The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names “Hugonem secundum…ac Philippum postea dominum de Mourton prope Dartmore” as sons of “Hugonem de Courtnay primum” & his wife.
He succeeded his father in 1292 at Okehampton. He was summoned to parliament 6 Feb 1299, whereby he is held to have become Lord Courtenay. He was declared Earl of Devon 22 Feb 1335. 2
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son and heir, came of age in 1297.
Of Okehampton, Devon, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, etc.
He was heir in 1293 to his cousin, Isabel de Rivers, Countess of
Aumale and Devon.
He served in the Scottish wars, and was present at the Siege of Caerlaverock
Castle in 1300.
He was knighted by the Prince of Wales 22 May 1306, a Banneret in
1308.
He was chosen one of the Lord Ordainers in 1313, and was a member
of the King's Council 9 Aug 1318.
On 22 Feb 1334/5 he was declared Earl of Devon. 3
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Inquisition Post Mortem (abridged). 4
273. Hugh de Courteneye or de Courtenay, late earl of Devon.
Writ... 3 January, 14 Edward III. [1340/1]London. Inq. Wednesday after St. Hilary, 14 Edward III.
The parish of St. Dunstan within the bar of the New Temple in the
suburb of London. A messuage and five shops held of the king in
chief in free burgage, like the whole city of London.
Berks. Inq. 10 January, 14 Edward III (defaced)
Sutton. The manor, with the advowson of the church, held [for life
by the enfeoffment of Eleanor de Courteneye] with remainder [to
Hugh his son and heir] of the king in chief by service of a knight's
fee.
Heir as above.
Oxford. Inq. made at Nywenham, 12 January, 14 Edward III.
Crawell. A toft held of the king in chief by service of a quarter
of a knight's fee.
Southampton. Inq. 14 January, 14 Edward III.
Brommore and Lemyngton. The manors held for his life, by fine levied
in the court of King Edward II with the king's licence, with remainder
to Hugh his son and the heirs of his body...
Heir as above.
Somerset. Inq. 12 January, 14 Edward III.
Croukerne. A moiety of the manor held of the king in chief, as
parcel of his earldom of Devon; and the other moiety of the manor
and the h[undred of Crou]kern, with the knights' fees, advowsons
of churches &c. belonging to the said moiety, held as parcel
of his earldom of Devon by the grant of Eleanor, the wife
of Hugh de Courtenay, father of the said earl....; with
remainder to Hugh, son of the said earl, and the heirs of his body,
to hold the king and his heirs in chief for ever.
Ivelcestre. A yearly rent of 100s. from certain free tenants
for a messuage and a carucate [of land] held of the king in chief
by service of a rent of 2s. yearly for the farm of Ivelcestre.
Heir as above.
Dorset. Inq. 14 January, 14 Edward III.
Ebrighton. The manor held of the king in chief as member and parcel
of his earldom of Devon.
Iwerne Courteney. The manor held for his life as parcel of his barony
of Okampton, by the grant of Stephen de Haccumb... with remainder
to Hugh, son of the said earl, and the heirs of his body...
Heir as above.
Devon. Inq. made at Exeter, 10 January, 14 Edward III. (defective)
Devon county. 18l. 6s. 8d. pertaining
to his earldom of Devon, to be received yearly by the hands of the
sheriff of the county from the issues of the county.
Honyton. The manor with the borough...
Kadelegh. The manor...
Exemynstre. The hundred...
Buddelegh. The hundred held of the king in chief at fee farm, to
himself and to his heirs...
Nywnham by Chilmelegh. A . . . . messuage, lands and rent, held
of the king in chief, as parcel of the barony of Okhampton.
Huntebere by Ailesbere. Certain lands and tenements...
Northpole. A carucate of land, including a capital messuage, held
of the heir of John de Clavill...
Plympton. The castle, manor, and honour, with the [manors] of Twyverton,
Exemynstre and Thoppsham, and the hundreds of Plympton, Twyverton,
Harrygge and Wonford, with free fishery in the Exe, together with
the knights' fees and the advowsons of churches belonging to the
said castle, manor, and honour [of Plympton], held of the king,
as of the right of his earldom of Devon, by the grant of Eleanor,
late the wife of Hugh [de] Courteney his father,... with
remainder to Hugh the son, and the heirs of his body...
Okampton. The castle, manor, and honour, with the manors of Saunford
Courteney, Chalvelegh, Deulton, Ken, Wympel and Ailsbere, and the
hamlet of Nywton Popeleford, and three mills in the Exe by Ex[eter
with] the advowson of the church of Throulegh, together with the
knights' fees and advowsons of churches belonging to the said castle,
manor, and honours, held for his life of the king, by barony, by
the grant of the aforesaid Eleanor....
Chilmelegh. The manor, with the advowson of the church, the advowson
of the church of Ken, and of the prebends of Heyes, Cotiton, and
Ken, in the chapel of the Blessed Mary in the castle of Exeter...
Heir as above.
Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. to the escheator in
cos. Somerset, Devon, &c., 3 January, 14 Edward III.Devon. Inq. 10 January, 14 Edward III.
The advowsons of the churches of Honyton, Cadelegh, Stoke Dauumarle,
Wodelegh, St. Leonard's by Exeter and Milton Dauumarle.
Writ to the escheator in cos. York, Northumberland, Cumberland
and Westmoreland, 3 January, 14 Edward III.Cumberland. Extent, Saturday after the Annunciation, 15
Edward III.
He held no lands &c. in the counties aforesaid, as the jury
understand, on the day he died.
Brigham. The advowson of the church held, as of his own right, of
Antony de Lucy, as of the honour of Cokermuth, which is in the hand
of the said Antony, by the grant of King Edward II...
He had no fees in the said counties on the day he died.
Hugh his son, aged 23 and more, is his next heir.
C. Edw. III. File 62. (4.)
E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. Nos. 31 and 32.
Orthographic variation:
de COURTENEYE