John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke 1347-1375

On 31st May 1328 the Mortimer family leveraged their new status at a lavish ceremony that celebrated the marriages of two of [his grandfather] Roger Mortimer's [aged 41] daughters at Hereford [Map].

Edward Plantagenet [aged 8] and [his aunt] Beatrice Mortimer [aged 6] were married. She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville [aged 42]. He the son of Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 27] and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk. They were half third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.

[his father] Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 9] and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke [aged 11] were married. She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny and Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon [aged 25]. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.

King Edward III of England [aged 15] and his mother Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 33] attended as well as Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March.

On 29th August 1347 John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke was born to Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 28] and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke [aged 30] at Sutton Valence, Maidstone.

On 20th August 1348 [his father] Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 29] died at Abergavenny Castle [Map]. He was buried at Abergavenny Priory [Map]. His son John succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke, 4th Baron Hastings, 15th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.

On 19th May 1359, or thereabouts, a double-royal wedding celebration took place at Reading Abbey, Berkshire [Map] whereby two children of King Edward III of England [aged 46] were married:

John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 19] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Richmond. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 49] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 39]. He the son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [aged 48]. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 11] and Margaret Plantagenet Countess of Pembroke [aged 12] were married. At the time John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke was a ward of King Edward III of England who would enjoy the benefit of the substantial revenue of the Earldom of Pembroke until John came of age nine years later in 1368. She died two or so years later probably of plague. She the daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. He the son of Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke [aged 42]. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England.

On 13th April 1360 a freak weather event known as Black Monday Hailstorm occurred as the army of [his father-in-law] King Edward III of England [aged 47] were camped outside Chartres [Map]. Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 47], William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 50], Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 50], [his brother-in-law] Edward "Black Prince" [aged 29] and Walter Mauny were present. Around one thousand English were killed, with up to six thousand horses. King Edward III of England believed the event to be an Act of God and proceeded to negotiate with the French resulting in the Treaty of Brétigny.

On 28th April 1360 Guy Beauchamp died from injuries received during the Black Monday Hailstorm.

On 10th October 1361 [his brother-in-law] Edward "Black Prince" [aged 31] and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 33] were married at Windsor Castle [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. His first wife, her second (or third depending on how you count them) husband. She had four children already. They had known each other since childhood. Thirty-one and thirty-three respectively. A curious choice for the heir to the throne; foreign princesses were usual. They were married nearly fifteen years and had two children. She the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent. He the son of [his father-in-law] King Edward III of England [aged 48] and [his mother-in-law] Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [aged 51]. They were half first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 25th December 1361 [his wife] Margaret Plantagenet Countess of Pembroke [aged 15] died probably of plague. She was buried at Abingdon Abbey [Map].

In 1368 [his mother] Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke [aged 51] died.

In July 1368 John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 20] and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny [aged 58] and Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk. He the son of Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 23rd April 1369 [his former father-in-law] King Edward III of England [aged 56] created new Garter Knights

46th John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby [aged 32].

47th Robert Dampierre [aged 46].

48th John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 21]. Some sources say 1370 but that would be inconsistent with the numbering?

49th Thomas Grandison 4th Baron Grandison [aged 30].

50th Guy de Bryan [aged 50]. Possibly on 31st December 1369?.

On 12th January 1372 [his father-in-law] Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny [aged 62] died. His daughter [his wife] Anne succeeded 2nd Baroness Manny. John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 24] by marriage Baron Manny.

In October 1372 [his son] John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke was born to John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 25] and [his wife] Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married 1. 24th June 1380 his half third cousin Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter, daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster 2. 1388 his second cousin once removed Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey, daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster.

On 16th April 1375 John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 27] died. He was buried at Hereford [Map]. His son John [aged 2] succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke, 5th Baron Hastings, 16th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.

In 1384 [his former wife] Anne Manny Countess Pembroke died. Her son John [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Baron Manny.

John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke 1347-1375 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke 1347-1375

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 6 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 7 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 7 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke 1347-1375

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hastings

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Bigod 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 2 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ada Dunkeld Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings 3 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cantilupe

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Cantilupe 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva de Braose 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Marshal 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Grandfather: John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny 4 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymer I Count Angoulême 12 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Warin Munchensi

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke

father: Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke 5 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Leybourne

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Leybourne 1st Baron Leybourne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Leybourne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon de Sandwich

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry de Sandwich

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana de Sandwich

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan d'Auberville

Grandmother: Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Tosny

John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw Grandson of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber 6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud de Braose 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva Marshal 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin 10 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Provence

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaumont 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun

Great x 4 Grandmother: Clemence Roches Countess Blois

mother: Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey IV de Joinville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon de Joinville

Great x 4 Grandmother: Héluis aka Helvide Dampierre

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville 8 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen III Count of Auxonne 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bearice of Auxonne 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandfather: Piers Geneville 9 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Lacy Lord Meath

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Lacy 7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret de Braose 6 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Baroness Geneville 8 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Grandmother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 6 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême 4 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême 3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany 2 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Lusignan 5 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Fougères

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême