sept 1275-23 Dec 1340), later declared the first Courtenay to be created Earl of Devon. He was 9th earl in the first creation.

Hugh de Courtenay died at Cullicomb, Devon on 28 February 1291/2. He was buried at Cowick Priory, near Exeter. The date of his death is correctly recorded in the Forde Abbey Chronicles. However the Fine Rolls decided upon his death on 5 March and issued a writ affirming deceased on 24 March. A post-mortem inquest took place in London from 3 April to 27 May 1292. Records for his Buckinghamshire estates relate that his death was "after the Feast of St Peter and to the Feast of the Exalted St Crucis".

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• Sir Hugh de Courtenay (1251–1292) was the son and heir of John de Courtenay, feudal baron of Okehampton, Devon, by Isabel de Vere, daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. His son inherited the earldom of Devon.
• Sir Hugh de Courtenay, born 25 March 1251,[1] was the son and heir of John de Courtenay of Okehampton, Devon, by Isabel de Vere, daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford, and Hawise de Quincy.[2] John's father, Robert de Courtenay (d. 26 July 1242),[3] son of Reginald de Courtenay (d.1190) by Hawise de Curci (d.1219), heiress of the feudal barony of Okehampton,[4] married Mary de Redvers (sometimes called 'de Vernon'), daughter of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon (d.1217).
• 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 on 28 June 1283. He again absented himself from the wars on 14 June 1287 by paying the King's justice a fine.[5]
• Courtenay married Eleanor le Despenser, daughter of Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer, Justiciar of England, of Loughborough, Leicestershire and Ryhall, Rutland by Aline Basset, daughter of Sir Philip Basset, Justiciar of England, of Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and Compton Bassett and Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. They had three sons and four daughters:[6]
  • Hugh de Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon.
  • John Courtenay
  • Philip Courtenay
  • Isabel de Courtenay, who married John de Saint John, 1st Lord St John of Basing (died 1329).
  • Aveline de Courtenay
  • Egeline (or Eleanor) de Courtenay
  • Margaret (or Margery) de Courtenay
• Courtenay died at Colcombe, Devon, on 28 February 1292.[7] He was buried at Cowick Priory, near Exeter. The date of his death is correctly recorded in the Forde Abbey Chronicles. However the Fine Rolls decided upon his death on 5 March and issued a writ affirming deceased on 24 March.[citation needed] An inquisition post mortem was taken at London from 3 April to 27 May 1292. Records for his Buckinghamshire estates relate that his death was "after the Feast of St Peter and to the Feast of the Exalted St Crucis".[citation needed]
• From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Courtenay __________________
• Sir Hugh de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
• M, #13002, b. 25 March 1251, d. 28 February 1292
• Father Sir John de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton11,12 d. 3 May 1274
• Mother Isabel de Vere11,12 d. b 11 Aug 1290
• Sir Hugh de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton was born on 25 March 1251 at of Okehampton, Devonshire, England.2,6 He married Eleanor le Despenser, daughter of Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser, Justiciar of England and Aliva (Aline) Basset, circa 1271 at Devonshire, England; They had 3 sons (Sir Hugh, 9th Earl of Devon, 1st Lord Courtenay; John; & Philip) and 4 daughters (Isabel, wife of Sir John, 1st Lord St. John of Basing; Aveline, wife of Sir John, 2nd Lord Giffard; Egeline, wife of Sir Robert, 2nd Lord Scales; & Margaret, wife of Nicholas, 2nd Lord Moels).2,4,6,7,8 Sir Hugh de Courtenay, Baron Oakhampton died on 28 February 1292 at Colecombe (Cullicomb), Devonshire, England, at age 40; Buried at Cowick Priory, Exeter, Devonshire.2,6
• Family Eleanor le Despenser b. c 1260, d. 30 Sep 1328
• Children
  • Egelina (Evelina) Courtenay+2,13,5,6,14,10 d. c 10 Oct 1335
  • Eleanor de Courtenay+ d. b 6 Jun 1301
  • Isabel de Courtenay+2,3,15,6,8,9 d. a 12 Feb 1323
  • Margaret Courtenay2,4,6,7 d. 18 Mar 1349
  • Aveline de Courtenay16,17,2,6 d. 27 Apr 1327
  • Philip de Courtenay18 d. 24 Jun 1314
  • John de Courtenay18 d. c 1306
  • Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 9th Earl Devon, 1st Lord Courtenay+2,6 b. 14 Sep 1276, d. 23 Dec 1340
• Citations
• [S3716] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 323; Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 4th Ed., by F. L. Weis, p. 139; The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, by Ronny O. Bodine, p. 108.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 536-537.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 106.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 148.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 137.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 321-322.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 94.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 318.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 611.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 85.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 535-536.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 320.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 511.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 570.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 302.
• [S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. V, p. 645.
• [S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. III, Tafel 629.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 322.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p433.htm#i... _____________________
• Sir Hugh de Courtenay1
• M, #9222, b. 25 March 1249, d. 28 February 1291/92
• Last Edited=20 Oct 2014
