Okehampton, Devon is in Devon.
On 25th March 1251 Hugh Courtenay 3rd Baron Okehampton was born to John Courtenay 2nd Baron Okehampton [aged 26] and Isabel Vere Baroness Okehampton [aged 29] at Okehampton, Devon. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. He married before 14th September 1276 his half fifth cousin Eleanor Despencer Baroness Okehampton, daughter of Hugh Despencer and Aline Basset, and had issue.
Around 1283 Isabel Courtenay Baroness St John of Basing was born to Hugh Courtenay 3rd Baron Okehampton [aged 31] and Eleanor Despencer Baroness Okehampton [aged 25] at Okehampton, Devon. She married in or before 1304 John St John 1st Baron St John of Basing and had issue.
On 11th August 1300 Isabel Vere Baroness Okehampton [aged 78] died at Okehampton, Devon. She was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In 1435 John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon was born to Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon [aged 21] and Margaret Beaufort Countess Devon [aged 26] at Okehampton, Devon. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married before 2nd February 1461 his second cousin once removed Laura Bourchier Countess Devon, daughter of Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex and Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex.
In 1722 John Crowley [aged 32] was elected MP Okehampton during the 1722 General Election.
In 1735 George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton [aged 25] was elected MP Okehampton.
In 1768 Thomas Brand [aged 51] was elected MP Okehampton.
In 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 25] was elected MP Okehampton.
On 9th February 1643 Sidney Godolphin [aged 33] was shot and killed during a skirmish at Chagford, Devon. He was buried at All Saints Church Okehampton, Devon.
On 10th October 1582 James Blount 6th Baron Mountjoy [aged 49] died in Hook Okehampton, Devon. His son William [aged 21] succeeded 7th Baron Mountjoy.
See Castles in Devon.
Okehampton Castle [Map]. G Townsend.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Okehampton Castle [Map]. G Townsend.
Around 1164 Egelina Courtenay was born to Renaud Courtenay [aged 39] and Hawise Courcy at Okehampton Castle [Map]. She married Gilbert Basset and had issue.
Around 1170 Robert Courtenay 1st Baron Okehampton was born to Renaud Courtenay [aged 45] and Hawise Courcy at Okehampton Castle [Map]. He married after 1196 his sixth cousin Mary Vernon Redvers Baroness Okehampton, daughter of William Redvers 5th Earl Devon and Mable de Beaumont, and had issue.
Okehampton Castle [Map]. Thomas Allom, 1831.