John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

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John de Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke [1]

• M, #107264,
• b. 11 November 1372,
• d. 30 December 1389
• Last Edited=1 May 2011
• Consanguinity Index=0.05%

John de Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke was born on 11 November 1372.[3] He was the son of John de Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Anne de Mauny.[2]

He married, firstly, Elizabeth Plantagenet, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster, Countess of Derby, on 24 June 1380 at Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England.[3]

He married, secondly, Philippa de Mortimer, daughter of Edmund de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster, circa 1385.[1]

He died on 30 December 1389 at age 17 at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, while practising for a tournament, without issue.[2],[4]

Career:

• He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Hastings [E., 1295] on 16 April 1375.[3]
• He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Pembroke [E., 1339] on 16 April 1375, but was never invested as such.[1],[2]
• He succeeded to the title of Lord Abergavenny [Feudal] on 16 April 1375.[2] He was invested as a Knight in 1381.[3]
• His marriage to Elizabeth Plantagenet was annulled after 24 September 1383.[5]
• He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Mauny on 3 April 1384, de jure.[3]
• On his death, the Earldom of pembroke reverted to the Crown, the Barony of Mauny became extinct, and the Barony of Hastings became dormant.[3]

Citations

• 1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 97. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
• 2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 24. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 3. [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.
• 4. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
• 5. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 100.

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He succeeded his father as an infant in 1375.

His marriage to Elizabeth was unconsummated and was annulled in 1383.

He was described by the chronicler as being mourned by the common people as well as the nobility, by reason of his kind and generous nature.

John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (October 1372 – 30 December 1389), was the son of John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Anne Manny, 2nd Baroness Manny. He was also Baron Abergavenny.

Infant Inheritance

He succeeded his father as an infant in 1375.

Marriage

He married Elizabeth of Lancaster the daughter of John of Gaunt, in 1380, but the marriage was unconsummated (he was 8 and she 17 at the time of the marriage) and was annulled after she became pregnant by John Holland, whom she subsequently married.[1]

He subsequently married Philippa Mortimer, daughter of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, but had no children, dying shortly afterwards in a jousting accident.

Death in a Joust

Richard II held his Christmas court at Woodstock Palace in 1389, and Pembroke took part in the Christmas sports, including jousting. While running a course against Sir John Des, he was struck in the groin by his opponent's lance and subsequently died of his injuries. Upon his death, the Earldom of Pembroke and the Barony of Manny became extinct, while the Barony of Hastings passed to a cousin.

He was described by the chronicler as being mourned by the common people as well as the nobility, by reason of his kind and generous nature.

References

• 1. ^ Weir, Alison (2007). Katherine Swynford: The story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess. London: McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 0771088574., pp 220-1 www.celtic-casimir.com

John DE HASTINGS 5th Baron Hastings, 13th/3rd Earl of Pembroke Born: 11 Nov 1372, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Married (1): 24 Jun 1380 Married (2): After 1383 Died: Abt 30 Dec 1389, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

General Notes: JOHN (DE HASTINGES), EARL OF PEMBROKE, LORD HASTINGES and LORD MAUNY, only son and heir, was born 11 November 1372, In 1375 he was found to be coheir, with William la Zouche, to William de Cauntelo. On 22 January 1375/6 the wardship of all the late Earl's manors and lands was granted to his widow and her mother, the Countess of Norfolk. For the Coronation of Richard II in 1377, claims were submitted in John's name to bear the Gilt Spurs and the Second Sword, and although both claims were devoid of foundation, both were allowed. He was knighted by the King 15 August 1381. In 1384, he is held, by modern doctrine, to have succeeded his mother as LORD MAUNY. He was appointed Chief Commissioner of Array for Suffolk 26 April 1385. On 22 June following the Countess of Norfolk was granted his custody for 5 years after he had attained the age of 12, and on 22 February 1386/7 she made an indenture with William de Beauchamp, keeper of his lands in co. Pembroke, lordship of Cilgerran, &c., by which William granted the whole estate to John. He was appointed Steward of Bury St. Edmunds while still a minor 5 May 1387. In October he was abiding in the King's household; and when the King kept Christmas 1389 at Woodstock, he was mortally injured in practising for a tournament. He married, 1stly, 24 June 1380, at Kenilworth, Elizabeth, daughter of John of Gaunt, DUKE OF LANCASTER, by his 1st wife, Blanche, daughter and heir of Henry of Grosmont, DUKE OF LANCASTER, which marriage was dissolved after 24 September 1383 (a). He married, 2ndly, Philippe, 2nd daughter of Edmund (DE MORTIMER), 3rd EARL OF MARCH, by Philippe, daughter and heir of Lionel of Antwerp, DUKE OF CLARENCE. He died s.p., 30 or 31 December 1389, at Woodstock, and was buried beside his father in the church of the Friars Preachers at Hereford; but in or after March 1391/2 his body was exhumed and transported to the church of the Friars Minors (Grey Friars) in London, where it was buried in the choir. At his death the Earldom of Pembroke reverted to the Crown, the Barony of Mauny became extinct, and the Barony of Hastinges became dormant. His widow, who was born 21 November 1375, at Ludlow, married, 2ndly, as his 2nd wife, Richard (FITZALAN), XVth EARL OF ARUNDEL, who was beheaded 21 September 1397; and 3rdly, Thomas (DE POYNINGS), LORD ST. JOHN of Basing (died 7 March 1428/9.] She died 24 September 1401, at Halnaker, Sussex, and was buried at Boxgrove, near Lewes. [Complete Peerage X:394-7, XIV:521, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)] (a) One which date a pardon was granted at the instance of the King's kinswoman, Elizabeth, Countess of Pembroke. Having m. John when he was an immature boy, she deserted him and went to Spain with her father, after which he divorced her. John de Holand had fallen passionately in love with her and after constant solicitation had seduced her; and as she had become pregnant, they were married hurriedly before Holand sailed with Lancaster for Spain. Her "disagreement" with the marriage is set out in Anc. Petition 224/11176. Holand, afterwards, Duke of Exeter, KG, was beheaded 9 or 10 Jan 1399/1400, and his widow m. 3rdly, Sir John Cornwall, KG, created Lord Fanhope and Lord Milbroke. She d. 24 Nov 1425 and was buried at Burford, Salop.

Marriage Information: John married Elizabeth PLANTAGENET, daughter of John DE BEAUFORT Duke of Gaunt and Blanche PLANTAGENET Duchess of Lancaster, on 24 Jun 1380. (Elizabeth PLANTAGENET was born before 21 Feb 1362-1363 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, died on 24 Nov 1425 in Fownhope, Hereford, Herefordshire, England and was buried in Chapel, Burford, Shropshire, England.)

Marriage Information: John also married Philippe DE MORTIMER, daughter of Edmund "the Good" DE MORTIMER 3rd Earl of March & Ulster and Philippa PLANTAGENET Countess of Ulster, after 1383. (Philippe DE MORTIMER was born on 21 Nov 1375 in Ludlow Castle, Hereford, England, died on 24 Sep 1401 in Halmaker, Sussex, England and was buried in Boxgrove, near Lewes, Sussex, England.)