• Sir Hugh de Courtenay was born on 25 March 1249.1 He was the son of John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere.1 He was also reported to have been born in 1250/51.1 He married Eleanor le Despencer, daughter of Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser and Aliva Basset.1 He died on 28 February 1291/92 at age 42.1
• He gained the title of Lord of Okehampton [feudal baron].1
• Children of Sir Hugh de Courtenay and Eleanor le Despencer
  • Isabel Courtenay+2
  • Eleanor de Courtenay+3
  • Margaret de Courtenay4 d. 18 Mar 1349
  • John Courtenay
  • Philip Courtenay
  • Aveline de Courtenay+
  • Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon+1 b. c 1276, d. 23 Dec 1340
• Citations
• [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1122. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 49. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• [S37] BP2003. [S37]
• [S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p923.htm#i9222 _________________
• Hugh COURTENAY (Sir)
• Born: 25 Mar 1249, Oakhampton, Devon, England
• Died: 28 Feb 1290/91, Cullicomb, Devon, England
• Buried: Cowick, Devonshire, England
• Father: John COURTENAY (2° B. Okehampton)
• Mother: Isabel De VERE
• Married: Eleanor DESPENCER (BET 1245/1260-30 Sep 1328) BEF 1273
• Children:
  • 1. Eleanor COURTENAY
  • 2. Phillip COURTENAY
  • 3. Thomas COURTENAY
  • 4. Avelina (Ada)COURTENAY
  • 5. John COURTENAY
  • 6. Robert COURTENAY
  • 7. Alice COURTENAY
  • 8. Hugh COURTENAY (1° E. Devon)
  • 9. Margaret COURTENAY
  • 10. Isabel COURTENAY
  • 11. Egeline COURTENAY
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/COURTENAY1.htm#Hugh COURTENAY (Sir)1 ______________________
• Sir Hugh de Courtenay
• Birth: Mar. 25, 1251 Okehampton, Devon, England
• Death: Feb. 28, 1292 Colyton, Devon, England
• Baron of Okehampton, Earl of Devon. Knight of Buckinghamshire. Son of Sir John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere. Grandson of Sir Robert de Courtenay, Sheriff of Devon and Oxfordshire and Mary de Vernon, Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford and Hawise de Quincy.
• Husband of Eleanor le Despenser, daughter of Sir Hugh le Despenser and Alivia Bassett. Father of three sons and four daughters:
  • Hugh de Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon
  • John Courtenay
  • Philip Courtenay
  • Isabel de Courtenay, who married John de Saint John, 1st Lord St John of Basing
  • Aveline de Courtenay
  • Egeline de Courtenay
  • Margaret de Courtenay
• Eleanor's maritagium included the manors of Wooton and Dunstredon.
• Hugh paid fines to the king twice in order to avoid military service, December of 1276 and June of 1287, but was in the army of West Wales in 1282 and summoned to attend the King at Shrewsbury 28 June 1283.
• The date of his death, 28th of February, has been recorded in the Forde Abbey records, but the Fine Rolls changed his death to March 5th. His Buckingham estate records state his death as "after the Feast of St Peter and to the Feast of the Exalted St Crucis."
• Family links:
• Parents:
• John de Courtenay (1224 - 1274)
• Isabel de Vere Courtenay (____ - 1299)
• Spouse:
• Eleanor le Despenser de Courtenay (____ - 1328)*
• Children:
  • Hugh de Courtenay (1273 - 1340)*
  • Egelina De Courtenay Scales (1282 - 1335)*
• Burial: Cowick Priory, Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
• Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
• Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren
• Record added: Aug 03, 2010
• Find A Grave Memorial# 55817932
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55817932 __________________
• .... etc.
• 1. JOHN de Courtenay of Okehampton (-3 May 1274, bur Forde Abbey, Devon). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “dominum Johannem de Courtenay” as son of “Robertus de Courtenay” and his wife “domina Maria, juniore filia domini Willielmi de Redveriis comitis Devoniæ”[569]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records the death “V Non Maii 1273” of “Johannes de Courtenay” and his burial at Ford[570]. Inquisitions after a writ dated 11 May "2 Edw I" following the death of "John de Corteney alias de Curtenay" name “Isabel sometime his wife...Hugh his son aged 24 is his next heir”, and record that “William de Vernoun earl of the Isle gave the manor [of Cruk] to Robert de Curtenay father of the said John in free marriage with Mary his daughter” and that “Hawis de Curtenay gave to [Forde abbey]...land of Hargrave...and Robert de Curtenay her son and heir confirmed the gift”[571]. m as her first husband, ISABEL de Vere, daughter of HUGH de Vere Earl of Oxford & his wife Hawise de Quincy (after 1223-11 Aug 1299 or after, bur Exeter Dominican Church). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records that “dominum Johannem de Courtenay” married “Isabellam filiam domini Johannis de Veere comitis Oxoniæ”, that she married “Olivero de Dineham” after the death of her first husband, died “III Id Aug” and was buried “apud Fratres Prædicatores Exoniæ”[572]. She married secondly Olivier de Dineham. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not yet been identified. John & his wife had [two] children:
  • a) HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton (-Colcombe 28 Feb 1292, bur Cowick near Exeter). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” as son of “dominum Johannem de Courtenay” and his wife “Isabellam filiam domini Johannis de Veere comitis Oxoniæ”[573]. Inquisitions after a writ dated 11 May "2 Edw I" following the death of "John de Corteney alias de Curtenay" name “Isabel sometime his wife...Hugh his son aged 24 is his next heir”[574]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records the death ”apud Colecombe III Kal Mar 1291” of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” and his burial “apud Cowick prope Exon.”[575]. m ELEANOR Le Despencer, daughter of HUGH Le Despencer & his wife Aline Basset of Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (-30 Sep 1328, bur Cowick near Exeter). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records that “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” married “Elianoram filiam…domini Hugonis le Despencer primi, patris etiam domini Hugonis le Despencer…postea comitis Winton”[576]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records the death ”1328 II Kal Oct” of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum…[vidua] domina Alianora” and her burial “prope maritum…apud Cowick”[577]. Hugh & his wife had [seven] children:
