Lady Elizabeth de Courtenay was born circa 1333 to Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (1303-1377) and Margaret de Bohun (1311-1391) and died 7 August 1395 of unspecified causes. She married John de Vere (c1325-1350) July 1341 JL in England. She married Andrew Luttrell (c1325-1395) July 1359 JL in Dunster Castle, Somerset, England.
Notes: On the occasion of her marriage to Andrew Luttrell (c1325-1395), in the summer of 1359, King Edward III gave them an annuity of 200£ for their lives, in aid of the maintenance of their social position. In 1361, Sir Andrew Luttrell and his wife went on pilgrimage to the famous shrine of Santiago de Compostella, with a retinue of twenty-four men and women and as many horses.
The lady was for some time in the service of her cousins, Edward 'the Black Prince' and the 'Fair Maid of Kent,' his wife. The annuity of 200£ was confirmed by Richard II in 1378, and renewed in favour of Lady Luttrell in 1381, her husband having died in the interval.
In the meanwhile, Lady Luttrell had, with part of her savings bought the reversion of the manors of Feltwell in Norfolk, and Moulton, Debenham and Waldingfield in Suffolk. A charter of free warren therein was issued in her favour 1373. She also acquired the right of appointing two of the canons of the priory of Flitcham.
The most important pecuniary transaction of this Lady Luttrell was, however, her purchase of the reversion of the castle of Dunster, the manors of Kilton, Minehead and Carhampton and the hundred of Carhampton, of five thousand marks. As she predeceased the vendor, she never obtained actual possession of this valuable property.
Dying at Bermondsey on the 7th of August 1395, she was buried; by her own desire, in the Benedictine Church of St. Nicholas at Exeter. Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter, in August of that year, ordered public prayers to be offered throughout his diocese for the souls of Margaret Cobham and Elizabeth Luttrell, sisters of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and, by way of encouragement, promised an indulgence of forty days to the faithful who should pray for them.
Family Life
1st Marriage: John de Vere (c1325-1350), son of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford (1312-1360). Died without issue.
2nd Marriage: Andrew Luttrell (c1325-1395) of Dunster Castle. Notable Children:
- Sir Hugh Luttrell (c1364-1428) the feudal baron of Dunster Castle in Somerset, who was an important military officer during the Hundred Years' War serving under Richard II of England.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hugh Luttrell (c1364-1428) | 1364 Dunster Castle, Somerset, England | 24 March 1428 | Katherine Beaumont (c1354-1435) |
| Blanche Luttrell (c1366-) | |||
| John Luttrell (c1368-) | |||
| Elizabeth Luttrell (c1370-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hugh Courtenay (1326-c1349) | |||
| Margaret Courtenay (c1326-1385) | |||
| Edward Courtenay (c1329-1372) | 1329 | 1372 | Emeline Dauney (?-?) |
| Thomas Courtenay (c1331-c1381) | |||
| Elizabeth Courtenay (c1333-1395) | 1333 | 7 August 1395 | John de Vere (c1325-1350) Andrew Luttrell (c1325-1395) |
| Catherine Courtenay (Abt 1335-1399) | 1335 Exeter, Devonshire, United Kingdom | 31 December 1399 | William Harrington (?-?) |
| Joan Courtenay (c1337-?) | |||
| Philip Courtenay (c1340-1406) | |||
| William Courtenay (1342-1396) | |||
| Matilda Courtenay (?-?) | |||
| Guinora Courtenay (1348-?) | |||
| Isabel Courtenay (?-?) | |||
| Phillipa Courtenay (?-?) | |||
| Anne Courtenay (Abt 1351-?) | |||
See Also
- Elizabeth Courtenay
- Courtenay Family
- Luttrell in Somerset
- Courtenay in Somerset
- Courtenay in Devon
External Links
- Lady Elizabeth de Courtenay at thePeerage
- Lady Elizabeth de Courtenay, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Luttrell/6000000006444092290, retrieved 01 Jan 2024
- Courtenay Family Genealogy, TudorPlace.com.ar, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/COURTENAY1.htm, retrieved 01 Jan 2024
- Lady Elizabeth Courtenay Luttrell at Find A Grave
Notable Ancestors
- Edward I of England (1239-1307) - King of England, m. Eleanor of Castile (1202-1244) - See Plantagenet Family Line for a continuation of his ancestry.
- William I, King of England (1027-1087) - (aka: William the Conqueror) - In 1066 became first Norman king of England.
- Emporer Charlemagne (747-814) - King of the Franks and from 800 the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.
Notable Descendants
- Roger Ludlow (1590-1664) - Cofounder of the Colony of Connecticut, See Ludlow Family Ancestry.
- Robert Carter I: A wealthy Virginia colonist and slave-owner, one of the richest men in Virginia at his time.
- Benjamin Harrison V: A famed American revolutionary and founding father of the United States of America.
- William Henry Harrison (1773-1841): 9th President of the United States, American General during the War of 1812.
- Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901): 23rd President of the United States.
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