The de Courtenay line part one

Family of Margaret de Courtenay

Athon was born in 985 in Courtenay, Loiret, France. He had a son in 1034. He died in 1033 at the age of 48.

When Joscelin I was born in 1034 in Courtenay, Loiret, France, his father, Athon, was 49. He married Elizabeth Isabel de Montlhéry in 1065. He died as a young father in 1065 at the age of 31.

When Milon de Courtenay was born in 1070, his father, Joscelin, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 29. He had a son with Ermengard de Nevers in 1125. He died in 1138 at the age of 68.

When Reginald (Renaud) De Courtenay was born on September 27, 1125, in Courtenay, Loiret, France, his father, Milon, was 55 and his mother, Ermengard, was 55. He had a son with Hawise ( Avice d'Eyncourt) de Curcy in 1183. He died on September 27, 1194, in Devon, England, at the age of 69.

Renaud/Reginald was a French nobleman  who traveled to England and founded the English line of the Courtenay family.  He fought in the Second Crusade, with King Louis VII of France.  At some point he was involved in an argument with the king and in return he lost his French possessions as well as his daughter Elizabeth.  She was given to Louis' younger brother Pierre/Peter.

When Robert "Baron of Okehampton" De Courtenay was born in 1183 in Okehampton, Devon, England, his father, Reginald, was 58 and his mother, Hawise, was 48. He married Mary de Vernon in 1213. He died on June 26, 1242, in Devon, England, at the age of 59, and was buried there.

John de Courtenay was born in 1218 in Okehampton, Devon, England. He had his son, Hugh, with Isabel de Vere in 1251. He died on May 3, 1274, in Devon, England, at the age of 56.

John was a feudal baron of Okehampton. 

When Hugh De Courtenay was born on March 25, 1251, in Okehampton, Devon, England, his father, John, was 33 and his mother, Isabel, was 29. He married Eleanor le Despenser in 1274. He died on February 28, 1292, in Colcombe, Devon, England, at the age of 40.  He was buried in Cowick Pirory, near Exeter.

On several occasions Hugh de Courtenay opted to pay a fine to the crown instead of military service.

When Hugh "Earl of Devon" De Courtenay was born on September 14, 1276, in Okehampton, Devon, England, his father, Hugh, was 25 and his mother, Eleanor, was 14. He married Agnes de Saint John in 1292. He died on December 23, 1340, in Exeter, Devon, England, at the age of 64, and was buried in Devon, England.

Hugh fought and earned military acknowledgement during the English's campaign against Scotland.  At this point in time they were fighting against such characters as William Wallace and Robert Bruce.  He also served as a Lord in Parliament throughout the reign of Edward II and into the Mortimer Regency for Edward's son.  In 1306, he was knighted by the Prince of Wales, possibly for his efforts against the Scots.   In 1308, he was appointed as a knight banneret, one of the King's elite household.  In the reign of Edward II he became a Lord Ordainer, or one of the ruling council in the Lords.  He was appointed to the King's Council on August 9, 1318.  He was then appointed as the Warden of the coast of Devon and Cornwall in 1324 and in 1336.  On February 22, 1335 he was elevated to the Earldom of Devon and restored to his ancestral line.