    • i) [ELEANOR (-before 6 Jun 1301). According to the Complete Peerage, the wife of Henry de Grey was “said to have m 1stly Eleanor daughter of Hugh de Courtenay”[578]. The same work suggests that “if this is correct” her father was Hugh who married Eleanor le Despencer. However, this does not appear to be an ideal fit from a chronological point of view, assuming that Hugh le Despencer is identified as the Hugh who was killed at the battle of Evesham in 1265. The Complete Peerage records that this Hugh le Despencer married “in or before 1260” Aline Basset, their son Hugh le Despencer being born 1 Mar 1261[579]. This would fit approximately with the estimated birth date of Hugh de Courtenay, son of Hugh de Courtenay and Eleanor, in [1275]. However, the wife of Henry de Grey would presumably have been born in the early 1260s, assuming that her marriage is correctly estimated to before [1281/82]. If that last date is correct, Eleanor, wife of Henry, would more likely have been born in the previous Courtenay generation. The problem is that a “Hugh de Courtenay” has not yet been identified in that earlier generation. m (before [1281/82]%29 as his first wife, HENRY de Grey of Codnor, Derbyshire, son of JOHN de Grey & his wife Lucy de Mohun of Dunster, Somerset (-Sep 1308). He was summoned to Parliament in 1299 whereby he is held to have become Lord Grey.]
    • ii) HUGH de Courtenay ([1275]-23 Dec 1340, bur Cowick, near Exeter). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Hugonem secundum…ac Philippum postea dominum de Mourton prope Dartmore” as sons of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife[580]. He succeeded his father in 1292 at Okehampton. He was summoned to parliament 6 Feb 1299, whereby he is held to have become Lord Courtenay. He was declared Earl of Devon 22 Feb 1335.
    • - see below.
    • iii) PHILIP de Courtenay (-killed in battle Stirling 24 Jun 1314). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Hugonem secundum…ac Philippum postea dominum de Mourton prope Dartmore” as sons of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife, adding that Philip was killed “VIII Kal Jul 1314 in bello Scotiæ apud Striveling”[581].
    • iv) ISABEL (-after Feb 1323). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Isabellam domini Johannis de St John uxorem, Avelinam domini Johannis Gifford militis uxorem, necnon Egelinam Roberti de Scales uxorem, et Margaretam Johannis de Mulis…uxorem” as the four daughters of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife[582]. A manuscript recording the founding of Boxgrove Priory, Sussex names "Isabellam filiam nobilis viri Hugonis de Cortenay" as the wife of “Johannes secundus [de sancto Johanne]”[583]. m as his first wife, JOHN de St John, son of JOHN de St John of Basing, Hampshire & his wife Alice de FitzPiers ([1271/74]-before 4 Apr 1329). He was summoned to Parliament in 1299 whereby he is held to have become Lord St John of Basing.
    • v) AVELINE . The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Isabellam domini Johannis de St John uxorem, Avelinam domini Johannis Gifford militis uxorem, necnon Egelinam Roberti de Scales uxorem, et Margaretam Johannis de Mulis…uxorem” as the four daughters of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife[584]. m JOHN Giffard, son of [OSBERT Giffard of Winterborne Houghton, Dorset & his wife Joan ---] (-after 1327).
    • vi) EGELINE (-10 Oct 1335 or before). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Isabellam domini Johannis de St John uxorem, Avelinam domini Johannis Gifford militis uxorem, necnon Egelinam Roberti de Scales uxorem, et Margaretam Johannis de Mulis…uxorem” as the four daughters of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife[585]. m ROBERT de Scales, son of ROBERT de Scales Lord Scales & his wife Isabel --- ([1278/79]-20 Mar 1324). He succeeded his father in 1305 as Lord Scales.
    • vii) MARGARET . The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Isabellam domini Johannis de St John uxorem, Avelinam domini Johannis Gifford militis uxorem, necnon Egelinam Roberti de Scales uxorem, et Margaretam Johannis de Mulis…uxorem” as the four daughters of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife[586]. m JOHN de Mulis, son of ---.
  • b) .... etc.
• HUGH de Courtenay, son of HUGH de Courtenay of Okehampton, Devon & his wife Eleanor le Despencer ([1275]-23 Dec 1340, bur Cowick, near Exeter). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Hugonem secundum” as son of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife[591]. He succeeded his father in 1292 at Okehampton. He was summoned to parliament 6 Feb 1299, whereby he is held to have become Lord Courtenay. He was declared Earl of Devon 22 Feb 1335.
• m (1292) AGNES de St John, daughter of JOHN de St John of Basing, Hampshire & his wife Alice FitzPiers ([1274/75]-Tiverton 11 Jun 1345, bur 27 Jun 1345 Cowick, near Exeter). The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records that ”dominus Hugo secundus” married “dominæ Agnetæ sorori sororii sui domini Johannis de St. John” when she was 17 years old[592]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records the death “1340 die Dominica in festo sanctæ Trinitatis et sancti Barnabæ Apostoli…apud Tiverton” of “domina Agneta de Courtnay comitissa Devoniæ” and her burial “apud Cowick prope Exon.”[593].
• Hugh & his wife had six children:
  • .... etc.
• From: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#... _______________________

