Okehampton Castle
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| Creation time : | 11th century | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 44 ′ 21 ″ N , 3 ° 59 ′ 52 ″ W | |
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Okehampton Castle is a decayed moth in Okehampton , Devon, England .
The castle is of Norman origin and dates from the late 11th century. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book (completed in 1086) as being owned by Baudouin de Meules , then one of the richest Norman gentlemen in the west of England and sheriff of Devon. The existing remains of the castle, especially the keep and the surrounding walls, date from the 14th century.
In connection with the execution of Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter , the then lord of the castle, in 1539 the castle was partially demolished. As a “romantic ruin”, it was often painted later, including twice by William Turner and once by Samuel John Birch .
Today Okehampton Castle is under the administration of the English Heritage .
Lords of Okehampton Castle
- Baudouin de Meules († 1090), sheriff of Devon
- Guillaume († 1096), his son
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Robert de Meules († after 1101), his brother
- Mathilde de Meules, his sister; ⚭ William FitzEdmund d'Avranches
- Robert d'Avranches, their son, Viscount d'Avranches; ⚭ Hawise de Dol, daughter of Gelduin II. De Dol and Noga de Tinténiac
- Mathilde d'Avranches, † 1173, her heir; ∞ I William de Courcy ( House of Courcy ), ∞ II Robert FitzEdith, † 1172, illegitimate son of King Henry I ( House of Plantagenet )
- Hawise de Courcy, their daughter; ∞ Renaud de Courtenay , † 1194
- Robert the Courtenay, their son, † 1242; ∞ Mary de Vernon, daughter of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon
- John de Courtenay, his son, † 1242; ∞ Isabel de Vere, daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford
- Hugh de Courtenay, his son, † 1292; ∞ Eleanor le Despenser, daughter of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser
- Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon , his son, † 1340
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- Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter , † 1539
