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Hugh de Courtenay 1327 – 1349 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 MAR 1327

Birth Location: Exeter, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 2 SEP 1349

Death Location: Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England

Father: Sir Devon)

Mother: Margaret Bohun

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Vere

Children(s): Margaret Grenville, Hugh Courtenay

Hugh de Courtenay was born in 1327 in Exeter, Devonshire, England, the child of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (2nd Earl of Devon) and Margaret de Bohun. Hugh de Courtenay married Elizabeth de Vere, and had children including Margaret Grenville, Hugh 'le Fitz' de Courtenay. Hugh de Courtenay passed away in 1349 in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Hugh de Courtenay was born in 1327 in Exeter, Devonshire, England, the child of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (2nd Earl of Devon) and Margaret de Bohun.
  • Hugh de Courtenay married Elizabeth de Vere, and had children including Margaret Grenville, Hugh 'le Fitz' de Courtenay.
  • Hugh de Courtenay passed away in 1349 in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England.

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Hugh Courtenay's Ancestors

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Hugh Courtenay
1327 – 1349
Birth Place: Exeter, Devonshire, England
Parents
Sir Hugh de Courtenay (2nd Earl of Devon)
1303 – 1377
Okehampton, Devon, England
Margaret (de) Bohun
1311 – 1391
Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Hugh (de) Courtenay
1275 – 1340
Okehampton, Devon, England
Agnes (St.) John
1275 – 1345
Old Basing, Hampshire, England
Humphrey (VIII de) Bohun
1276 – 1322
Pleshey Castle, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Plantagenet) (Edward)
1282 – 1316
Rhuddlan Castle, Flintshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Courtenay
1248 – 1291
Alianore Spencer
1249 – 1328
Edward Plantagenet
1239 – 1307
Eleanor Castile
1241 – 1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fernando Castille
1201 – 1252
Jeanne Dammartin
1216 – 1279

Hugh Courtenay's Descendants

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Hugh (de) Courtenay (22 MAR 1327 – 2 SEP 1349) m. Elizabeth (de) Vere (1326 – 23 SEP 1375)
  1. 1. Margaret Grenville (1344 – AFT 1380) m. Theobald Granville (ABT 1357 – 1397)
    1. 1. John Grenville (ABT 1367 – BEF FEB 1412)
    2. 2. William Granville (ABT 1387 – ABT 1449) m. Philippa Grenville (ABT 1414 – MAR 1458) m. Thomasine Granville (1387 – )
      1. 1. Margaret Thorne (1415 – ) m. John Thorne
      2. 2. Phillipa Yeo (1429 – )
      3. 3. Thomas Grenville (21 JAN 1432 – 1483) m. Anne (de) Courtenay (1426 – 7 SEP 1447) m. Elizabeth Grenville (1421 – 1470)
        1. 1. Mary (de) Grenville (1478 – 27 OCT 1537)
        2. 2. Thomas Grenville (1449 – 18 MAR 1513) m. Isabella Grenville (1445 – 2 FEB 1494) m. Alicia Grenville (1469 – ABT 1500)
        3. 3. John Grenville (ABT 1452 – 1509)
        4. 4. Roger Greenville
      4. 4. Ellin Yeo (1437 – 1485)
  2. 2. Hugh ('le Fitz' de) Courtenay (2 SEP 1349 – 20 FEB 1374)

Hugh Courtenay's Timeline

3 Records

1327
22 MAR 1327
Birth of Hugh de Courtenay in Exeter, Devonshire, England
Exeter, Devonshire, England
1349
2 SEP 1349
Age 22
Death of Hugh de Courtenay in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England
Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England
1349
5 SEP 1349
Age 22
Burial of Hugh de Courtenay in Dorset, UK
Dorset, UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1327
    Event Place: Exeter, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1341
    Record Source: Age:
    13-14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1349
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1349
    Event Place: Dorset, UK

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