Hugh Courtenay (M) d. between 28 February 1291 and 1292, #911

    Hugh Courtenay was the son of John Courtenay and Isabel Vere. Hugh Courtenay married Eleanor Despenser, daughter of Hugh Despenser Justicar of England. Hugh Courtenay died between 28 February 1291 and 1292.

Child of Hugh Courtenay and Eleanor Despenser:

   Hugh Courtenay Earl of Devon+   b. c 1276, d. 23 Dec 1340 

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Name: Hugh de Courtenay Prefix: Sir Given Name: Hugh Surname: de Courtenay Sex: M _UID: B0122AFA5118D811BE490080C8C142CC560B Change Date: 16 Nov 2003 Birth: BET 1248 AND 1250 Death: 28 FEB 1292

Father: John de Courtenay Mother: Isabel de Vere b: ABT 1222

Marriage 1 Eleanor de Spencer b: ABT 1252 Children

Hugh de Courtenay b: 14 SEP 1275 in Okehampton, Devonshire, England

Isabel de Courtenay b: 1283

Egeline de Courtenay b: ABT 1282

Eleanor de Courtenay b: ABT 1267

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Hugh took part in the expedition to Wales in 1282, later participating in more expeditions. He had many contests with the monks of Ford regarding services owed to them as patron of their abbey.

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Sir Hugh de Courtenay (1251–1292) was the son and heir of John de Courtenay, feudal baron of Okehampton, Devon, 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, Devon, 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 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).

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 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, Justiciar of England, of Loughborough, Leicestershire and Ryhall, Rutland by his wife Aline Basset, daughter of Sir Philip Basset, Justiciar of England, of Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and Compton Bassett and Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. By his wife he had four[6] sons and five[6] daughters:

  1- Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (1276–1340) of 

      Tiverton Castle, eldest son and heir.

  2- Sir Philip Courtenay (d.1314) of Moreton Hampstead in 

      Devon, slain at Stirling on 24 June 1314, according to 

      Vivian.[6] Died childless, when Moreton Hampstead was 

      inherited by his elder brother the Earl of Devon.

  3- John Courtenay, died young.

  4- Robert Courtenay, died young.

  5- Isabel de Courtenay, wife of John de Saint John, 1st Baron 

      St John (died 1329) of Basing.

  6- Aveline de Courtenay, wife of Sir John Giffard

  7- Egeline (or Eleanor) de Courtenay, wife of Robert le Scales.

  8- 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 of North 

      Cadbury, Somerset. Without progeny.

  9- Alice Courtenay, died young

Death
Courtenay died at Colcombe, Devon, on 28 February 1292. He was buried at Cowick Priory, near Exeter.

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