Sir Hugh de Courtenay (1251–1292) was the son and heir of John de Courtenay,

feudal baron of Okehampton The feudal barony of Okehampton was a very large English feudal barony, feudal barony, the largest mediaeval fiefdom in the county of Devon, England,Thorn & Thorn, part 2, chapter 16 whose ''caput'' was Okehampton Castle and Manorialism, manor. ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

, by Isabel de Vere, daughter of

Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford (c. 1207 – December 1263) was the only son and heir of Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Isabel de Bolebec, daughter and eventually sole heiress of Hugh de Bolebec. Early life Hugh de Vere was born a ...

. 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. It is situated at the northern edge of Dartmoor, and had a population of 5,922 at the 2011 census. Two electoral wards are based i ...

, by Isabel de Vere, daughter of

, 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 The feudal barony of Okehampton was a very large feudal barony, the largest mediaeval fiefdom in the county of Devon, England,Thorn & Thorn, part 2, chapter 16 whose ''caput'' was Okehampton Castle and manor. It was one of eight feudal baronies ...

, married Mary de Redvers (sometimes called 'de Vernon'), daughter of

William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon (died 10 September 1217) (or de Reviers), of Tiverton Castle and Plympton Castle, both in Devon, was feudal baron of Plympton in Devon. Origins He was the son of Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon by his ...

(d. 1217). Renaud II was son of

Renaud de Courtenay Renaud de Courtenay, (d. 1190) anglicised to Reginald I de Courtenay, of Sutton, Berkshire, was a French nobleman of the House of Courtenay who took up residence in England and founded the English Courtenay family, who became Earls of Devon in 1335 ...

. 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 Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

on 28 June 1283. In 1284, he came into possession of

The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay The Abbey in Sutton Courtenay is a medieval courtyard house in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). It is located in the Vale of White Horse near the River Thames, across the road from the twelfth-century Norman Hall and the M ...

, 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. Despen ...

Justiciar Justiciar is the English form of the medieval Latin term ''justiciarius'' or ''justitiarius'' ("man of justice", i.e. judge). During the Middle Ages in England, the Chief Justiciar (later known simply as the Justiciar) was roughly equivalent ...

of England, of

Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second larg ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

and

Ryhall Ryhall is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated close to the eastern boundary of the county, about 2 miles (3 km) north of Stamford. The parish includes the hamlet of Belm ...

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by his wife Aline Basset, daughter of Sir Philip Basset,

of England, of Wycombe,

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

and

Compton Bassett Compton Bassett is a village and rural civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of approximately 250. The village lies about north of Cherhill and east of the town of Calne. Parish church The Church of England parish church o ...

and

Wootton Bassett Royal Wootton Bassett , formerly Wootton Bassett, is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 11,043 in 2001, increasing to 11,385 in 2011. Situated in the north of the county, it lies to the west of the major ...

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

. By his wife he had four sons and five daughters: *

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, Plympton Castle and Colcombe Castle, all in Devon, Feudal barony of Okehampton, feudal baron of Okehampton and Feud ...

(1276–1340) of

Tiverton Castle Tiverton Castle is the remains of a medieval castle dismantled after the Civil War and thereafter converted in the 17th century into a country house. It occupies a defensive position above the banks of the River Exe at Tiverton in Devon. Desc ...

, 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 A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a ''barony'', comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance and service. Following the end of European feudalism, feudal baronies have largely been ...

North Cadbury North Cadbury is a village and civil parish west of Wincanton, by the River Cam, in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It shares its parish council with nearby Yarlington and its civil parish includes the village of Galhampton, ...

, Somerset. Without progeny. *Alice Courtenay, died young

Death

Courtenay died at Colcombe,

, on 28 February 1292.. He was buried at

Cowick Priory Cowick may refer to: *Cowick, Devon *East Cowick, Yorkshire * West Cowick, Yorkshire *Cowick Hall Cowick Hall is a 17th-century Georgian country house in the town of Snaith, located between the villages of East and West Cowick, in the East ...

, near

Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...

External links

Inquisition Post Mortem
#31-32, dated 1292.

Footnotes

References

* * "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 * * * * ''History of Parliament 1386-1402'' vol. II, A-C Constituencies, (London 1986). {{DEFAULTSORT:Courtenay, Hugh de 13th-century English people

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 ...

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