Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon


Charles Peregrine Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, styled as Lord Courtenay from 1998 until 2015, is an English barrister and hereditary peer who is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, having been elected at a by-election in 2018.

Education and career

The 19th Earl of Devon was educated at Eton College. 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. Courtenay was admitted to the bar at Inner Temple in 1999, and to the California State Bar in 2004.

Personal life

He married American actress A. J. Langer in a civil ceremony in 2004. 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.
The Earl and Countess of Devon have two children, both born in Los Angeles:
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. In January 2019 he joined the Exeter firm Michelmores as a partner. He and his family now reside at the family's ancestral home of Powderham Castle in Devon, England.

Ancestry