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Earl Huntingdon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
1165 Death of King Malcolm IV of Scotland
1377 Coronation of King Richard II
There have been seven creations of Earl Huntingdon:
1st. 1071. Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon -1076. Extinct. 6th June 1237.
2nd. 16th March 1337. William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon 1304-1354. Extinct. 31st October 1354.
3rd. 16th July 1377. Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon -1380. Extinct. 1380.
4th. 1388. John Holland 1st Duke Exeter 1352-1400. Forfeit. 29th March 1461. Battle of Towton.
5th. 14th August 1471. Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 1455-1501. Forfeit. 23rd February 1554. Wyatt's Rebellion.
6th. 1479. William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon 1451-1491. Extinct. 16th July 1491.
7th. 8th December 1529. George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 1487-1545. Extant.
Earl Huntingdon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Succeeded Countesses of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1071. Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon created.
31st May 1076. Daughter Maud Queen Consort Scotland succeeded. See Revolt of the Earls.
1131. Son Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria succeeded.
12th June 1152. Half Brother Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton succeeded.
1157. Nephew King Malcolm IV of Scotland granted.
9th December 1165. Brother King William I of Scotland succeeded. See Death of King Malcolm IV of Scotland.
December 1174. Half First Cousin Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 6th Earl of Northampton succeeded. See Treaty of Falaise.
1184. Half First Cousin David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
17th June 1219. Son John Dunkeld 9th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl Chester 8th Earl Northampton succeeded.
6th June 1237. Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar extinct.
In 1070 Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon and Judith Flanders Countess Huntingdon (age 16) were married. She by marriage Earldorman Northumbria, Countess Huntingdon. She, Judith, a niece of King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 42). She the daughter of Lambert Flanders II Count Lens and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 40). He the son of Siward "Stout" Earl of Northumbria and Aelfflaed Northumbria.
In 1071 Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon was created 1st Earl Huntingdon.
On 31st May 1076 Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon was beheaded at St Gile's Hill, Winchester. His daughter Maud (age 2) succeeded 2nd Countess Huntingdon, 2nd Countess of Northampton.
After 1111 King David I of Scotland (age 27) and Maud Queen Consort Scotland (age 37) were married. He by marriage Earl Huntingdon. She the daughter of Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon and Judith Flanders Countess Huntingdon. He the son of King Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland.
In 1131 Maud Queen Consort Scotland (age 57) died. Her son Henry (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 3rd Earl of Northampton. Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria (age 11) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
In or before 1138 Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton (age 39) and Isabel Beaumont Countess Huntingdon and Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon, Countess of Northampton. She the daughter of Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 33) and Amice Gael Countess Leicester. He the son of Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Queen Consort Scotland.
On 12th June 1152 Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria (age 38) died. His half brother Simon (age 54) succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 4th Earl of Northampton. His son Malcolm (age 11) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northumbria.
In 1157 brothers King Malcolm IV of Scotland (age 15) and King William I of Scotland (age 14) paid homage to King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 23) at Peverell Castle, Derbyshire [Map].
King Malcolm IV of Scotland was deprived of his lands in Cumbria and titles by King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Earl of Northumbria forfeit.
King Malcolm IV of Scotland was granted 5th Earl Huntingdon, 5th Earl of Northampton.
King William I of Scotland was deprived of the Earldom of Northumbria.
On 9th December 1165 King Malcolm IV of Scotland (age 24) died. His brother William (age 22) succeeded I King Scotland, 6th Earl Huntingdon.
In December 1174 King William I of Scotland (age 31), imprisoned at Falaise Castle [Map], signed the Treaty of Falaise by which he agreed King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 41) was overlord of Scotland. He also agreed to marry a bride of Henry's choosing. He married Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland (age 4) twelve years later.
Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 6th Earl of Northampton (age 36) succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon, 6th Earl of Northampton.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1184 Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 6th Earl of Northampton (age 46) died. His half first cousin David (age 32) succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon, 7th Earl of Northampton.
Before 1194 David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 41) and Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. She the daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester and Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester. He the son of Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 17th June 1219 David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 67) died. His son John (age 12) succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon, 8th Earl of Northampton. Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar (age 1) by marriage Countess Huntingdon, Countess of Northampton.
On 6th June 1237 John Dunkeld 9th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl Chester 8th Earl Northampton (age 30) died. Matthew Paris suggests he was poisoned by his wife Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar (age 19). Earl Huntingdon, Earl of Northampton extinct. Earl Chester merged with the Crown.
Earl Huntingdon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
16th March 1337. William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon created.
31st October 1354. William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon extinct.
On 16th March 1337 William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 33) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon (age 34) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 31st October 1354 William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 50) died. Earl Huntingdon extinct.
Earl Huntingdon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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16th July 1377. Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon created. See Coronation of King Richard II.
1380. Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon extinct.
On 16th July 1377 King Richard II of England (age 10) was crowned II King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Simon Sudbury.
Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel (age 31) carried the Crown.
Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon was created 1st Earl Huntingdon for life.
