Background
He was the son of Miles (Milo) de Courtenay, Seigneur (lord of the manor) of Courtenay, in the Kingdom of France, today in the Loiret department in north-central France, by his wife Ermengard de Nevers.
He was the son of Miles (Milo) de Courtenay, Seigneur (lord of the manor) of Courtenay, in the Kingdom of France, today in the Loiret department in north-central France, by his wife Ermengard de Nevers.
He succeeded his father as Seigneur of Courtenay. He fought in the Second Crusade, with King Louis VII of France. He was created Lord of Sutton in 1161.
In 1172 he accompanied King Henry II in the Irish Expedition to County Wexford.