Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon
Charles Peregrine Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon[1] (born 14 August 1975), styled as Lord Courtenay from 1998 until 2015, is an English hereditary peer and barrister. He is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, having been elected at a by-election in 2018.[2]
The Earl of Devon | |
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Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon | |
Member of the House of Lords Excepted Hereditary | |
Assumed office 12 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Peregrine Courtenay 14 August 1975 Exeter, Devon, England |
Political party | Crossbench |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Parents | Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon Diana Watherston |
Residence | Powderham Castle |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Barrister |
Education and career
The 19th Earl of Devon was educated at Eton College.[1] After obtaining an MA degree from St John's College, Cambridge, in 1997, 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,[3] and to the California State Bar in 2004.[4]
Personal life
He married American actress A. J. Langer in a civil ceremony in 2004.[5] A formal wedding later took place on 30 April 2005, in Los Angeles. With his father's death, the former Lord Courtenay succeeded to his father's peerage and estate.[6]
The Earl and Countess of Devon have two children, both born in Los Angeles:
- Lady Joscelyn Skye Courtenay (born 31 January 2007)[7]
- Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (born 16 August 2009)[5]
Courtenay practised law with the firm of Latham & Watkins from 2005 to 2018, starting at their Los Angeles, California office. In January 2014, he permanently relocated his family to London and transferred to his firm's London office.[3] In January 2019 he joined the Exeter firm Michelmores as a partner.[8] He and his family now reside at the family's ancestral home of Powderham Castle in Devon, England.
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References
- Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, edited by Charles Mosley, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, vol I, pp. 1121–6; ISBN 0-9711966-2-1
- "Crossbench Hereditary Peers' By-Election, July 2018" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "Latham & Watkins: Charles Courtenay profile". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- "Charles Peregrine Courtenay, Member Profile". The State Bar of California. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "AJ Langer's Son Becomes Heir to Royal Title". People. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- Ivie, Devon (21 November 2017). "This My So-Called Life Star Is Now a Real-Life Countess". New York. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- "Passages". People. 67 (9). 5 March 2007.
- Jonathan Kitchin (22 January 2019). "Michelmores appoints Charles Courtenay, Earl of Devon, as Partner in Disputes team". michelmores.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
Peerage of England | ||
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Preceded by Hugh Courtenay |
Earl of Devon 2015–present |
Incumbent |