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Sir Peter Courtenay, KG, (1346–1405) was a soldier, knight of the shire, Chamberlain to King Richard II (1377–1399) and a famous jouster. His principal seat was Hardington Mandeville, Somerset. ==Origins== He was the 5th son of Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (1303–1377) by his wife Margaret de Bohun (d.1391). He had several highly prominent elder brothers, but was the most flamboyant of them all:〔History of Parliament〕 *Sir Hugh Courtenay, KG, (1326–1349) the eldest, who predeceased his father. *Thomas Courtenay, Prebendary of Cutton, cleric. *Sir Edward Courtenay (1329–1372), predeceased his father. Born in 1329 at Haccombe, Devon, died: 20 September 1372. He married an heiress, Emmeline Dawney, daughter of Sir John Dawney of Madfordferry, and had the following issue: * *Edward Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon (d.1419), in whose descendants the earldom remained until the death of his great-grandson John Courtenay, 7th Earl of Devon (d.1471), after which the earldom passed in 1485, by a new creation, to Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (d.1509), the grandson of his brother Sir Hugh Courtenay of Haccombe and Bampton (d.1425). * *Sir Hugh Courtenay (d.1425), of Haccombe, whose grandson was Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (d.1509), under the 1485 creation. *Robert Courtenay of Moreton *William Courtenay (1342–1396), Archbishop of Canterbury. *Sir Philip Courtenay (c.1355–1406) of Powderham. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Courtenay (died 1405)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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