there, an action the Council said was in contravention of the Equality Act 2006. He reversed his stance in 2013. Marriage and progeny On 9 September 1967 he married Diana Frances Watherston, daughter of former Scotland rugby player Jack Watherston, by whom he had four children: Lady Rebecca Eildon Courtenay (b. 1969), who is married to Jeremy Lloyd Wharton. They have three daughters: Alice Lucinda Wharton (b. 1998), Emilia Rose Wharton (b. 1999) and Tatiana Elizabeth Wharton (b. 2002). Lady Eleonora Venetia Courtenay (b. 1971), who is married to Edward Robert Hamilton Clarkson. They have three children Lady Camilla Mary Courtenay (b. 1974), who is married to Daniel Bruce Duff. They have three children. Charles Peregrine Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon (b. 1975), who is married to the American actress Allison Joy Langer, (now known as "Allison Joy, Countess of Devon") with two children: a daughter, Lady Joscelyn Skye Courtenay (b. 31 January 2007), and a son, Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay, Lord Courtenay. (b. 16 August 2009) The current Lady Devon was the patron of Devon-based charity, the Helen Foundation, and takes part in equestrian activities. Death The 18th Earl of Devon died peacefully on 18 August 2015 at the age of 73. His death was announced by his family on 20 August. Succession He was succeeded in the earldom by his son Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon. Ancestry References External links Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, edited by Charles Mosley, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, vol I, pp. 1121–1126, 1942 births 2015 deaths People educated at Winchester College Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon Earls of Devon (1553 creation) Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of Devon Devon