Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon
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Hugh Rupert Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon
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(born 5 May 1942) is a British
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Lord Devon is the son of the 17th Earl of Devon and was educated at Winchester College
and graduated with a BA
degree from Magdalene College, Cambridge
in 1964. On 9 September 1967, he married Dianna Frances Watherston, and they have four children:
revoked by Devon County Council
, as he had refused permission to allow a civil partnership ceremony to take place there, in contravention of the Equality Act 2006
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Earl of Devon
The title of Earl of Devon was created several times in the Peerage of England, and was possessed first by the de Redvers family, and later by the Courtenays...
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Deputy Lieutenant
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(born 5 May 1942) is a British
United Kingdom
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Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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Lord Devon is the son of the 17th Earl of Devon and was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and graduated with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree from Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
in 1964. On 9 September 1967, he married Dianna Frances Watherston, and they have four children:
- Lady Rebecca Eildon Courtenay (b. 1969) who is married to Jeremy Lloyd Wharton. They have 3 daughters, Alice Lucinda Wharton (b. 1998) Emilia Rose Wharton (b. 1999) and Tatiana Elizabeth Wharton. (b. 2002)
- Lady Eleonora Venetia Courtenay (b. 1971) who is married to Edward Robert Hamilton Clarkson.
- Lady Camilla Mary Courtenay (b. 1974)
- Charles Peregrine Courtenay, Lord CourtenayCharles Courtenay, Lord CourtenayCharles Peregrine Courtenay, Lord Courtenay is a practising attorney in Los Angeles, California and the son and heir of the 18th Earl of Devon....
(b. 1975) who is married to Allison Joy, Lady CourtenayA. J. LangerAllison Joy Langer Courtenay, Lady Courtenay , credited as A. J. Langer, is an American actress best known for her role as Rayanne Graff on the television series My So-Called Life.-Career:...
, (A.J.) née Langer, with 2 children, a daughter, The Honourable Joscelyn Skye Courtenay (b. 31 January 2007), and a son, The Honourable Jack Haydon Courtenay. (b. 16 August 2009)
Contravention of the Equality Act 2006
In 2008, the Earl of Devon had his licence to hold civil ceremonies at Powderham CastlePowderham Castle
Powderham Castle is located south of Exeter, Devon, England. The Powderham Estate, in which it is set, runs down to the western shores of the estuary of the River Exe between the villages of Kenton and Starcross....
revoked by Devon County Council
Devon County Council
Devon County Council is the county council administering the English county of Devon. Based in the city of Exeter, the council covers the non-metropolitan county area of Devon...
, as he had refused permission to allow a civil partnership ceremony to take place there, in contravention of the Equality Act 2006
Equality Act 2006
The Equality Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom covering the United Kingdom. The 2006 Act is a precursor to the Equality Act 2010, which combines all of the equality enactments within Great Britain and provide comparable protections across all equality strands...
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