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"A view of Okehampton Castle and town taken in the park", 1772 drawing by Francis Towne (1739–1816), Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA Remains of Okehampton Castle today. The feudal barony of Okehampton was a very large feudal barony, the largest mediaeval fiefdom in the county of Devon, England, [1] whose caput was Okehampton ...
Sir Hugh de Courtenay (1251–1292) was the son and heir of John de Courtenay, feudal baron of Okehampton, Devon, by Isabel de Vere, daughter of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. His son inherited the earldom of Devon .
Hayne in the parish of Stowford in Devon, is an historic manor, about 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Okehampton. The surviving manor house , a Grade II* listed [ 1 ] building known as Hayne House , was rebuilt in about 1810 [ 2 ] by Isaac Donnithorne (died 1848), [ 3 ] who later adopted the surname Harris having married the heiress of Harris of ...
de Welles: forfeited 1470 or 1475 Baron De La Warr: 1299: la Warr, West: Either abeyant 1554 or held together with the creation of 1572 Baron Zouche of Ashby: 1299: la Zouche: abeyant 1314 Baron Deincourt: 1299: Deincourt: abeyant 1327 Baron Montalt: 1299: de Mohaut or de Montalt: Extinct 1329: Also known as "Mohaut." Created by writ. See also ...
Mowbray married, by papal dispensation dated 25 March 1349, [5] Elizabeth de Segrave (born 25 October 1338 at Croxton Abbey), [5] suo jure 5th Baroness Segrave, daughter and heiress of John de Segrave, 4th Baron Segrave (d. 1353), [3] and Margaret of Brotherton, Duchess of Norfolk, daughter and heiress of Thomas of Brotherton, son of King Edward I. [12]
Robert FitzEdith, feudal lord of Okehampton (1093–1172) was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England and Edith Forne, who was a mistress of Henry I. [1] Compared to many of his illegitimate siblings and half-siblings, not much is known about him.
The family is memorialised by today's "Money Common" in that parish. Another part of Anstey was held by the feudal barony of Okehampton. [15] The descent of the family of "Monk of Potheridge" is given as follows in the Heraldic Visitation of Devon: [16] William I le Mogne; Hugh le Moyne de Powdridg; William II le Moyne, dominus de Powddetridg ...
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser (1223 – 4 August 1265) was an important ally of Simon de Montfort during the reign of Henry III. He served briefly as Justiciar of England in 1260 and as Constable of the Tower of London .