Courtenay (noble family)

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Coat of arms of the Courtenay family

Courtenay was a French aristocratic family whose ancestral seat was the castle of Courtenay in the Loiret department . The progenitor of the family was Hatto von Courtenay , who built the eponymous castle around 1010.

In 1148 his great-grandson Rainald von Courtenay also owned Château-Renard , Montargis , Champignelles , Bléneau , Tanlay , Charny , Chantecoq and other areas in the Gâtinais , Hurepoix and Sénonais .

Members of the family ruled the county of Edessa during the time of the Crusades and, as a female successor, the Latin Empire of Constantinople (see House of France-Courtenay ).

A branch line that emigrated to England still exists today. Members of this line were given the following nobility titles: Marquess of Exeter (1525), Earl of Devon (1335, 1485, 1511 and 1553), Viscount Courtenay (1762).

Tribal list of the House of Courtenay

Older House Courtenay

  1. Hatto from Courtenay
    1. Joscelin von Courtenay ⚭ Elisabeth de Montlhéry , daughter of Guy de Montlhéry ( Montlhéry house )
      1. Milo of Courtenay († after 1127)
        1. Wilhelm († after 1146) Lord of Courtenay, participant in the second crusade
        2. Rainald († 1189/90) Lord of Courtenay and Sutton in Berkshire
          1. Rainald von Courtenay († September 27, 1194) → Descendants see below: English line Courtenay
          2. Isabella (Elisabeth) von Courtenay († September 14 after 1205), heiress of Courtenay ⚭ Peter of France (* around 1126, † 1180/3) youngest son of King Louis VI. → For descendants, see House of France-Courtenay ("Younger House of Courtenay")
          3. Robert von Courtenay († around Easter 1209) Lord of Sutton
            1. William of Courtenay, Lord of Bulwick , Upminster and Morle, 1207 Lord of Montgommery
      2. Joscelin I of Courtenay († 1131) Prince of Galilee , Count of Edessa 1118 ⚭ 1) NN, daughter of Prince Constantine I of Armenia , ⚭ 2) Maria of Salerno, sister of Roger of Salerno , Prince of Antioch
        1. Joscelin II of Courtenay († 1159), Count of Edessa from 1131, loses the city of Edessa in 1144, captured in 1150 ⚭ Beatrix, widow of Wilhelm von Sahyun
          1. Joscelin III. († 1200) titular count of Edessa, imprisoned 1160 to 1175, 1175 Seneschal of Jerusalem
            1. Beatrix von Courtenay († after 1245) ⚭ 1) Wilhelm von Lusignan († before 1208), brother of King Guido of Jerusalem and King Amalrich of Cyprus , ⚭ 2) before 1208 Otto II. Count von Henneberg (the minstrel Otto von Botenlauben ) (* around 1177, † before 1245)
            2. Agnes von Courtenay († after 1200), ⚭ around 1200 Wilhelm von Mandelée († after 1220)
          2. Isabella of Courtenay
          3. Agnes von Courtenay ⚭ 1) Reinhold von Marasch (⚔ June 29, 1149), ⚭ 2) 1158, annulled 1162, Amalrich Count of Jaffa and Ascalon , 1162 King of Jerusalem , ⚭ 3) Hugo von Ibelin , ⚭ 4) Rainald Garnier von Sidon, marriage annulled.
      3. Gottfried von Courtenay (⚔ 1137 near Montferrand)

