Sir Philip Courtenay
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Sir Philip Courtenay, KG, Lord of Powderham Castle
, Devon (c 1342-29 July 1406) was a Knight of the Shire for Devon.
He was the son of Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon and Margaret de Bohun, 2nd Countess of Devon
. He married Ann Wake, daughter of Sir Thomas Wake by Alice Pateshull.
On his return Sir Philip was made Admiral of the West responsible for a coast that was plagued by pirates. In 1373 he was put in charge of a large supply convoy to Gascony. In August, the expedition took the Castle of Gurry.
Back in England, he launched a petition to parliament protesting against corruption of the Stannaries, which he claimed was preventing protection and patrol of the coastline. That August, Philip was engaged with Peter in a desperate battle against the Spaniards; they were captured as supplies failed to get through to Gascony. Two Bristol Burgesses paid a large ransom. In return they were granted trading exemptions of customs tax.
In February 1383, he become Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
, serving for 10 years under King Richard II
. He attended the parliament that met at Salisbury in April 1384, but in July his duties were taken over by the deputies. In 1385 the King gave him powers of administration in Dublin. He did not stay long and returned to London on May 6th. That Christmas the Great Council met to discuss charges of extortion levelled at Courtenay. In January 1386 he was dismissed from post, arrested by the Crown in March. Sir Robert de Vere was created Marquess of Dublin and Viceroy. By 1387, De Vere was styling himself as duke of Ireland. Courtenay was chosen for the commons in October 1386, and petitioned against the injustice. He received compensation for the loss of Ireland. By the end of 1387, the Lords Appellant had banished de Vere.
It is perhaps as well for his privilege that Sir Philip was elected to parliament in February 1383 for he was not a favourite of Richard II. Edward III had granted him a pension of £100 for life, which was confirmed by Richard II in 1378. The Black Prince had granted him two annuities of £50 each from the duchy, which were doubled on his marriage in 1393.
Richard II demanded his presence in parliament because he had been given the official post of Keeper of Dartmoor Forests in 1370, and substantial estates in Devon from 1380. In March 1388, he received four parks, which he had to forfeit to the Merciless Parliament. But he was granted the Royal Manor of Haslebury Plucknett for a period of six years. In 1391, the manor of Dartmoor and manor of Bradninch were granted to him and his wife, for an income of £39 pa. All these landholding decisions were confirmed by Henry IV.
In December 1404, the King ordered Philip give Dartmoor and Bradninch to Henry, Prince of Wales.
They urged Henry IV to bring the experience of the westcountrymen provisioning stores against France in 1402. Sir Philip also sat on the Council of 1405. Despite falling into terrible debts governing Ireland, he was exonerated of any crimes and pardoned by the King in 1393. When two men were dispossessed of their property Philip encouraged arbitrators Sir Peter Chudleigh and Sir James Chudleigh MP to decide. Many men complained of Courtenay conduct: Sir Thomas Pomeroy was returned some property lost in Exeter in 1402. And Nicholas Potyngton managed to renew his complaint of 1393 for the loss of manor of Bickleigh. Abbot of Newenham's was stolen by sixty retainers; Courtenay ignored the summons. This he also did forbidding access to Abbot of Beaulieu.
Philip was granted Powderham Castle
by his mother upon her death in 1391 and seven other manors.
He was succeeded by his son, Richard, Lord Bishop of Ireland, upon his death on 29 July 1406. At that time he held one manor and hamlet in Dorset; three manors and a moiety and three advoswons in Somerset; and seventeen manors and five advowsons in Devon with some smaller properties. He was valued in 1405 to have an income of £140 pa.
Powderham 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....
, Devon (c 1342-29 July 1406) was a Knight of the Shire for Devon.
He was the son of Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon and Margaret de Bohun, 2nd Countess of Devon
Margaret de Bohun, 2nd Countess of Devon
Margaret de Bohun, 2nd Countess of Devon was an English noblewoman who lived most of her life in the county of Devonshire as the wife of Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon. She was a granddaughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile...
. He married Ann Wake, daughter of Sir Thomas Wake by Alice Pateshull.
Military and Naval
He was known as a rash, angry and temperamental man, skilful in naval and military affairs. Philip served during the Spanish War. He was with the Black Prince at a famous victory at Battle of Najera. He was knighted after the battle with brother Peter, and his cousin Hugh and was knighted by Edward the Black Prince, along with his brothers Hugh and Peter, in Spain the day before the Battle of Najera.On his return Sir Philip was made Admiral of the West responsible for a coast that was plagued by pirates. In 1373 he was put in charge of a large supply convoy to Gascony. In August, the expedition took the Castle of Gurry.
Back in England, he launched a petition to parliament protesting against corruption of the Stannaries, which he claimed was preventing protection and patrol of the coastline. That August, Philip was engaged with Peter in a desperate battle against the Spaniards; they were captured as supplies failed to get through to Gascony. Two Bristol Burgesses paid a large ransom. In return they were granted trading exemptions of customs tax.
In February 1383, he become Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, serving for 10 years under King Richard II
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
. He attended the parliament that met at Salisbury in April 1384, but in July his duties were taken over by the deputies. In 1385 the King gave him powers of administration in Dublin. He did not stay long and returned to London on May 6th. That Christmas the Great Council met to discuss charges of extortion levelled at Courtenay. In January 1386 he was dismissed from post, arrested by the Crown in March. Sir Robert de Vere was created Marquess of Dublin and Viceroy. By 1387, De Vere was styling himself as duke of Ireland. Courtenay was chosen for the commons in October 1386, and petitioned against the injustice. He received compensation for the loss of Ireland. By the end of 1387, the Lords Appellant had banished de Vere.
Landholdings
He also served as Steward of Cornwall in the 12th year of the reign of Richard II.Pope Urban VI challenged the English to join a Crusade in 1383. John of Gaunt opposed any such venture; whereas the clerical party was supported by Bishop Despenser of Norwich and Sir Philip Courtenay. Gaunt made the Priory of Somborne over to the Courtenays. There in Hampshire they set upon the Carmelites, tortured them; and when they accused the Duke of Lancaster of treason, the knights caused the death of the Friar.It is perhaps as well for his privilege that Sir Philip was elected to parliament in February 1383 for he was not a favourite of Richard II. Edward III had granted him a pension of £100 for life, which was confirmed by Richard II in 1378. The Black Prince had granted him two annuities of £50 each from the duchy, which were doubled on his marriage in 1393.
Richard II demanded his presence in parliament because he had been given the official post of Keeper of Dartmoor Forests in 1370, and substantial estates in Devon from 1380. In March 1388, he received four parks, which he had to forfeit to the Merciless Parliament. But he was granted the Royal Manor of Haslebury Plucknett for a period of six years. In 1391, the manor of Dartmoor and manor of Bradninch were granted to him and his wife, for an income of £39 pa. All these landholding decisions were confirmed by Henry IV.
In December 1404, the King ordered Philip give Dartmoor and Bradninch to Henry, Prince of Wales.
Ireland
Courtenay was still Steward of the duchy until 1392. Two years later he was preparing to go on an expedition with the king to Ireland. Philip was in charge of royal household arrangements. He was to this end commissioned to find fish from Devon and Cornwall to provision. Whilst in Ireland he soon fell out with de Vere, the royal favourite, and was removed as royal troops commissioner.Military experience
By 1399 Sir Philip was an experienced soldier called upon to suppress the Welsh revolt. He called up the Commissions of Array. He bought transporters of the soldiers and horses for the 1402 expedition to Brittany, and the sailing against the King of Scotland in 1400.Politician
He criticised ships lying idle in the docks, and reported to the Royal Councill.They urged Henry IV to bring the experience of the westcountrymen provisioning stores against France in 1402. Sir Philip also sat on the Council of 1405. Despite falling into terrible debts governing Ireland, he was exonerated of any crimes and pardoned by the King in 1393. When two men were dispossessed of their property Philip encouraged arbitrators Sir Peter Chudleigh and Sir James Chudleigh MP to decide. Many men complained of Courtenay conduct: Sir Thomas Pomeroy was returned some property lost in Exeter in 1402. And Nicholas Potyngton managed to renew his complaint of 1393 for the loss of manor of Bickleigh. Abbot of Newenham's was stolen by sixty retainers; Courtenay ignored the summons. This he also did forbidding access to Abbot of Beaulieu.
Imprisonment
Sir Philip was imprisoned in the Tower in November 1402 for clerical abuses against the Church. On 29 November he was forced to pay a recognizance of £100 by Sir John Arundell and to Sir John Herle and Sir William Sturmy a surety of £1000.Inheritance
Philip had been very fortunate to receive property on the death of relatives. In 1357 he received the reversion the manor of Moreton on the death of his brother, Thomas. In 1374 he had gained Broadwindsor and Cadleigh on the death of his brother, Sir Peter Courtenay, and the reversion of Honiton and Nuneham Courtenay, and East Coker. The Earl left him 100 marks in his will. In 1377, Sir Philip returned advowsons of Honiton and East Coker to Exeter Cathedral to construct a memorial to his father. His mother also left him seven manors from 1391 as well as her chapel.Philip was granted Powderham Castle
Powderham 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....
by his mother upon her death in 1391 and seven other manors.
He was succeeded by his son, Richard, Lord Bishop of Ireland, upon his death on 29 July 1406. At that time he held one manor and hamlet in Dorset; three manors and a moiety and three advoswons in Somerset; and seventeen manors and five advowsons in Devon with some smaller properties. He was valued in 1405 to have an income of £140 pa.
Issue
Children of Sir Philip Courtenay and Ann Wake:- Richard CourtenayRichard CourtenayRichard Courtenay , English prelate, was a son of Sir Philip Courtenay of Powderham Castle, near Exeter, and a grandson of Hugh de Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon...
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, married Joan, daughter of Alexander Champer of Bere Ferrers - Elizabeth Courtenay, married Sir Robert Cary