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Egeline Courtenay
- Preferred Name: Egeline Courtenay[1] [2] [3] [4]
- Alternate Name: Egeline Courteney
- Alternate Name: Egeline Courtney
- Gender: F
- FSID: K8D8-S26
- Death: 10 OCT 1335 in Middleton, Norfolk, England at LATI: N2.7157 LONG: E0.4616
- Birth: JUL 1282 in Okehampton, Devon, England at LATI: N0.7379 LONG: E4.0026
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Egelina De Courtenay Scales
Birth Jul 1282
Devon, England
Death 10 Oct 1335 (aged 53)
Norfolk, England
Burial Unknown
Memorial ID 131601600 · View Source
Memorial
Photos 0
Flowers 21
Egeline de Courtenay was born in July, 1282 in Okehampton Castle in Devonshire, Devon, England, UK. Egeline was the daughter of Hugh de Courtenay Baron of Okehampton (1248-1291) and Eleanor le de (Spencer) de Scales (1262-1328).
Egelina married Sir Knight Robert De Scales, V (1279-1325) in Okehampton, Devon, England in 1309. He was the son of Robert de Scales IV (1249-1305) and Isabel (Burnell) de Scales (1252-1333).
Robert V and Egeline de Scales were the parents of the following known children: Robert VI, Eleanor Isabelle and Parnel de Scales.
Baroness Egeline de Courtenay de Scales died on 10 Oct 1335 in Middleton, Norfolk, England. Her burial is unknown at this time.
Egeline de Courtenay is mentioned in this book in Volume: 41 on page #494: "Families directly des. from all the royal fams. in Europe (495 to 1932)". By Mrs. Eliz. M. Leach Rixford. Burlington, Vt. 1932. (175p.):25
Family Members
Parents
Photo
Hugh de Courtenay
1251–1292
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Eleanor le Despenser de Courtenay
1248–1328
Spouse
Knight Robert De Scales
1279–1325
Siblings
Isabel de Courtney St John
Hugh de Courtenay
1273–1340
Children
Robert de Scales
1315–1369
=== My PAF Notes ===
from thepeerage.com, 6/2009:
Eleanor de Courtenay1
F, #327969
Eleanor de Courtenay||p32797.htm#i327969|Sir Hugh de Courtenay|b. 25 Mar 1249\nd. 28 Feb 1291/92|p923.htm#i9222||||John de Courtenay|d. 3 May 1274|p923.htm#i9223|Lady Isabel de Vere||p930.htm#i9299|||||||
Last Edited=29 Dec 2008
Eleanor de Courtenay is the daughter of Sir Hugh de Courtenay .2 She married Sir Henry de Grey , son of John de Grey and Lucy de Mohun.1
Her married name became Grey.
Children of Eleanor de Courtenay and Sir Henry de Grey
Luce de Grey 2
Sir Richard de Grey + b. c 1281, d. c 10 Mar 1334/353
Nicholas de Grey b. a 12812
Citations
[S37 ] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1666. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
[S37 ] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1667.
[S37 ] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
=== !Name,parents,BD,Bpla,SP-IGI from Gs 457 ===
!Name,parents,BD,Bpla,SP-IGI from Gs 457818 Name(Egelina),Bd(1289),Bpla(Devon)-SL Bap Rec FHL 183533 pg 693 Name,Bd,pla,parents,Spouse(John de Scales),dd,Bap,End-TIB FHL 884555 Spouse(Robert de Scales),MD,pla,SS-IGI Addendum Name also listed as Evelina;Bd as 1277;Md as 1308,1312,1310;Mpl as Newcells,Hert
=== !SOURCE; Pole`s History of Devonshire, ===
!SOURCE; Pole`s History of Devonshire, Devon 4, p 3: The Complete Peerage, G.E.C. Eng. V, v.3 p 465, 466, v.4, p 323; National Dict. of Biography, Pub. A, v. 14, p 413; Visitations of Devon, p. 244; Visitation of Warwickshire, Eng. AC, v.12, p 283. Necessary Explanations: The pedigree in Eng. AC, v.2, p 283 is in error. The above wife is not the daughter of Hugh Le Despenser who married Isabel de Beauchamp, but instead his sister.
=== Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna ===
Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th Ed., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1999], 124-4.
