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Courtenay died without issue on 20 February 1374 during the lifetime of his grandfather [[Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon|Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon]], and the earldom descended to Courtenay's uncle, [[Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon|Edward de Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Richardson I|2011|p=546}}.</ref> |
Courtenay died without issue on 20 February 1374 during the lifetime of his grandfather, [[Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon|Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon]], and the earldom descended to Courtenay's uncle, [[Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon|Edward de Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Richardson I|2011|p=546}}.</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:48, 22 October 2012
Hugh Courtenay (circa 1343 – 20 February 1374) was an English soldier and heir apparent to the earldom of Devon.
Career
Hugh Courtenay was the only child of Sir Hugh Courtenay (22 March 1327 – after Easter term 1348) and Elizabeth de Vere. He was the grandson of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (12 July 1303 – 2 May 1377), and became heir apparent to the Earldom of Devon after the death of his father in 1348. Through his grandmother, Margaret de Bohun (3 April 1311 – 16 December 1391), he was a descendant of King Edward I.[1]
Courtenay took part in the Black Prince's intervention in the Castilian Civil War, and was knighted by the Prince in 1367 along with Peter of Castile, his brother-in-law Thomas Holland, and his uncles Peter Courtenay and Philip Courtenay. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Nájera in the same year of 1367. In 1370 he was summoned to Parliament as Baron Courtenay.
Courtenay died without issue on 20 February 1374 during the lifetime of his grandfather, Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon, and the earldom descended to Courtenay's uncle, Edward de Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon.[2]
Marriages
Courtenay married firstly, Margaret de Bryan, daughter of Guy de Bryan and his first wife Joan, daughter of Sir John de Carew. Margaret was still living in 1361. On 29 August 1363 Courtenay was granted a papal dispensation to marry Maud de Holland, daughter of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, and his wife, Joan, the daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. He had no issue by either wife.[3]
After Courtenay's death his widow, Maud, married Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny (d. 19 April 1415). Maud was buried at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1392.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ Cokayne 1916, p. 324; Richardson I 2011, pp. 239–43, 540–2.
- ^ Richardson I 2011, p. 546.
- ^ Cokayne 1916, p. 324; Richardson I 2011, p. 542.
- ^ Richardson I 2011, pp. 542–3.
References
- Cokayne, George Edward (1916). The Complete Peerage, edited by Vicary Gibbs. Vol. IV. London: St. Catherine Press.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Richardson, Douglas (2011). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Vol. I (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - http://www.britannia.com/bios/lords/hcourtenay2.html
- http://thepeerage.com/p920.htm#i9199