English line Courtenay

  1. Rainald von Courtenay († September 27, 1194); ⚭ Hawise de Courcy, Lady of Okehampton ( House of Courcy ) → ancestors see above: Elder House of Courtenay
    1. Robert von Courtenay († July 26, 1242) Lord of Okehampton; ⚭ Mary de Redvers, daughter of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon
      1. John of Courtenay († May 3, 1274) Lord of Okehampton; ⚭ Isabella de Vere, daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford
        1. Hugo († February 28, 1292); ⚭ Eleanor le Despenser, daughter of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser
          1. Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon († December 23, 1340) 1292 Lord of Okehampton, 1293 de iure Earl of Devon , 1335 de facto Earl of Devon.
            1. Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon († May 2, 1377), 1335 Lord Courtenay, 1340 2nd Earl of Devon; ⚭ 1325 Margaret de Bohun († December 16, 1391), daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford , and Elisabeth, Princess of England
              1. Sir Hugh Courtenay († 1348) KG ; ⚭ 1341 Elizabeth de Vere († September 23, 1375), daughter of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford
                1. Hugh Courtenay († 1374) , Lord Courtenay; ⚭ I 1361 Margaret de Bryan, daughter of Sir Guy Brian ; ⚭ II Maud de Holand, daughter of Sir Thomas 1st Lord Holand, and Joan Plantagenet, 4th Countess of Kent
              2. Edward († 1364/72), of Goodrington ; ⚭ Emmeline Dawnay († 1372), daughter of Sir John Dawnay
                1. Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon († December 5, 1419)
                  1. Edward († around August 1418), Lord Courtenay, Admiral of the Fleet; ⚭ 1408/09 Alienor de Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
                  2. Hugh de Courtenay, 4th Earl of Devon († June 16, 1422); ⚭ Anne Talbot, daughter of Richard Lord Talbot
                    1. Thomas de Courtenay, 5th Earl of Devon († February 3, 1458), 1445 Lord High Steward ; ⚭ after 1421 Margaret Beaufort, daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
                      1. Thomas de Courtenay, 6th Earl of Devon († beheaded April 3, 1461)
                      2. Henry († beheaded 1468/69), 1461 of Topsham
                      3. John de Courtenay, 7th Earl of Devon (⚔ July 4, 1471 at the Battle of Tewkesbury ), restituted as Earl of Devon in 1470
                2. Hugh Courtenay, of Haccombe, Devon
                  1. Hugh Courtenay, of Boconnock, Cornwall
                    1. Edward de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon († May 28, 1504), 1485 Earl of Devon; ⚭ Elizabeth Courtenay, daughter of Sir Philipp, of Holland, Devon
                      1. William de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon († June 9, 1511), 1511 Earl of Devon; ⚭ Katherine Plantagenet († November 15, 1527), daughter of King Edward IV of England ( Anjou-Plantagenet )
                        1. Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter († beheaded January 9, 1539), 1512 2nd Earl of Devon, 1525 Marquess of Exeter ; ⚭ I Elizabeth Gray; ⚭ II Gertrude Blount
                          1. Henry, † young
                          2. Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (* 1526, † September 18, 1556), 1538–1553 and 1554–1555 in prison, 1553 Earl of Devon
                        2. Margaret (around 1499 – around 1525); ⚭ Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester († November 22, 1549)
              3. William Courtenay († July 31, 1396), Archbishop of Canterbury 1381/95
              4. Sir Philip Courtenay († 1406), of Powderham → descendants see below: Line Courtenay of Powderham
              5. Sir Piers Courtenay KG († February 2, 1405)
          2. Eleanor Courtenay; ⚭ Henry de Gray of Codnor, 1st Baron Gray of Codnor
Courtenay of Powderham line
  1. Sir Philip Courtenay († 1406), of Powderham ; ⚭ Anne Wake, daughter of Sir Thomas Wake → ancestors see above: English line Courtenay
    1. Sir John Courtenay († before 1415)
      1. Sir Philip Courtenay († 1463); ⚭ Elizabeth Hungerford, daughter of Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford
        1. Sir William Courtenay (around 1400-1485), of Powderham; ⚭ Margaret Bonville, daughter of William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville
          1. Sir William Courtenay († 1512), of Powderham; ⚭ Cecily Cheney, daughter of Sir John Cheney
            1. Sir William Courtenay († 1535), ⚭ Margaret Edgcombe
              1. George Courtenay; ⚭ Catherine St. Leger, daughter of Sir George St. Leger
                1. Sir William Courtenay (⚔ 1557), of Powderham; ⚭ Elizabeth Paulet, daughter of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
                  1. Sir William Courtenay († 1630), of Powderham; ⚭ Elizabeth Manners, daughter of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland
                    1. Sir William Courtenay († 1603)
                    2. Francis Courtenay († 1638)
                      1. Sir William Courtenay, 1st Baronet of Powderham Castle (1628–1702)
                        1. Richard Courtenay († 1696)
                        2. Francis Courtenay († 1699)
                          1. Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Baronet of Powderham Castle (1675-1735)
                            1. William Courtenay, 1st Viscount Courtenay (1710-1762); Frances Finch, daughter of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford
                              1. William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay (1742–1788)
                                1. William Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon (1768–1835), recognized as Earls of Devon in 1831
                            2. Henry Reginald Courtenay (1714-1763); ⚭ Catherine Bathurst, daughter of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst
                            3. William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (1777-1859)
                              1. William Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon (1807-1888); ⚭ Henrietta Leslie Pepys, daughter of Jane Leslie, 12th Countess of Rothes
                                1. Edward Courtenay, 12th Earl of Devon (1836-1891)
                              2. Henry Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon (1811-1904); ⚭ Anna Maria Leslie, daughter of Henrietta Evelyn-Leslie, 14th Countess of Rothes
                                1. Henry Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (1836-1898); ⚭ Evelyn Pepys, daughter of Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham
                                  1. Charles Courtenay, 14th Earl of Devon (1870–1927)
                                  2. Henry Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon (1872–1935)
                                  3. Frederick Courtenay, 16th Earl of Devon (1875-1935); ⚭ Marguerite Silva
                                    1. Charles Courtenay, 17th Earl of Devon (1916-1998); ⚭ Sybil Taylor
                                      1. Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon (1942-2015); ⚭ Dianna Watherston
                                        1. Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon (* 1975); ⚭ Allison Joy Langer
                                          1. Lady Joscelyn Skye Courtenay (* 2007)
                                          2. Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (* 2009)
                            4. Peregrine Courtenay (1720–1786)
                    3. Sir George Courtenay, 1st Baronet of Newcastle
                      1. Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Baronet of Newcastle († around 1651)
    2. Richard Courtenay († September 15, 1415), 1413/15 Bishop of Norwich

Literature and web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willelmus de Corteniaco took the cross with King Ludwig VII in Vezelay in 1146 for the second crusade. See Historia gloriosi regis Ludovici VII filii Ludovici Grossi , in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 12 (1877), p. 126
  2. ↑ Montgommery near Vimoutiers, Normandy (today Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery and Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery)