Courtenay family
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The Courtenay family is an English noble lineage historically associated with the Earls of Devon and long-established aristocratic estates in the West Country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Courtenay family canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English noble family ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Earl of Devon (Courtenay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Or, three torteaux ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Courtney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralConnectionTo | House of Courtenay (French noble house) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch |
Courtenays of Powderham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Courtenays of Tremere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstate |
Powderham Castle estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lands in Devon ⓘ lands in the West Country ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat | Powderham Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Courtenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Baron Courtenay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodActive |
Early modern period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern era ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
landed gentry in Devon
ⓘ
regional magnates in the West Country ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
aristocracy
ⓘ
peerage family ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-standing association with the Earldom of Devon
ⓘ
ownership of estates in Devon and the West Country ⓘ |
| languageHistorically |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| memberOf | British nobility ⓘ |
| motto | Ubi lapsus, quid feci ⓘ |
| nobleTitleAssociatedWith | Earl of Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBranch | Earls of Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (of the 1553 creation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (of the 1335 creation) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Devon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ West Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass |
landed aristocracy
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.