The Courtenay barony was created in 1299, when

Hugh de Courtenay 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 ...

was summoned to Parliament, thus becoming the first Baron Courtenay. He was subsequently made

Earl of Devon Earl of Devon was created several times in the English peerage, and was possessed first (after the Norman Conquest of 1066) by the de Redvers (''alias'' de Reviers, Revieres, etc.) family, and later by the Courtenay family. It is not to be con ...

in 1335. During his life, his son

the younger, was summoned as 2nd Baron Courtenay in 1337,Cokayne, vol. III, p. 466; vol. IV, p. 324 with the barony coming to represent a courtesy title for the heir of the Earls of Devon. This Hugh succeeded as Earl on his father's death in 1340, and since his own son, also

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, died in 1348 without having been summoned as baron, it was Earl Hugh's grandson, yet another

, who was summoned as 3rd Baron Courtenay in 1371, during his grandfather's life. He died three years later, and on the Earl's 1377 death, both the Earldom of Devon and the Barony of Courtenay passed to another grandson, Edward de Courtenay, first cousin of the previous courtesy holder of the barony. Though his son

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would be styled 'Lord Courtenay' during his father's lifetime, he was never summoned under the courtesy title and he predeceased his father, so the earldom and barony devolved on the Earl's younger son,

Hugh de Courtenay, 4th/12th Earl of Devon Hugh de Courtenay, 4th/12th Earl of Devon (1389 – 16 June 1422) was an English nobleman, son of the 3rd/11th earl of Devon, and father of the 5th/13th earl. The ordinal number given to the early Courtenay earls of Devon depends on whether the ea ...

and 5th Baron Courtenay. Both titles then passed together for two generations, but in 1461, Thomas Courtenay, 6th/14th Earl of Devon and 7th Baron, was attainted and executed, and the barony forfeited.Cokayne, vol. III, p. 467; vol. IV, p. 326-327

Barons Courtenay

Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (14 September 1276 – 23 December 1340). of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, Plympton Castle and Colcombe Castle, all in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was an Englis ...

, 1st Baron Courtenay (1275 or 1276-1340), summoned 1299 *

Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon (12 July 1303 – 2 May 1377), 2nd Baron Courtenay, feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, played an important role in the Hundred Years War in the service of King Edward III. Hi ...

, 2nd Baron Courtenay (d. 1377), summoned 1337 *

, 3rd Baron Courtenay, (d. 1374), summoned 1371 * Edward de Courtenay, 3rd/11th Earl of Devon, 3rd/11th Earl of Devon, 4th Baron Courtenay (c.1357-1419) *'' Edward de Courtenay (ca.1388-1419), styled Lord Courtenay but never summoned'' *

, 5th Baron Courtenay (1389-1422) *

Thomas de Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon Thomas de Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon (3 May 1414 – 3 February 1458) was a nobleman from South West England. His seat was at Colcombe Castle near Colyton, and later at the principal historic family seat of Tiverton Castle, after his mot ...

, 6th Baron Courtenay (1414-1458) * Thomas Courtenay, 6th/14th Earl of Devon, 7th Baron Courtenay (1432-1461)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Courtenay, Barony of 1299 establishments in England * Forfeited baronies in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1299