=== !#21> Complete Peerage-v6-p124,Grey ped, ===
!#21> Complete Peerage-v6-p124,Grey ped, (FHL 942 D22cok); !AF: BAPT-END> AFN:84ZVGJ; !ASSUMPTION> possibly not a Baroness, need proof that she was living when husband cr Baron-1299;
=== SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 S ===
SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.24, 42; BLOOMFIELDS HISTORY OF NORFOLK; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
=== Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 ===
Ancestral roots of Sixty Colonists pg 66 by Frederick Lewis Weis Baltimore Genealogical Pub. 1964
=== Sources: 1. Weis, F.L. "Ancestral Roo ===
Sources: 1. Weis, F.L. "Ancestral Roots" 7th Edition, line 222.
=== ! (1) Mar. John le Scales
(2) Pedigre ===
! (1) Mar. John le Scales
(2) Pedigree in Vistation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.106
=== !#21> Complete Peerage-v6-p124,Grey ped, ===
!#21> Complete Peerage-v6-p124,Grey ped, (FHL 942 D22cok);
!AF: BAPT-END> AFN:84ZVGJ;
!ASSUMPTION> possibly not a Baroness, need proof that she was living when
husband cr Baron-1299;
GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Eleanor de
=== !MARRIAGE: Eleanor de Courtenay and Sir ===
!MARRIAGE: Eleanor de Courtenay and Sir Henry de Grey, Lord - Doc. Line 50-31, 143-30
=== r. ELEANOR DE COURTENAY (sister of SIR H ===
r. ELEANOR DE COURTENAY (sister of SIR HUGH DE COURTENAY (21-31), 9th Earl of Devon); m. SIR HENRY DE GREY (143-30), d. Sept. 1308, at Ayleesford, Kent, Lord Grey of Codner, co. Derby, Greys Thurrocks, Essex, Aylesford and Hoo, Kent. ["60 Colonists" line 50-31.] b.Eleanor de Couratenay was sister of Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon.
=== !SOURCE: "Magna Charta," Part VIII, by J ===
!SOURCE: "Magna Charta," Part VIII, by John B. Wurts, chp 285, pp2693 -2699
=== [Family.ged] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. ===
[Family.ged] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0816, Date of Import: Dec 2, All notes of this line; Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists by Frederic Lainson;B.A.; M.N. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists(7th Ed) by Frederick [Thunter.FTW] [Broderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0816, Date of Import: Dec 2, All notes of this line; Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists by Frederic Lainson;B.A.; M.N. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists(7th Ed) by Frederick
=== PED OF AUGUSTINE H. AYERS ===
PED OF AUGUSTINE H. AYERS
Preferred Parents:
Father: Hugh de Courtenay Baron of Okehampton, b. 25 MAR 1248 in Okehampton, Devon, England d. 28 FEB 1292 in Colcombe Castle, Devon, England
Mother: Eleanor Despenser, b. 1248 in Righall, Rutland, England d. 1 OCT 1328 in England
Family 1: Robert de Scales, b. 1279 in Middleton, Norfolk, England d. 20 MAR 1324 in Worlington, Suffolk, England
- Robert de Scales 3rd Baron Scales, b. 1312 in Middleton, Norfolk, England d. 13 AUG 1369 in Middleton, Norfolk, England
Sources:
- Title: Egelina De Courtenay Scales, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG5-P449 : 25 May 2022), Egelina De Courtenay Scales, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 131601600, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG5-P449;
- Title: Visitations of Devon; page 244, Courtenay, Sir Hugh de Courtenay & Eleanor le Despencer, family pedigree
Author: The Visitations of the County of Devon, comprising The Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620; page 244, Courtenay, Sir Hugh de Courtenay, married Eleanor, daughter of Hugh le Despencer, family pedigree.
Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/495196-the-visitations-of-the-county-of-devon-comprising-the-herald-s-visitations-of-1531-1564-1620-part-1-a-g?viewer=1&offset=9#page=247&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=;
Note: Sir Hugh de Courtenay: son and heir of John de Courtenay, Baron of Okehampton, (died 3 May 1273); aged 23 years and more at his father's death; Baron of Okehampton; (died 28 feb 1291); (buried at Cowick), Inq p.m. 20 Edward I, Nos. 38 and 133; married to Eleanor, daughter of Hugh le Despencer, father of Hugh, Earl of Winchester, (She died Oct 1328, buried at Cowick); father of: Margaret who married John de Moels; Aveline who married Sir John Giffard Kt; Isabell who married John Lord St John; Egeline who married John le Seales; Alice, died young; John, died young; Robert, died young; Sir Philip de Courtenay of Moreton, 2nd son, slain 24 Jun 1314 at Stirling; & Hugh de Courtenay, son & heir, aged 16 at his father's death, Baron of Okehampton, (High Admiral of the West Seas, 10 Edward III), (created Earl of Devon, 22 Feb 1335), (died 23 Dec 1340), (buried 5 Feb 1341 at Cowick), married Agnes, daughter of John, Lord St John, (Agnes died 11), (buried 27 Jun 1340 at Cowick)
- Title: Visitations of Cornwall: page 106, Courtenay, Sir Hugh Courtenay & Eleanor le Despenser, family pedigree
Author: The Visitations of Cornwall, comprising The Heralds' Visitastions of 1530, 1573, & 1620; Page 106, Courtenay.
Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/441740-the-visitations-of-cornwall-comprising-the-heralds-visitations-of-1530-1573-1620?viewer=1&offset=7#page=528&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=;
Note: Sir Hugh de Courtenay: son and heir of John de Courtenay, Baron of Okehampton, (died 3 May 1273); aged 23 years and more at his father's death; Baron of Okehampton; (died 28 feb 1291); (buried at Cowick), Inq p.m. 20 Edward I, Nos. 38 and 133; married to Eleanor, daughter of Hugh le Despencer, father of Hugh, Earl of Winchester, (She died Oct 1328, buried at Cowick); father of: Margaret who married John de Moels; Aveline who married Sir John Giffard Kt; Isabell who married John Lord St John; Egeline who married John le Seales; Alice, died young; John, died young; Robert, died young; Sir Philip de Courtenay of Moreton, 2nd son, slain 24 Jun 1314 at Stirling; & Hugh de Courtenay, son & heir, aged 16 at his father's death, Baron of Okehampton, (High Admiral of the West Seas, 10 Edward III), (created Earl of Devon, 22 Feb 1335), (died 23 Dec 1340), (buried 5 Feb 1341 at Cowick), married Agnes, daughter of John, Lord St John, (Agnes died 11), (buried 27 Jun 1340 at Cowick)
- Title: Wikipedia: Hugh de Courtenay (1251-1292)
Author: Wikipedia: Hugh de Courtenay (1251-1292).
Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Courtenay;
Note: Early years
Sir Hugh de Courtenay, born 25 March 1251, was the son and heir of John de Courtenay of Okehampton, Devon, by Isabel de Vere, daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford, and Hawise de Quincy. John's father, Robert de Courtenay (d. 26 July 1242), son of Renaud de Courtenay (d.1190) by Hawise de Curcy (d.1219), heiress of the feudal barony of Okehampton, married Mary de Redvers (sometimes called 'de Vernon'), daughter of William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon (d.1217).
In order to avoid military service Courtenay paid a fine on 12 December 1276. He was called to arms on the emergency against the Welsh princes, fighting in the 1282 campaign. He attended upon the King at Shrewsbury on 28 June 1283. In 1284, he came into possession of The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay, which he first leased to Solomon of Rochester. He again absented himself from the wars on 14 June 1287 by paying the King's justice a fine.
Marriage and issue
Courtenay married Eleanor le Despenser (d.1328), daughter of Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer, Justiciar of England, of Loughborough, Leicestershire and Ryhall, Rutland by his wife Aline Basset, daughter of Sir Philip Basset,Justiciar of England, of Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and Compton Bassett and Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
By his wife he had four sons and five daughters:
-Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (1276–1340) of Tiverton Castle, eldest son and heir.
Sir Philip Courtenay (d.1314) of Moreton Hampstead in Devon, slain at Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, according to Vivian. Died childless, when Moreton Hampstead was inherited by his elder brother the Earl of Devon.
John Courtenay, died young.
Robert Courtenay, died young.
Isabel de Courtenay, wife of John de Saint John, 1st Baron St John (died 1329) of Basing.
Aveline de Courtenay, wife of Sir John Giffard
Egeline (or Eleanor) de Courtenay, wife of Robert le Scales.
Margaret (or Margery) de Courtenay, wife of John de Moels. Other sources give her husband as Nicholas de Moels, 2nd Baron Moels (d.1316), feudal baron of North Cadbury, Somerset. Without progeny.
Alice Courtenay, died young
Death
Courtenay died at Colcombe, Devon, on 28 February 1292. He was buried at Cowick Priory, near Exeter.
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