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Sir Hugh de Courtenay 1250 – 1292 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1250

Birth Location: Okehampton, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 28 Feb 1292

Death Location: Colcombe, Devon, England

Father: Sir Courtenay

Mother: Lady Vere

Spouse(s): Eleanor Despenser

Children(s): Evelina Courtenay

In 1250, Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon entered the world in Okehampton, Devonshire, England, born to Sir John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere. Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon married Eleanor le Despenser, and had children including Evelina de Courtenay. Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon passed away in 1292 in Colcombe, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1250, Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon entered the world in Okehampton, Devonshire, England, born to Sir John de Courtenay and Lady Isabel de Vere.
  • Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon married Eleanor le Despenser, and had children including Evelina de Courtenay.
  • Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon passed away in 1292 in Colcombe, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Courtenay
– 1273
Birth Location: –
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Lady Vere
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Despenser
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Evelina Courtenay
Birth Location: –
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Sir Courtenay's Ancestors

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Sir Courtenay
1250 – 1292
Birth Place: Okehampton, Devonshire, England
Parents
Sir John de Courtenay
– 1273
Lady (Isabel de) Vere
Grandparents
Sir (Hugh de) Vere
1207 – 1263
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Hawise (de) Quincy
Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Vere
1164 – 1221
Isabel Bolebec
1164 – 1245
Saire Quincy
1653 – 1219
Lady Beaumont
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aubrey Vere
1115 – 1194
Agnes Essex
1151 – 1212
Hugh Bolebec
– 1165
Margaret Montfichet
Robert Quincy
1140 – 1197
Lady William
1090 – 1125
Sir Leicester
– 1190
Lady Grandmesnil
– 1212

Sir Courtenay's Descendants

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Sir (Hugh de) Courtenay (25 March 1250 – 28 Feb 1292) m. Eleanor (le) Despenser
  1. 1. Evelina (de) Courtenay m. Sir (Robert de) Scales ( – 1324)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Robert de) Scales ( – 1369) m. Katherine Ufford (Abt. 1317 – )
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Scales ( – 1416) m. Sir (Robert) Howard ( – 1389)
        1. 1. Sir (Knight John) Howard (Abt. 1366 – 17 Nov 1437) m. Lady (Alice) Tendring ( – 18 Oct 1426)

Sir Courtenay's Timeline

3 Records

1250
25 March 1250
Birth of Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon in Okehampton, Devonshire, England
Okehampton, Devonshire, England
1251
25 Mar 1251
Age 1
Birth of Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon in Okehampton, Devonshire, England
Okehampton, Devonshire, England
1292
28 Feb 1292
Age 42
Death of Sir Hugh de Courtenay , Feudal Baron of Okehampton, Devon in Colcombe, Devon, England
Colcombe, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1251
    Event Place: Okehampton, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1250
    Event Place: Okehampton, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1292
    Event Place: Colcombe, Devon, England
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