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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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