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.

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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

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Powderham Castle builtFor Courtenay family
Powderham Castle associatedWith Courtenay family
Powderham Castle ownedBy Courtenay family