Hugh Courtenay (d.1471)
Sir Hugh Courtenay (c.1427 – 6 May 1471) of Boconnoc, Cornwall, was MP for Cornwall in 1446 and 1449.[1] He was beheaded after the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.[1]
Origins
He was the second son of Sir Hugh Courtenay (c.1358-1425), of Haccombe and Bampton, Devon, MP and Sheriff of Devon, by his 4th wife Maud Beaumont (d. 3 July 1467), daughter of Sir William Beaumont of Shirwell by Isabel Willington, daughter of Sir Henry Willington of Umberleigh. His father was the grandson of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (d.1377).[1]
Marriage & progeny
He married Margaret Carminow, widow of Sir John de Saint Looe and of William de Bottereux,[1] and daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Carminow by Joan Hill, the daughter of Robert Hill. They had the following issue:[1]
- Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (d.1509), created Earl of Devon in 1485 by King Henry VII, the title long held by his ancestors and cousins but forfeited during the Wars of the Roses.
- Sir Walter Courtenay, died without progeny
- John Courtenay (d.1509), died without progeny
- Maud Courtenay, married John Arundell of Traherne
- Elizabeth Courtenay, married John Trethurffe
- Florence Courtenay, married John Trelawney, jnr.
- Isabel Courtenay, married William Mohun [2]
His great-great-grandson was Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (d.1556), who died unmarried and without progeny, the last of the mediaeval Courtenay Earls of Devon seated at Tiverton Castle, whose co-heirs were the descendants of Sir Hugh's four daughters above.
Sources
- Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, pedigree of Courtenay, p. 245