Looking carefully at the portrait of Charles Courtney (in the gallery above) and there are little nods to his life.

Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, shares his own personal piece of heaven: the Exe Estuary in Devon.

Charles Courtenay, a crossbencher better known as the Earl of Devon, has been one of a handful to defend the hereditary principle, saying: “It’s distinctive and it’s important — that continuity and ...

Like the Poles, they were of royal descent. Henry Courtenay, earl of Devon and marquis of Exeter, was the king’s first cousin.

But in 2002, the very different worlds of former Baywatch star AJ Langer and the future Earl of Devon, Charles Courtenay, collided when they fell for each other in Las Vegas.

Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, lowered the drawbridge and welcomed them into his 14th Century seat after their normal school nearby was catastrophically flooded.

LONDON (AP) — Like his ancestors for centuries, the Earl of Devon serves in Parliament, helping to make the laws of the land. But not for much longer.

Charles Courtenay, the Earl of Devon, argues that hereditary peers bring a unique perspective and diversity to the House of Lords, despite Labour's plans to abolish them.

The museum has appointed Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, as its inaugural patron. The Earl resides on the Powderham estate, situated on the opposite shore of the Exe Estuary from Topsham.