Thomas Courtenay (of Wootton Courtenay)
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Thomas Courtenay | |
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 Paternal arms of Sir Thomas Courtenay of Wootton Courtenay: Or, three torteaux a label of three points azure | |
| Born | 1315 |
| Died | 9 June 1362 (aged 46–47) |
| Spouse | Muriel de Moels |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | Hugh de Courtenay |
| Relatives | John Saint John (grandfather) John St John (uncle) John Dinham (grandson) |
Sir Thomas Courtenay (1315 – 9 June 1362)[1] of Wootton Courtenay in Somerset, was a knight and an English military commander against the French[2] during the Hundred Years' War, who died about six years after the Battle of Poitiers.
He was the fourth[3] son of Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (1276–1340), of Tiverton Castle in Devon, by his wife Agnes de Saint John (d.1340), a daughter of John Saint John (d. 1302) of Basing in Hampshire and a sister of John St John, 1st Baron St John (d. 1329) of Basing.
Marriage and children
At some time before 27 August 1337[4] he married a great heiress, Muriel de Moels (1322–1369),[4] the elder of the two daughters and co-heiresses of John de Moels, 4th Baron Moels, feudal baron of North Cadbury in Somerset, by his wife Joan Lovel, a daughter of Richard Lovel, Knt., Lord Lovel of Castle Cary[4] in Somerset. Having married this daughter and heiress of a tenant-in-chief without royal licence, he received a royal pardon on 27 August 1337.[4] By his wife he had one son and two daughters:
- Hugh Courtenay (d.1369) who died a minor[3] childless, leaving his two sisters as co-heiresses;
- Muriel Courtenay, a co-heiress of her brother, married Sir John Dynham (1318–1383), of Hartland and of Nutwell in Devon, feudal baron of Cardinham in Cornwall. Her son was Sir John Dinham (1359–1428). Muriel brought King's Carswell into the Dynham family, which became one of their seats.
- Margaret Courtenay, a co-heiress of her brother, who married Sir Thomas Peverell, from a cadet branch of Peverell of Sampford Peverell in Devon,[5] whose only daughter and sole heiress was Eleanor Peverell, wife of Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford.
Death
Courtenay died on 9 June 1362, having 16 years earlier in 1346 petitioned the Pope for an indult for plenary remission at the hour of death.[4]