Paternal Family Tree: Courtenay
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On 11th August 1325 [his father] Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 22) and [his mother] Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 14) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and [his grandmother] Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. He the son of Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon (age 48) and Agnes St John Countess Devon (age 50). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 22nd March 1327 Hugh Courtenay was born to [his father] Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 23) and [his mother] Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 15). He a great grandson of King Edward I of England.
Around 1332 [his brother-in-law] John Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham (age 11) and [his sister] Margaret Courtenay Baroness Cobham were married. She the daughter of [his father] Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 28) and [his mother] Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 20). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 23rd December 1340 [his grandfather] Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon (age 64) died. His son [his father] Hugh (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Devon, 5th Baron Okehampton, 2nd Baron Courtenay. [his mother] Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 29) by marriage Countess Devon.
On 3rd September 1341 Hugh Courtenay (age 14) and Elizabeth de Vere were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford (age 29) and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 33). He the son of Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 38) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 30). They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 23rd April 1344 King Edward III of England (age 31) created the Order of the Garter. The date nominal as there are different accounts; some sources say 1348.
2 Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster.
3 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick.
4 Jean Grailly.
5 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford.
6 William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury.
7 Roger Mortimer 2nd Earl March.
9 Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh.
10 John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick.
11 John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster.
12 Hugh Courtenay.
13 Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent.
15 Richard Fitzsimon.
16 Miles Stapleton.
17 Thomas Wale.
18 Hugh Wrottesley.
19 Neil Loring.
20 John Chandos.
21 James Audley.
22 Otho Holland.
23 Henry Eam.
24 Sanchet Abrichecourt.
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Around 1345 [his son] Hugh Courtenay was born to Hugh Courtenay (age 17) and [his wife] Elizabeth de Vere. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married 5th September 1363 his half second cousin once removed Maud Holland, daughter of Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales.
On 9th April 1347 Edward "Black Prince" (age 16) attended a Tournament at Lichfield. John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 28), [his father] Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 43) (or possibly his son also Hugh Courtenay (age 20) ) and Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 38) took part in the Tournament.
In 1348 Hugh Courtenay (age 20) died.
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In 1350 [his former wife] Elizabeth de Vere died.
Annales of England by John Stow. This yeere, on Saint Georges day [23rd April 1350], the king held a great and solemne feast at his castle of Windsor, where he had augmented the chappel which Henry the first and other his progenitors, kings of England, had before erected, of eight chanons. He added to those eight chanons a deane and fifteene chanons more, and 24 poore and impotent knights, with other ministers and servants, as appeareth in his charter dated the two and twentieth of his reigne. Besides the king, there were other also that were contributors to the foundation of this colledge, as followeth: i. The sovereigne king Edward the third, 2. Edward, his eldest sonne, prince of Wales, 3. Henry, duke of Lancaster, 4. the earle of Warwicke (age 37), 5. Captaine de Bouch (age 19), 6. Ralph, earle of Stafford (age 48), 7. William Montacute (age 21), earle of Salisburie, 8. Roger, lorde Mortimer (age 21), earle of March, 9. sir John de Lisle (age 31), 10. sir Bartholomew Burwash (age 22), 11. sir John Beauchampe (age 34), 12. sir John Mahune (age 30), 13. sir Hugh Courtney, 14. sir Thomas Holland (age 36), 15. sir John Grey (age 49), 16. sir Richard Fitz Simon, 17. sir Miles Stapleton (age 30), 18. sir Thomas Walle (age 47), 19. sir Hugh Wrothesley (age 16), 20. sir Nele Loring (age 30), 21. sir John Chandos (age 30), 22. sir James de Audley (age 32), 23. sir Othes Holland (age 34), 24. sir Henry Eme, 25. sir Sechet Dabridgecourt (age 20), 26. sir Wiliam Panell (age 31). All these, together with the king, were clothed in gownes of russet, poudered with garters blew, wearing the like garters also on their right legges, and mantels of blew with scutcheons of S. George. In this sort of apparell they, being bare-headed, heard masse, which was celebrated by Simon Islip, archbishop of Canterbury, and the bishops of Winchester and Excester, and afterwards they went to the feast, setting themselves orderly at the table, for the honor of the feast, which they named to be of S. George the martyr and the choosing of the knights of the Garter.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 14 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud Courtenay 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Courtenay 1st Baron Okehampton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Courcy
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Courtenay 2nd Baron Okehampton 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Redvers 5th Earl Devon 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Vernon Redvers Baroness Okehampton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mable de Beaumont 
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Courtenay 3rd Baron Okehampton 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel de Bolebec Countess of Oxford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Vere Baroness Okehampton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester
GrandFather: Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Recuara Harcourt 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Despencer Baroness Okehampton 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Basset 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Basset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Fitzrobert 
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Basset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Reginar
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Reginar
Father: Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert St John 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John St John
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe Baron 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cantilupe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Cantilupe
GrandMother: Agnes St John Countess Devon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert Fitzherbert 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Piers Fitzherbert
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Fitzpiers
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Fitzpiers
Hugh Courtenay Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Lusignan Count of Eu 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Lusignan Countess Hereford and Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Eu
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber
Great x 4 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor de Braose
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva Marshal
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke
GrandFather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex
Great x 4 Grandfather: Engeurrand "Crusader" Fiennes 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fiennes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibylle Flanders
Great x 2 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Provence 
Mother: Margaret Bohun Countess Devon Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 
Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême 
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandMother: Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu