Sir Hugh Hastings, Kt.

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Hugh (Sir), of Sutton Scotney, Hants; fought at Battle of Sluys 1340; Captain and Lt of English Army in Flanders 1346, fought at Battle of Crecy 1346. [Burke's Peerage]

SIR HUGH DE HASTINGES, of Sutton Scotney, next brother [after Thomas, dsp 11 Jan 1332/3] and heir, being 2nd son of John, 1st LORD HASTINGES, by his 2nd wife, Isabel, both abovenamed. He was aged 24 and more at his mother's death in 1334. On 28 March 1335 the King took his homage, and he had livery of a moiety of the manor of Sutton Scotney which his mother had held in chief. He fought at the battle of SIUYS, 24 June 1340, in the retinue of the Earl of Derby. On 28 January 1341/2 he had pardon for acquiring for life from Laurence, Earl of Pembroke, the lordship of Oswardebeck, Notts. He was summoned to a Council, 25 February 1341/2, by writ directed Hugoni de Hastinges. On 13 October 1343 he had licence to grant away the manor of Sutton Scotney. In April 1344 he occurs as Steward to the Queen. He accompanied the Earl of Derby to Gascony in June 1345, being in the retinue of the Earl of Pembroke. On 20 June 1346 he was appointed Captain and Lieutenant of the King in Flanders, and was commissioned to raise forces in that country for the war with France: early in August he brought a large body of Flemings (60,000, it is said) to France, to join the King; and was at the battle of Crécy, 26 August of that year. On 14 May 1347 he was urgentiy requested to rejoin the King before Calais, and was there in the following June.

He married, before 18 May 1330, Margery, sister and coheir, and in her issue sole heir, of Richard FOLIOT, of Gressenhall and Weasenham, Norfolk, [3rd Lord Foliot] (who died s.p. and a minor, 29 May 1325), and elder daughter of Sir Richard FOLIOT 2nd Lord Foliot], of the same, by Joan, younger daughter and coheir of Sir William DE BREOUSE, Lord of Bramber and Gower [LORD BREOUSE]. On 13 June and 11 December 1330 Hugh and Margery had livery of her purparty of the lands of her grandmother, Margery, widow of Jordan Foliot. He died 29 or 30 July 1347, and was buried in Elsing Church, Norfolk: brass. The manors, which he and his wife had held jointly at his death, were released to her, Elsing and Weasenham, 7 September 1347, and Norton and Fenwick, 5 October following. She, who was aged 12 or 13 in 1325, died 8 August, and was buried 30 August 1349, in the Furnivalle Chapel, in the Church of the Friars Minor at Doncaster. [Complete Peerage VI:352-4, XIV:372, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Last Edited=6 Nov 2008

    Sir Hugh de Hastings was born circa 1310.1 He was the son of Sir John de Hastings, 1st Lord Hastings and Isabel le Despenser.1 He married Margery Foliot, daughter of unknown Foliot, before 18 May 1330.1 He died from 29 July 1347 to 30 July 1347.1

    Sir Hugh de Hastings fought in the Battle of Sluys in 1340.1 He gained the rank of Captain and Lieutenant in 1346 in the service of the English army at Flanders.1 He fought in the Battle of Crécy in 1346.1 He lived at Sutton Scotney, Hampshire, England.1 Children of Sir Hugh de Hastings and Margery Foliot Sir Hugh Hastings+1 d. c 1369 John de Hastings1 b. c 1328, d. 31 Aug 1393 Citations [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1817. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Fought in Battle of Sluys 1340 Commanded Edward III's army in Flanders - 1346 as Capain Fought Battle of Crecy in 1346 Lived at Sutton Scotney in Hampshire

Sir Hugh Hastings married Margery Foliot, daughter of Sir Richard Foliot in 1330. They had two sons, (1)John who died sans progeny, and (2)Sir Hugh Hastings who married Margaret Everingham daughter of Adam Everingham. Three daughters, Isabel, Maud, and Margaret were also born to the union. Sir Hugh Hastings resided at Elsing, Norfolk and was buried at the parish church of Elsing. An elaborate brass casting of Sir Hugh Hastings remains in the church. His wife Margery Foliot died in 1349.

• Updated from MyHeritage Match via brother John Hastings by SmartCopy: Sep 20 2014, 20:14:50 UTCFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Family and property Hugh was the second son of John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, by his second wife, Isabel, a daughter of Hugh Despenser, Earl of Winchester. By 18 May 1330, he was married to Margery Foliot, who was born around 1312 and was a ward in his mother's house from 1325 until their marriage. With Margery, he had two sons, John (c.1328\'961393) and Hugh (died 1369), and a daughter, Maud. Margery outlived him, dying on 8 August 1349.

Margery was a granddaughter of Jordan Foliot and co-heir with her younger brother Richard of the manors of Elsing and Weasenham in Norfolk and other property in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. It was through Margery that Hugh acquired these holdings and from his mother that he inherited the manor of Monewdon in Suffolk and a moiety of the manor of Sutton Scotney in Hampshire upon her death in December 1334. He received livery for his inheritance on 28 March 1335.

Hugh held several manors from Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Derby. Shortly before 1342, Hugh acquired a life interest in the manor of Oswardbek in Nottinghamshire from Laurence Hastings, Earl of Pembroke, his nephew. These two earls were the principal lords under which Hugh served in the wars with France.

Administrator Although he never rose to the rank of high sheriff or knight of the shire, Hugh's capabilities were appreciated by Edward III. He served regularly on commissions of oyer and terminer and was appointed justice of the peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire on 8 November 1338.

Hugh was summoned to attend the Great Council that met at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 1342. He was one of only 106 laymen summoned to that council. In the mid-1340s, he served as steward of the household of Edward's queen, Philippa of Hainaut. Neither of these appointments could have come with the approval of Edward III.

In early May 1347, Hugh was appointed seneschal of Gascony and assigned a retinue of fifty men-at-arms and eighty archers for the task. He died before he could take up his new post.

Soldier Hugh can be traced soldiering in Scotland every year from 1335 to 1338.

In July 1338, Hugh sailed from Orwell with the king's army to Antwerp in the Duchy of Brabant. He took part in the naval campaign in the English Channel and was present at the battle of Sluys on 24 June 1340. In 1342\'9643, he served in the comitiva (retinue) of the Earl of Pembroke during the Breton campaign. He was serving under the Earl of Pembroke again during the Aquitanian campaign of 1345, under the ultimate leadership of the Earl of Derby. According to the French chronicler Jean Froissart, Hugh was present for Derby's victory in the battle of Auberoche on 21 October 1345. It is known, however, that the Earl of Pembroke missed the battle and so it is possible that Froissart is mistaken in placing Hugh there. Hugh appears to have returned to England before the Siege of Aiguillon, which lasted from April to August 1346 and resulted in England retaining control of the castle.

The highest military post in which Hugh served was that of king's captain and lieutenant in Flanders, to which he was appointed on 20 June 1346. In his capacity as Edward's Flemish lieutenant he mounted an attack on France's northern border as a diversion during the king's invasion of Normandy in July. Hugh recruited an army from the Flemish towns and with his own retinue of 250, mostly archers, laid siege to Béthune. His Flemish army proved undisciplined and the siege was abandoned in failure before the end of August.

Hugh missed the great English victory at the battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346, but with the lifting of the Béthune siege he joined the siege of Calais, begun on 4 September, with his men-at-arms and some archers. He was still in the siege camp when he was appointed seneschal of Gascony in May 1347.

Death and burial Having been appointed for service in Gascony, Hugh left the siege of Calais and returned to England. Perhaps he was already ill from conditions in the camp. He drew up his last will and testament at Old Ford in Middlesex on 22 July 1347. A week later he was dead. He was entombed in the chancel of St Mary's Church, which he had built in Elsing. His tomb was opened in September 1978. Hugh was shown to have been about 5 feet 10 inches tall at his death. He was buried wearing either a wig or a hat made of cow hair. There was evidence of injuries sustained in warfare: damaged incisors from a blow to the jaw and osteoarthritis in the shoulder and elbow.

The monumental brass put up over Hugh's tomb is "one of the most celebrated of all English brasses". Hugh is portrayed as a knight in armour. Around him are smaller figures holding the coats of arms of the men Hugh had served under. Besides king and the earls of Derby and Pembroke there was the Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.

References Andrew Ayton (2008), "Hastings, Sir Hugh (c. 1310\'961347), administrator and soldier", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 3 November 2018 from http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.00....

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Sir Hugh Hastings Birth 1307 Death Jul 1347 (aged 39–40) Burial Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard Elsing, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England Plot Chancel of the church Memorial ID 23302208

Family Members Parents

John de Hastings 1262–1313

Isabel le Despenser de Monthermer unknown–1334 Spouse

Margery Foliot Hastings 1313–1349 Half Siblings

Joan Hastings Huntingfield unknown–1307

John de Hastings 1287–1325

Elizabeth de Hastings 1294 – unknown Children

Hugh de Hastings 1336–1369