30420928. Baron Hugh de Courtenay &
30420929. Lady Eleanor le Despenser
3/25/1251,
Hugh born in England, heir & s/o 60841856. John de Courtney &
60841857. Isabel de Vere.
~1259,
Eleanor born in England, d/o 11819496. Sir Hugh le Despenser & 11819497.
Aline Basset.
11/16/1272,
Edward I ascended to the throne while on crusade.
5/3/1273,
Hugh’s father died.
8/19/1274 at
Westminster abbey, Edward I crowned king of England.
By 1275,
Hugh married Eleanor.
1277, Hugh
de Courtenay performed service by himself and 5 ‘servientes’ for 3 fees, and
was charged £185 10s scutage on 92.75 fees of the honour of Okehampton. (S) The
English Historical Review, V37, 1922, P328.
1277,
King Edward was in Chester where he cleared a road through a dense forest, and
started construction on the castles of Flint and Rhuddlan. King Edward made
forays into the Welsh lands of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, prince of Wales, capturing
Snowdonia and the isle of Anglesey.
6/4/1278,
Robert de Littlebury admitted to the prenbendary of Hayes by the patron Hugh de
Courtenay. (S) The Archaeological Journal, V11, 1854, P161.
1280, Hugh
de Courtenay summoned in a plea quo warranto to show by what authority he had
withdrawn a suit of the king’s hundred of Carhampton for the manor of Wooton.
(S) History of the Hundred of Carhampton, 1830, P345.
11/1281 at
Caresbrok, Isle of Wythg, Isabella de Fortibus, countess of Albemarle and
Devon, and lady of the Isle of Wythg, granted for life to Agnes de Monceaus,
daughter of Robert, … manor of Craft and Cruk’ … Witnesses: Sir John de Insula,
… Sirs Hugh de Curteneye, John de Meriet, … knights; … (S) CPRs, 11/27/1293.
1282, Hugh
in the Army of West Wales.
12/11/1282,
King Edward’s forces defeated Llewelyn ap Gruffydd at the Battle of Radnor in
eastern Wales. King Edward received the head of Llywelyn at Rhuddlan castle.
[Aka Battle of Orewin Bridge.]
1283, King
Edward continued his Welsh campaign, capturing Dafydd, brother of Llewelyn;
completing the conquest of Wales.
6/28/1283,
Hugh de Courtenay summoned to Shrewsbury by writ from Rhuddlan to the king to
hold a colloquium to ordain what should be done with David, brother of
Llewellyn, formerly prince of Wales. (S) The Titular Barony of Clavering, 1891,
P16. [David was executed.]
12/28/1284,
Pardon to Hugh de Curtenay of £100 in which he is
bound … £50 of his own debts, and £50 of the debts of his father, John de
Curtenay. (S) CPRs.
5/13/1285, Licence for the alienation in mortmain by Hugh de Curtenay
to the convent of Chrishchurch, Twynham. (S) CPRs.
6/24/1286
from Dover, King Edward and Queen Eleanor traveled to Gascony where they would
stay for 3 years.
7/23/1287, Protection with clause volumus for the following, gone on
the king’s service into Wales … Hugh de Curtenaye … (S) CPRs. [William de
Punchardun gone with Hugh.]
8/15/1287, An army of 6,700 joined an earl’s force
of 4,000 at Rhys ap Maredudd’s castle of Dryslwyn, Wales, and began a siege.
They built a trebuchet to attack the castle. [The castle was captured; but Rhys
escaped.]
5/8/1289, Property surrendered to Hugh de Courtenay and Alienora his
wife. (S) Report & Transactions, Devonshire, V2, 1928, P345.
3/24/1291,
Hugh granted a market and fair at Chulmleigh, Devon. (S) Gaz. of Markets and
Fairs.
9/18/1291, Hugh secured a writ reciting his service and formally
acquitting him of scutage.
2/5/1292,
Grant to Hugh de Curtenay of the marriage of Richard son and heir of Ralph
Basset of Weledon, tenant in chief, or, in the case of his death, of Henry his
brother. (S) CPRs.
1292, Hugh,
knt. of Okehampton, Devon, died at Colecombe; buried at Cowick near Exeter.
3/5/1292, Order
to the same to take into the king's hand the lands late of Hugh de Curteneye,
deceased, tenant in chief. (S) CFRs.
3/24/1292,
IPM of Hugh de Curtenay. Buckingham: Hyldesdon. The manor … He died on Thursday
after St. Peter in Cathedra, 20 Edw. I. Hugh his son, aged 16 on the feast of
the Exaltation of the Holy Cross next, is his next heir. Dorset: Iwerne
Curteney. The manor … pertaining to his barony of Ocamton co. Devon which he
held of the king. Somerset: Cruk. A moiety of the manor including water-mills
of Taile, Donnyngesmille, Hywysch, Paddokeslake, and Combe, … a fair and a market,
… Hemyngton. The manor … Devon: [Barony manors] Hwympel. … Eylesbere. … 4 corn
mills and 2 fulling mills … Colyton. … Mousbyr[y]. … Ken. … Chalvelegh. …
Chulmelegh. … Duwelton. … Sandford Curtenay. … Oakhampton. … Berks: Sutton and
Hauekrig. The manor … (S) CIsPM.
[––Eleanor––]
5/16/1292, Writ
to the escheator to extend the knight’s fees and advowsons which were of the
said Hugh, and cause reasonable dower to be assigned to Eleanor late his wife.
(S) CIsPM.
6/28/1292,
Grant … during the minority of the heirs of land out of lands of Hugh de
Curtenay, tenant in chief, … manor of Chalveleye, co. Devon, … mills in Exeter
… manor of Wympel … payable by Eleanor, late the wife of the said Hugh, for
excess on the dower assigned to her. (S) CPRs.
4/20/1299,
Licence for Hugh de Curtenay to assign, for life, to Eleanor his mother lands
and rent to the value of £200 a year out of lands of his own inheritance. (S)
CPRs.
8/4/1302,
Commission of oyer … touching the persons who broke the park of Eleanor late
the wife of Hugh de Curtenay at Chilmeleye, co. Devon, hunter therein and
carried away deer. (S) CPRs.
5/28/1304,
Commission of oyer … touching the persons who broke the park of Eleanor late
the wife of Hugh de Curtenay at Chilmeleye, co. Devon, hunter therein and
carried away deer. (S) CPRs.
8/17/1305,
Commission of oyer … touching the persons who broke the park of Eleanor late
the wife of Hugh de Curtenay, at Chilmeleye, co. Devon, hunter therein and
carried away deer. (S) CPRs.
2/25/1308,
Edward II crowned king of England.
3/8/1315,
Commission of oyer … touching the persons who broke the park of Eleanor, late
the wife of Hugh de Curtenay, at Chulmelegh, co. Devon, hunter therein without
her licence and carried away her deer. (S) CPRs.
3/14/1315,
Licence to Hugh de Curteneye to enfeoff Eleanor, late the wife of Hugh de
Curteney his father, of his castles, manors and honors of Plumpton and
Okhampton, and of his manors of Saunford Curteney, … co. Devon, … co. Somerset,
… Licence for the said Eleanor to regrant the same to him for his life, with
remainder to Hugh son of Hugh de Curteney and the heirs his body, with
remainder over, failing such issue, after the death of Hugh son of Hugh de
Curteney, and of the said Hugh de Curteney, to Robert son of the said Hugh … failing
such issue to Thomas son of Hugh … (S) CPRs.
1316,
Eleanor presented at the church of Hemington, Somerset.
12/6/1321,
Protection with clause volumus for 1 year … Hugh de Courteneye. Eleanor de
Courteneye. Margaret de Meles. (S) CPRs.
1322,
Eleanor presented at the church of Parkham, Devon.
12/28/1322,
Protection with clause volumus for 1 year … Eleanor de Courtenaye … (S) CPRs.
2/1/1327 at
Westminster, Edward III, age 14, crowned king of England.
1327,
Eleanor presented at the church of Wrington, Somerset.
9/3/1327,
Ratification of the demise of Adam, abbot of Glastonbury, to Eleanor de
Courteneye, of the manor of Wryngton, and the advowson of the church there, for
2 years, at a rental of 200£ … (S) CPRs.
5/4/1328,
Protection … for 1 year … Eleanor de Courtenay. (S) CPRs.
9/26/1328,
Eleanor died in London; buried with Hugh. (S) A letter from her son Hugh to the
bishop of Exeter.
(S) Magna
Carta Ancestry, P234. (S) The Shadow of the White Rose, Taylor, 2006, P-XIII.
Child
of Hugh and Eleanor: [3 sons, 4 daughters]
i. Hugh de Courtenay (15210464), born 9/14/1276 in
England.
ii. Philip de Courtney, born ? in England.
7/8/1314,
Sir Philip slain at the battle of Stirling, Scotland.
iii. Isabel de Courtney (2498701), born ~1285 in
England.
iv. Egeline de Courtney (5910149), born ? in
England.
