Hugh Courtenay (died 1348)

Sir

Hugh Courtenay

KG
Hugh Courtenay from the Bruges Garter Book, 1430/1440, BL Stowe 594. The Courtenay arms are displayed on his tabard under his Garter robe
Born22 March 1327
Diedafter Easter term 1348
Noble familyCourtenay
Spouse(s)Elizabeth de Vere
IssueHugh Courtenay (died 1374)
FatherHugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon
MotherMargaret de Bohun
Arms of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (d. circa 1348), KG: Or, three torteaux gules a label of three points azure each point charged with three annulets argent

Sir Hugh Courtenay, KG (22 March 1327 – after Easter term 1348) was the eldest son and heir apparent of Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (1303–1377), whom he predeceased, and was a founding member of the Order of the Garter.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, new edition, vol.IV, p.325
  2. ^ Shaw, Wm. A. (1971). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of the Knights Bachelors. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 1. OCLC 247620448.