Earl of Devon (English Courtenay branch)

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The Earl of Devon (English Courtenay branch) is a historic English peerage title long associated with the noble Courtenay family, whose members were prominent landowners and political figures in Devon from the Middle Ages onward.

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instanceOf earldom
associatedWith Courtenay family NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
differentiatesFrom Earl of Devon (Redvers family) NERFINISHED
French Courtenay family NERFINISHED
hasBurialPlaceTradition Exeter Cathedral NERFINISHED
hasCoatOfArms Arms of Courtenay family
hasCoatOfArmsDescription Or, three torteaux gules
hasConnectionTo Exeter Cathedral NERFINISHED
hasCulturalAssociation Devon gentry
West Country nobility
hasEstateRegion East Devon NERFINISHED
Exeter region NERFINISHED
Mid Devon NERFINISHED
Teignbridge NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup English nobility
hasFeudalStatus major landholding family in Devon
hasHistoricalContinuity medieval to modern English peerage
hasHistoricalPeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Modern period
hasHistoricImportance leading noble house in Devon
hasHistoricSeat Colcombe Castle NERFINISHED
Okehampton Castle NERFINISHED
Powderham Castle NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn local governance in Devon
parliamentary representation for Devon
hasJurisdiction feudal barony of Okehampton NERFINISHED
lands in Devon
hasLanguage English
hasLineageType English Courtenay branch NERFINISHED
hasMottoLanguage Latin
hasNobleFamilyOrigin medieval Courtenay family of Devon
hasNobleFamilyReligion Christianity
Church of England NERFINISHED
hasNobleRank Earl NERFINISHED
hasNotableFamilyRole landowners in Devon
political figures in Devon
hasPeerageType hereditary peerage
hasPoliticalInfluenceArea County of Devon NERFINISHED
hasSocialClass British aristocracy
hasSuccession male-preference primogeniture
hasTitleHolder Courtenay family NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity South West England NERFINISHED
namedAfter Devon NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Courtenay NERFINISHED
partOf Peerage of England NERFINISHED
region Devon NERFINISHED

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House of Courtenay positionHeldByMembers Earl of Devon (English Courtenay branch)