Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon
English noble
Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1303
Place of Birth: Devon, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 02-May-1377
Profession: feudatory
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon
- Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon (12 July 1303 – 2 May 1377), 2nd Baron Courtenay, feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, played an important role in the Hundred Years War in the service of King Edward III.
- His chief seats were Tiverton Castle and Okehampton Castle in Devon.
- The ordinal number given to the early Courtenay Earls of Devon depends on whether the earldom is deemed a new creation by the letters patent granted 22 February 1334/5 or whether it is deemed a restitution of the old dignity of the de Redvers family.
- Authorities differ in their opinions, and thus alternative ordinal numbers exist, given here.
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