Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon

The Earl of Devon
Born	14 August 1975
Other titles	The Honourable (1975-1998) Lord Courtenay (1998-2015)
Residence	Powderham Castle
Predecessor	18th Earl of Devon
Heir	Jack Haydon Courtenay, Lord Courtenay
Spouse(s)	Allison Joy Courtenay, Countess of Devon
Issue	2
Parents	Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon Diana Courtenay (née Watherston), Countess of Devon
Occupation	Barrister

Charles Peregrine Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon^[1] (born 14 August 1975), known until 2015 as Lord Courtenay, is the son of the late 18th Earl of Devon, and a practising barrister.

The 19th Earl of Devon was educated at Eton College.^[1] After obtaining an MA degree from St John's College, Cambridge in 2001, he followed his legal studies at the Inns of Court School of Law.^[1] Courtenay was admitted to the bar at Inner Temple in 1999.^[2] He married American actress A. J. Langer (full name: Allison Joy Langer)^[3] in a civil ceremony in 2004. Langer was given the courtesy title "Lady Courtenay." A formal wedding later took place on 30 April 2005, in Los Angeles. With his father's death, the former Lord Courtenay acceded to his father's peerage and estate. He and his family now reside at the family's ancestral home of Powderham Castle in Devon, England.

The 19th Earl of Devon and the Countess of Devon have two children, both born in Los Angeles:

• Lady Joscelyn Skye Courtenay (born 31 January 2007)^[4]
• Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (born 16 August 2009)^[5]

The 19th Earl of Devon has practised law with the Los Angeles, California office of Latham & Watkins since 2005. In January 2014, he permanently relocated his family to London and transferred to his firm's London office.^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon

16. Henry Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (1836–1898)               8. Frederick Courtenay, 16th Earl of Devon (1875–1935)                       17. Lady Evelyn Pepys (1839–1910)               4. Charles Courtenay, 17th Earl of Devon (1916–1998)                             18. John Silva               9. Marguerite Silva (d. 1950)                       19.               2. Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon                                   20.               10. Capt. John Vikris Taylor (1872–1956)                       21.               5. Sybil Taylor (d. 2001)                             22. George Hopkinson (d. 1919)               11. Sybil Mary Hopkinson                       23. Blanche Somerset (1847–1922)               1. Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon                                         24.               12.                       25.               6. Jack G. Watherston                             26.               13.                       27.               3. Diana Frances Watherston                                   28 .               14.                       29.               7.                             30.               15.                       31.

References

1. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, edited by Charles Mosley, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, vol I, pp. 1121-6; ISBN 0-9711966-2-1
2. Latham & Watkins: Charles Courtenay profile
3. Charles Peregrine Courtenay, Lord Courtenay - website ThePeerage
4. "Passages". People. 67 (9). 5 March 2007.
5. Oh, Eunice (27 August 2009). "AJ Langer's Son Becomes Heir to Royal Title". People.

External links

• Profile at Latham & Watkins