John Mowbray 1st Earl Nottingham (age 11) was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle (age 4) and Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington (age 21) were knighted.
Roger Scales 4th Baron Scales (age 23) attended.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1380 Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon died. Earl Huntingdon extinct.
Earl Huntingdon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
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1388. John Holland 1st Duke Exeter created.
16th January 1400. John Holland 1st Duke Exeter forfeit. See Epiphany Rising.
1416. Son John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter restored.
5th August 1447. Son Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter succeeded.
29th March 1461. Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter forfeit. See Battle of Towton.
In 1388 John Holland 1st Duke Exeter (age 36) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 24) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 16th January 1400 John Holland 1st Duke Exeter (age 48) was executed at Pleshey Castle [Map]. Duke Exeter, Earl Huntingdon forfeit. Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton (age 53) arranged for the children of her dead brother Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel, who had been executed on the orders of John Holland 1st Duke Exeter three years before, to witness the execution.
In 1416 John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 20) was restored 2nd Duke Exeter, 2nd Earl Huntingdon.
On 5th August 1447 John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 52) died at Stepney [Map]. He was buried at the Church of St Katharine's by the Tower [Map]. His son Henry (age 17) succeeded 3rd Duke Exeter, 3rd Earl Huntingdon. Anne York Duchess Exeter (age 7) by marriage Duchess Exeter.
On 29th March 1461 the Battle of Towton was a decisive victory for King Edward IV of England (age 18) bringing to an end the first war of the Wars of the Roses. Said to be the bloodiest battle on English soil 28000 were killed mainly during the rout that followed the battle.
The Yorkist army was commanded by King Edward IV of England with John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 45), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 56), William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 30) (knighted), Walter Blount 1st Baron Mountjoy (age 45), Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 57), John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 23) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 61).
The Lancastrian army suffered significant casualties including Richard Percy (age 35), Ralph Bigod Lord Morley (age 50), John Bigod (age 28), Robert Cromwell (age 71), Ralph Eure (age 49), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 51), John Beaumont (age 33), Thomas Dethick (age 61), Everard Simon Digby, William Plumpton (age 25) and William Welles (age 51) who were killed.
Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) was killed. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick, Baron Percy of Topcliffe forfeit.
Ralph Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 49) was killed. He was buried at the nearby Saxton church where his chest tomb is extant. Baron Dacre Gilsland extinct.
Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles (age 55) was killed. His son Richard (age 33) succeeded 7th Baron Welles.
The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 25), Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland and Andrew Trollope.
Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter was attainted after the battle; Duke Exeter, Earl Huntingdon forfeit.
Those who fought for the Lancaster included William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme (age 46), William Plumpton, John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 60), William Norreys (age 20), Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43), Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 30), John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 12), Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby, Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 56), James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde (age 39), William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22), Henry Roos and Thomas Tresham (age 41). Cardinal John Morton were captured.
John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland (age 45), Robert Dethick, Andrew Trollope and his son David Trollope were killed.
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Earl Huntingdon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
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14th August 1471. Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset created.
20th September 1501. Son Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset succeeded.
10th October 1530. Son Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk succeeded.
23rd February 1554. Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk forfeit. See Wyatt's Rebellion.
On 14th August 1471 Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset (age 16) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon.
On 20th September 1501 Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset (age 46) died. His son Thomas (age 24) succeeded 2nd Marquess Dorset, 2nd Earl Huntingdon, 8th Baron Ferrers of Groby. Eleanor St John Marchioness Dorset by marriage Marchioness Dorset.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 10th October 1530 Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 53) died. His son Henry (age 13) succeeded 3rd Marquess Dorset, 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 9th Baron Ferrers of Groby, 9th Baron Harington, 4th Baron Bonville.
On 23rd February 1554 Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 37) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke Suffolk, Marquess Dorset, Earl Huntingdon, Baron Ferrers of Groby, Baron Harington, Baron Bonville forfeit.
Dean Hugh Weston acted as Confessor.
Earl Huntingdon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1479. William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon created.
16th July 1491. William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon extinct.
In 1479 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 27) was compelled to relinquish the Earldom of Pembroke by King Edward IV (age 36) who gave it to his son.
Edward Prince of Wales (age 8) was created 1st Earl Pembroke.
In compensation William was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon (age 23) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
In 1484 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 32) and Katherine York Countess Huntingdon (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. She the illegitmate daughter of King Richard III of England (age 31). He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Devereux (age 54). They were sixth cousins.
On 16th July 1491 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 40) died. Earl Huntingdon extinct. His daughter Elizabeth (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baroness Herbert of Raglan.
Earl Huntingdon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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8th December 1529. George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon created. See Henry VIII Creates New Peerages.
24th March 1545. Son Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
20th June 1560. Son Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
14th December 1595. Brother George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
30th December 1604. Grandson Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
14th November 1643. Son Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
13th February 1656. Son Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
30th May 1701. Son George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
1704. Half Brother Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
13th October 1746. Son Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
2nd October 1789. Fifth Cousin Once Removed Theophilus Henry Hastings 11th Earl Huntingdon de jure.
