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][3]
The Earl of Devon | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as an elected hereditary peer 4 July 2018 (sworn in on 19 July) | |
| By-election | 4 July 2018 |
| Preceded by | The 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Peregrine Courtenay 14 August 1975 Exeter, Devon, England |
| Political party | None (Crossbencher) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | 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
editCourtenay 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,[4] and to the California State Bar in 2004.[5]
Personal life
editCourtenay married the American actress A. J. Langer in a civil ceremony in 2004.[6] A formal wedding later took place on 30 April 2005, in Los Angeles. With his father's death in 2015, the then Lord Courtenay succeeded to his father's peerage and estate, becoming the 19th Earl of Devon.[7]
Courtenay and Langer have two children.[8][6] Courtenay announced that he had filed for divorce in November 2023.[9] In February 2024, Courtenay filed to dismiss the couple's divorce application.[10]
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.[4] In January 2019, he joined the Exeter firm Michelmores as a partner, where he is known as Charles Courtenay.[11] He and his family now reside at the family's ancestral home of Powderham Castle in Devon, England. He owns a 3,500 acre estate.[12]
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References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Oaths and Affirmations, 19 July 2018". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Earl of Devon to divorce 'Devon's Meghan Markle' AJ Langer". Devon Live. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Bamidele, Afouda (25 February 2024). "'My So-Called Life' Star A.J. Langer's Husband Files To Dismiss Divorce". The Blast. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Jonathan Kitchin (22 January 2019). "Michelmores appoints Charles Courtenay, Earl of Devon, as Partner in Disputes team". michelmores.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Born to rule? The hereditary peers about to lose their seats – podcast
- ^ Debrett's peerage and baronetage 2003. Debrett's Peerage Ltd. 2002. p. 608.
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