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Baron Okehampton is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Forfeit Baronies of England.
Summary
26th July 1242. Robert Courtenay 1st Baron Okehampton created.
26th July 1242. Son John Courtenay 2nd Baron Okehampton succeeded.
3rd May 1274. Son Hugh Courtenay 3rd Baron Okehampton succeeded.
28th February 1292. Son Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon succeeded.
23rd December 1340. Son Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon succeeded.
2nd May 1377. Grandson Edward Courtenay 3rd or 12th Earl Devon succeeded.
5th December 1419. Son Hugh Courtenay 4th or 12th Earl Devon succeeded.
16th June 1422. Son Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon succeeded.
1458. Son Thomas Courtenay 6th or 14th Earl Devon succeeded.
3rd April 1461. Thomas Courtenay 6th or 14th Earl Devon forfeit. See Battle of Towton.
December 1512. Second Cousin Twice Removed Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter restored.
1553. Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter forfeit. See Exeter Conspiracy.
Before 1164 Renaud Courtenay (age 38) and Hawise Courcy were married. He by marriage Baron Okehampton.
After 1196 Robert Courtenay 1st Baron Okehampton (age 26) and Mary Vernon Redvers Baroness Okehampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Okehampton. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of William Redvers 5th Earl Devon and Mable de Beaumont. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Before 26th July 1242 Robert Courtenay 1st Baron Okehampton (age 72) was created 1st Baron Okehampton. There were Barons of Okehampton before it came into the possession of the Courtenay family but these Barons are somewhat obscure.
On 26th July 1242 Robert Courtenay 1st Baron Okehampton (age 72) died. His son John (age 18) succeeded 2nd Baron Okehampton.
Before 25th March 1249 John Courtenay 2nd Baron Okehampton (age 24) and Isabel Vere Baroness Okehampton (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness Okehampton. She the daughter of Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford (age 41) and Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 3rd May 1274 John Courtenay 2nd Baron Okehampton (age 49) died. His son Hugh (age 23) succeeded 3rd Baron Okehampton.
Before 14th September 1276 Hugh Courtenay 3rd Baron Okehampton (age 25) and Eleanor Despencer Baroness Okehampton (age 18) were married. She by marriage Baroness Okehampton. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Around 28th February 1292 Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon (age 15) and Agnes St John Countess Devon (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Okehampton.
On 28th February 1292 Hugh Courtenay 3rd Baron Okehampton (age 40) died at Cullicombe, Devon. His son Hugh (age 15) succeeded 4th Baron Okehampton.
On 23rd December 1340 Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon (age 64) died. His son Hugh (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Devon, 5th Baron Okehampton, 2nd Baron Courtenay. Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 29) by marriage Countess Devon.
On 2nd May 1377 Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 73) died at Exeter, Devon [Map]. His grandson Edward (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Devon, 6th Baron Okehampton.
On 5th December 1419 Edward Courtenay 3rd or 12th Earl Devon (age 62) died. His son Hugh (age 30) succeeded 4th Earl Devon, 7th Baron Okehampton, 5th Baron Courtenay. Anne Talbot Countess Devon (age 26) by marriage Countess Devon.
On 16th June 1422 Hugh Courtenay 4th or 12th Earl Devon (age 33) died. His son Thomas (age 8) succeeded 5th Earl Devon, 8th Baron Okehampton, 6th Baron Courtenay. Margaret Beaufort Countess Devon (age 13) by marriage Countess Devon.
In 1458 Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon (age 44) died at Yattendon Castle [Map]. He was buried at Courtenay Chantry Chapel Exeter Cathedral. His son Thomas (age 26) succeeded 6th Earl Devon, 9th Baron Okehampton, 7th Baron Courtenay.
On 3rd April 1461 Thomas Courtenay 6th or 14th Earl Devon (age 29) was beheaded at York [Map] following his capture at the Battle of Towton. he was attainted; Earl Devon, Baron Courtenay, Baron Okehampton forfeit.
In December 1512 Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter (age 16) was restored 2nd Earl Devon, 10th Baron Okehampton by an Act of Parliament.
On 9th December 1538 at Tower Hill [Map] two beheadings took place:
Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter (age 42) was beheaded. Marquess Exeter, Earl Devon, Earl Devon, Baron Okehampton forfeit as a consequence of the attainder of Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter, his wife Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter (age 35) and their son Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon (age 11).
Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu (age 46) was beheaded
His son was subsequently created 1st Earl Devon in 1553. Marquess Exeter,