COURTENAY1

Notes: Bishop of Hereford; Bishop of London; Archbishop of Canterbury. He was born in Exeter about 1342, and studied law at Stapledon Hall, Oxford. He was elected Chancellor of the University, and held Prebends at Exeter, Wells, and York. At the age of twenty-eight he was consecrated Bishop of Hereford, and six years later became Bishop of London. He took part with William of Wykeham in defending the rights of the clergy: on the one hand, against the attacks made upon them by John of Gaunt, and on the other, against the exactions of the Pope. In 1381 he was translated to Canterbury, and exerted himself for the suppression of Lollardism. Wyclif's opinions were formally condemned at a Council held in his presence at Blackfriars in 1382. Courtenay died in 1396 at Maidstone, and is thought by some to have been buried there, but there is more reason to believe that his body was transferred to Canterbury where his eggigial monument can still be seen today.

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Hugh COURTENAY (Sir)

Born: 22 Mar 1326/27, Exeter, England

Died: BEF 2 Sep 1349

Buried: Forde Abbey, Dorsetshire, England

Notes: Knight of the Garter. One of the Founders of the Order. Served with the King in France.

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Married: Elizabeth De VERE BEF Sep 1341

Children:

1. Hugh COURTENAY (B. Courtenay)

Hugh COURTENAY (B. Courtenay)

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (Sir)

Mother: Elizabeth De VERE

Married: Maud HOLLAND(b. ABT 1359 - d. 8 Jan 1390/91) BEF 1365

Margaret COURTENAY

Born: ABT 1326

Died: 2 Aug 1385

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Married: John COBHAM (B. Cobham)

Children:

1.Joan COBHAM(m.Sir John De La Pole)

Elizabeth COURTENAY

Born: ABT 1323/33, Exeter, Devon, England

Died: 7 Aug 1395

Buried: Unknown Benedictine Church of St. Nicholas, Exeter, Devonshire, England

Notes: On the occasion of her marriage to Andrew Luttrell, in the summer of 1359, Edward III gave them an annuity of 200£ for their lives, in aid of the maintenance of their social position. In 1361, Sir Andrew Luttrell and his wife went on pilgrimage to the famous shrine of Santiago de Compostella, with a retinue. of twenty-four men and women and as many horses. The lady was for some time in the service of her cousins, Edward 'the Black Prince' and the 'Fair Maid of Kent,' his wife. The annuity of 200£ was confirmed by Richard II in 1378, and renewed in favour of Lady Luttrell in 1381, her husband having died in the interval. In the meanwhile, Lady Luttrell had, with part of her savings bought the reversion of the manors of Feltwell in Norfolk, and Moulton, Debenham and Waldingfield in Suffolk. A charter of free warren therein was issued in her favour 1373. She also acquired the right of appointing two of the canons of the priory of Flitcham. The most important pecuniary transaction of this Lady Luttrell was, however, her purchase of the reversion of the castle of Dunster, the manors of Kilton, Minehead and Carhampton and the hundred of Carhampton, of five thousand marks. As she predeceased the vendor, she never obtained actual possession of this valuable property. Dying at Bermondsey on the 7th of August 1395, she was buried; by her own desire, in the Benedictine Church of St. Nicholas at Exeter. Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter, in August of that year, ordered public prayers to be offered throughout his diocese for the souls of Margaret Cobham and Elizabeth Luttrell, sisters of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and, by way of encouragement, promised an indulgence of forty days to the faithful who should pray for them.

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Married 1: John De VERE (Sir) Jul 1341

Married 2: Andrew LUTTRELL (Sir Knight) Jul 1359, Dunster, Somerset, England

Children:

1. Hugh LUTTRELL (Sir Knight)

2. Blanche LUTTRELL

3. John LUTTRELL

4. Elizabeth LUTTRELL

Catherine COURTENAY

Born: BET 1335/37, Exeter, England

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Married 1: William De HARRINGTON

Married 2: Thomas ENGAINE

Married 3: William MOHUN ABT 1353

Joan COURTENAY

Born: ABT 1337, Exeter, England

Buried: Fryars Church, Augustine, Middlesex, England

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Married: John CHARLTON(b. 1337) ABT 1357

Thomas COURTENAY (Sir Knight)

Born: ABT 1331

Died: ABT 1381

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Peter COURTENAY (Sir)

Born: BET 1342/49

Died: 2 Feb 1404/05

Notes: Knight of the Garter. Knighted by the Prince of Wales at Vittoria before the battle of Najara. Standard-bearer to Edward III, Captain of Calais. Governor of Windsor Castle.