1819. Nephew Hans Francis Hastings 12th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
9th December 1828. Son Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings 13th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
13th September 1875. Son Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
20th May 1885. Son Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
5th April 1939. Son Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon succeeded.
24th August 1990. First Cousin Once Removed William Hastings-Bass 17th Earl of Huntingdon succeeded.
On 8th December 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 38) created three Earldoms ...
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 52) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 49) by marriage Countess Wiltshire, Countess Ormonde. His mother (age 75) was the daughter of the last Earl Ormonde Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde.
George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 42) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon (age 46) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 46) was created 1st Earl of Sussex. Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex (age 50) by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 24th March 1545 George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 58) died. His son Francis (age 31) succeeded 2nd Earl Huntingdon, 7th Baron Botreaux, 6th Baron Hungerford, 4th Baron Moleyns and 4th Baron Hastings. Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 34) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
In or before 1557 George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 16) and Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 42) and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 45).
On 20th June 1560 Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 46) died. He was buried at the Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His son Henry (age 25) succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 8th Baron Botreaux, 7th Baron Hungerford, 5th Baron Moleyns and 5th Baron Hastings. Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon (age 22) by marriage Countess Huntingdon. See Monument [Map].
On 14th December 1595 Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon (age 60) died at York [Map]. On 26th April 1596 Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His brother George (age 55) succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 9th Baron Botreaux, 8th Baron Hungerford, 6th Baron Moleyns and 6th Baron Hastings. Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 30th December 1604 George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 64) died. His grandson Henry (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Huntingdon, 10th Baron Botreaux, 9th Baron Hungerford, 7th Baron Moleyns and 7th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon (age 16) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 14th November 1643 Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon (age 57) died. His son Ferdinando (age 35) succeeded 6th Earl Huntingdon, 11th Baron Botreaux, 10th Baron Hungerford, 8th Baron Moleyns and 8th Baron Hastings. Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon (age 30) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 13th February 1656 Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon (age 48) died. His son Theophilus (age 5) succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon, 12th Baron Botreaux, 11th Baron Hungerford, 9th Baron Moleyns and 9th Baron Hastings.
On 19th February 1672 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 21) and Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon (age 59).
On 8th May 1690 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 39) and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon.
On 30th May 1701 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 50) died. His son George (age 24) succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon, 13th Baron Botreaux, 12th Baron Hungerford, 10th Baron Moleyns and 10th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 19) received, after a legal dispute, in 1703, Ledston Hall and £3000 per year.
In 1704 George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 27) died. His half brother Theophilus (age 7) succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon, 14th Baron Botreaux, 13th Baron Hungerford, 11th Baron Moleyns and 11th Baron Hastings. His sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 21) inherited the his share of her grandfather John Lewis 1st Baronet's estates.
On 3rd June 1728 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 31) and Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. The marriage was arranged by his half-sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 46). She the daughter of Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers (age 50) and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers. He the son of Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon.
On 13th October 1746 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 49) died. His son Francis (age 17) succeeded 10th Earl Huntingdon, 15th Baron Botreaux, 14th Baron Hungerford, 12th Baron Moleyns and 12th Baron Hastings.
On 2nd October 1789 Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon (age 60) died unmarried at the home of his nephew Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings (age 34). His fifth cousin once removed Theophilus (age 60) de jure 11th Earl Huntingdon although he wasn't aware of the fact. His sister Elizabeth (age 58) succeeded 16th Baroness Botreaux, 15th Baroness Hungerford, 13th Baroness Moleyns and 13th Baroness Hastings
On 2nd April 1804 Theophilus Henry Hastings 11th Earl Huntingdon (age 75) died. Hans Francis Hastings 12th Earl Huntingdon (age 24) de jure 12th Earl Huntingdon although it wasn't until 1819 that after a long and complex investigation he was confirmed as the 12th Earl.
In 1819 Hans Francis Hastings 12th Earl Huntingdon (age 39) succeeded 12th Earl Huntingdon after a long and complex investigation which became the subject of the book The Huntingdon Peerage. Frances Cobbe Countess Huntingdon by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 9th December 1828 Hans Francis Hastings 12th Earl Huntingdon (age 49) died. His son Francis (age 20) succeeded 13th Earl Huntingdon.
On 13th September 1875 Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings 13th Earl Huntingdon (age 67) died. His son Francis (age 33) succeeded 14th Earl Huntingdon.
On 20th May 1885 Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon (age 43) died. His son Warner (age 16) succeeded 15th Earl Huntingdon.
On 11th June 1892 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 23) and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon (age 24) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon.
On 5th April 1939 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 70) died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His son Francis (age 38) succeeded 16th Earl Huntingdon. Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon (age 38) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 14th February 1944 Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon (age 43) and Margaret Lane Countess Huntingdon were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon (age 76).
On 24th August 1990 Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon (age 89) died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His first cousin once removed William (age 42) succeeded 17th Earl Huntingdon.