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Edward COURTENAY of Godlington

Born: ABT 1329/34, probably Devonshire, England

Died: 1372

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (2° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret De BOHUN (C. Devon)

Married: Emeline DAUNEY (dau. of Sir John Dauney) BET 1347-1356 /ABT 1351, England

Children

1. Edward COURTENAY (3° E. Devon)

2. Hugh COURTENAY of Haccombe (Sir)

Edward COURTENAY (3° E. Devon)

Died: 5 Dec 1419

Father: Edward COURTENAY of Godlington

Mother: Emeline DAUNEY

Married: Matilda CAMOYS (dau. of Thomas, Lord Camoys)

Children

1. Hugh COURTENAY (4° E. Devon)

2. Henry COURTENAY (Sir)

3. Edward COURTENAY (Sir)

4. Elizabeth COURTENAY (B. Harrington of Aldingham)

Edward COURTENAY (Sir)

Father: Edward COURTENAY (3° E. Devon)

Mother: Matilda CAMOYS

Married: Eleanor MORTIMER (b. 1395-d. 1418) (dau. of Roger Mortimer 4° E. March and Eleanor Holland) 1408

Elizabeth COURTENAY (B. Harrington of Aldingham)

Born: 1381

Father: Edward COURTENAY (3° E. Devon)

Mother: Matilda CAMOYS

Married 1: John HARRINGTON (4° B. Harrington of Aldingham) ABT 1411

Children

1. Elizabeth HARRINGTON

Married 2: William BONVILLE of Shute (Sir Knight Sheriff of Devon)(b. 31 Aug 1393 - d. 18 Feb 1460/61)(w. of Margaret Grey) 9 Oct 1427

Hugh COURTENAY (4° E. Devon)

Born: ABT 1389

Died: 16 Jun 1422

Father: Edward COURTENAY (3° E. Devon)

Mother: Matilda CAMOYS

Married: Anne TALBOT (C. Devon)

Children:

1. John COURTENAY

2. Thomas COURTENAY (5° E. Devon)

Thomas COURTENAY (5° E. Devon)

Born: 1416

Died: 3 Feb 1458

Father: Hugh COURTENAY (4° E. Devon)

Mother: Anne TALBOT (C. Devon)

Married: Margaret BEAUFORT (C. Devon)

Children:

1. Thomas COURTENAY (6° E. Devon)

2. Jane COURTENAY

3. Henry COURTENAY (7° E. Devon)

4. John COURTENAY (8° E. Devon)

5. Eleanor COURTENAY

6. Elizabeth COURTENAY

7. Anne COURTENAY

8. Matilda COURTENAY

Thomas COURTENAY (6° E. Devon)

Born: 1432

Died: 4 Nov 1461, York, Beheaded

Father: Thomas COURTENAY (5° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret BEAUFORT (C. Devon)

Jane COURTENAY

Born: ABT 1434, Okehampton, Devon, England

Died: BEF 1528

Father: Thomas COURTENAY (5° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret BEAUFORT (C. Devon)

Married 1: Robert CLIFFORD 1462, Skelton, Yorkshire, England

Children:

1. Charles CLIFFORD (Capt. of La Batiste)

Married 2: William KNYVETT (Sir Knight) AFT 1485

Henry COURTENAY (7° E. Devon)

Died: ABT 1466, Executed

Father: Thomas COURTENAY (5° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret BEAUFORT (C. Devon)

John COURTENAY (8° E. Devon)

Born: ABT 1435

Died: ABT 1471, Executed

Father: Thomas COURTENAY (5° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret BEAUFORT (C. Devon)

Elizabeth COURTENAY

Father: Thomas COURTENAY (5° E. Devon)

Mother: Margaret BEAUFORT (C. Devon)

Married: Hugh CONWAY (Sir)

Hugh COURTENAY of Haccombe (Sir)

Born: BET 1358/60, probably Haccombe, Devonshire, England

Died: 15 Mar 1424/25

Father: Edward COURTENAY of Godlington

Mother: Emeline DAUNEY

Married 1: Elizabeth COGAN

Married 2: Phillipa ARCHDEKNE (dau. of Sir Warren Archdekne of Haccombe)

Children:

1. Joan COURTENAY

Married 3: Matilda BEAUMONT (d. 3 Jul 1467) (dau. of Sir John Beaumont of Sherwell) ABT 1372

Children:

2. Margaret COURTENAY

3. Edward COURTENAY (Sir)

4. Hugh COURTENAY of Boconnoc (Sir)

Joan COURTENAY

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Haccombe (Sir)

Mother: Phillipa ARCHDEKNE

Married 1: Nicholas CAREW (B. Carew)

Children:

1. Thomas CAREW of Mohun's Ottery

2. Nicholas CAREW of Haccombe (Sir)

3. Alexander CAREW of Antony

4. Hugh CAREW

5. William CAREW of Bury St. Edmonds (Sir)

6. Elizabeth CAREW

7. Jane CAREW

8. Florence CAREW

Married 2: Robert De VERE (Sir)

Children:

9. John De VERE

10. Jane De VERE

Margaret COURTENAY

Born: ABT 1381

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Haccombe (Sir)

Mother: Matilda BEAUMONT

Married: Theobald GRENVILLE (Sir)

Children

1. William GRENVILLE of Stowe (Sir)

Hugh COURTENAY of Boconnoc (Sir)

Died: Killed At Tewkesbury

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Haccombe (Sir)

Mother: Matilda BEAUMONT

Married: Margaret CARMINOW (d. BEF 14 Nov 1412) (dau. of Thomas Carminow)

Children:

1. Edward COURTENAY (9° E. Devon)

2. Florence COURTENAY

3. Isabel COURTENAY

4. Maud COURTENAY

5. Elizabeth COURTENAY

6. John COURTENAY of Bottreux

John COURTENAY of Bottreux

Born: ABT 1452

Died: BEF 3 Jul 1509

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Boconnoc (Sir)

Mother: Margaret CARMINOW

Married: Joan ? ABT 1481

Florence COURTENAY

Born: ABT 1446

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Boconnoc (Sir)

Mother: Margaret CARMINOW

Married: John TRELAWNY

Elizabeth COURTENAY

Born: ABT 1447

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Boconnoc (Sir)

Mother: Margaret CARMINOW

Married: John TRETHERFF (Sir)

Children:

1. Jane TRETHURFFE (m. John Tregarthen)

2. Thomas TRETHERFF (m. Maud Trevisa)

Isabel COURTENAY

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Boconnoc (Sir)

Mother: Margaret CARMINOW

Married: William MOHUN of Hall (son of William Mohun of Hall and Jane Cavell)

Children:

1. John MOHUN of Hall

Maud COURTENAY

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Boconnoc (Sir)

Mother: Margaret CARMINOW

Married: John ARUNDELL of Tolverne (Sir)

Edward COURTENAY (9° E. Devon)

Died: BEF 27 May 1509

Notes: Knight of the Garter. MP.A loyalist of the House of Tudor, he fought alongside Henry VII at Bosworth and had been one of his original companions in France. There he went to pay homage to the future King of the Lancastrian affinity to which he adhered. Edward was particularly opposed to Richard III, and as such sought the patronage of Margaret Beaufort and her secret alliance with the Dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville on the murder of the princes. Courtenay acted a courier over the Channel in the dark days of 1480's. He also met the Marquess of Dorset, the alienated Yorkist, whose disaffected support left Richard dangerously exposed on the flank of his kingdom.He defended Exeter against Perkin Warbeck in 1497. The earldom was forfeited at his death by his son’s attainder for conspiracy with De La Pole, formerly Earls of Suffolk, whose continental dabblings with Cardinal Pole presented a dynastic threat to the Tudor inheritance, as the last of the Yorkists. The earldom was restored in 1512 to his son, William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon through the marriage of the daughter, Elizabeth of Sir Phillip Courtenay of Powderham Castle. The extinction of the ancient medieval line continued in the cadet line of the cousinage to this day. Edward died in May 1509, and it might be only hours after his will was made on 27 May 1509. It was proved at Lambeth on 15 Jul 1509.

Father: Hugh COURTENAY of Boconnoc (Sir)

Mother: Margaret CARMINOW

Married: Elizabeth COURTENAY

Children:

1. William COURTENAY (10° E. Devon)

William COURTENAY (10° E. Devon)

Born: 1475

Died: 9 Jun 1511

Notes: See his Biography.

Father: Edward COURTENAY (9° E. Devon)

Mother: Elizabeth COURTENAY

Married: Catherine PLANTAGENET (C. Devon) BEF Oct 1495

Children:

1. Edward COURTENAY

2. Henry COURTENAY (1° M. Exeter)

3. Margaret COURTENAY

Margaret COURTENAY

Born: ABT 1499

Died: AFT 2 Jul 1520/ 15 Apr 1526

Notes: Margaretwas the daughter ofWilliam Courtenay, Earl of Devon, and thePrincess Catherine, and tradition says she died at Holcombe, choked by a fishbone, A.D. 1512. Says on her tombe. But Margaret Courtenay is mentioned in the will of her grandfather, which was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the eleventh of Jul 1509, and this lady is also mentioned by her mother in a document dated 1511, and signed "Kath. Devonshire", in which she states that Margaret, her daughter, is now above thirteen years of age, and that she proposes "to procure for her a fitting marriage". This was found for her, in the person of Henry, Lord Herbert, eldest son of Charles Somerset, Earl of Worcester; and she was living at Richmond, in attendance on the infant Princess Mary, on the second of Jul, 1520. She died before her husband, who married, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Anthony Browne. So we can only conclude that the inscription at Colyton is a mendacious inscription, and was invented to support the tradition about "little chokebone", as the natives call her, and which, like many other traditions about the Courtenays, can have had no foundation in fact.