Paternal Family Tree: Hastings
Maternal Family Tree: Alice Hales Countess Norfolk -1330
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:
[his future father-in-law] 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.
In July 1368 [his father] John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 20] and [his mother] Anne Manny Countess Pembroke were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny [aged 58] and [his grandmother] 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.
In October 1372 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke was born to John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 25] and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 16th April 1375 [his father] 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.
On 24th June 1380 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 7] and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 17] were married at Kenilworth Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 40] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
After 24th June 1380 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 7] and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 17] marriage annulled since she had become pregnant by John Holland 1st Duke Exeter [aged 28] whom she subsequently married. It isn't clear whether John Holland was punished; he was half-brother to King Richard II of England [aged 13] through their mother Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 51].
On 5th February 1381 [his former brother-in-law] Henry Bolingbroke [aged 13] and Mary Bohun [aged 13] were married at Arundel Castle [Map]. She the daughter of Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton and Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton [aged 34]. He the son of [his former father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 40] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. They were second cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 14th June 1381 the rebels gained access to the Tower of London [Map] capturing Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 52], the future [his former brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 14], Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 1] and Archbishop Simon Sudbury [aged 65].
Archbishop Simon Sudbury was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
Lord Treasurer Robert Hales [aged 56], who had only been appointed on the 1st February 1381, was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map].
In 1384 [his mother] Anne Manny Countess Pembroke died. Her son John [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Baron Manny.
On 24th June 1386 John Holland 1st Duke Exeter [aged 34] and [his former wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 23] were married at Plymouth, Devon [Map]. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 46] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. He the son of Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 2nd February 1387 King John I of Portugal [aged 35] and [his former sister-in-law] Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 46] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. He the son of Peter I King Portugal and Inês Castro. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 19th December 1387 an army of the Lords Appellant led by the future [his former brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 20] prevented the forces of King Richard II of England [aged 20] commanded by Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 25] from crossing the bridge [Map] over the River Thames at Radcot in Oxfordshire. When Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester [aged 32] arrived with further Lord Appellant's men the King's men were encircled. The King's men attempted to force the crossing of the bridge at which time the only casualties occurred including Thomas Molyneux [aged 49] who was killed by Thomas Mortimer [aged 37]. Around 800 men drowned in the marshes whilst trying to escape. Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland narrowly escaped to France.
Around 1388 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 15] and Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 17th September 1388 Henry III King Castile [aged 8] and [his former sister-in-law] Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile [aged 15] were married at Palencia Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 48] and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster [aged 34]. He the son of John I King Castile [aged 30] and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile. They were half second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
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On 7th October 1388 [his brother-in-law] Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 3rd Earl of Ulster [aged 14] and Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess March, Countess of Ulster. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 38] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 38]. He the son of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 30th December 1389 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 17] was killed in a tournament during the Christmas Court at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. Earl Pembroke and Baron Manny, Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation extinct. He was struck in the groin by the lance of Sir John Des.
John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings [aged 61] de jure 6th Baron Hastings. His claim was contested by Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn [aged 27] who was the son of Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn daughter of John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings his case being that he was of the full blood whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was of the half-blood ie Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn, like John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke, was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings, whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
After 30th December 1389 Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel [aged 43] and [his former wife] Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess Arundel, Countess Surrey. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In April 1398 Thomas Poynings 5th Baron St John of Basing [aged 47] and [his former wife] Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness St John of Basing. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster.
In 1400 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 36] and [his former wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 36] were married. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 26th September 1400 [his former wife] Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey [aged 24] died.
On 24th November 1426 [his former wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 63] died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Burford [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 7 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 6 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 
7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 2 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ada Dunkeld 
Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 2 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 Grandmother: Joan Cantilupe 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva de Braose 
7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny 4 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke 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 Grandmother: Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Warin Munchensi
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke
Grandfather: Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke 5 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Leybourne
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leybourne 1st Baron Leybourne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Leybourne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry de Sandwich
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana de Sandwich
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan d'Auberville
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Tosny
father: John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grandson of King John of England
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: Maud 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
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fiennes 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Provence 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaumont 
2 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun
Grandmother: Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon de Joinville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville 8 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bearice of Auxonne 
7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Piers Geneville 9 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Lacy 
7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Baroness Geneville 8 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 
7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 6 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 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 3 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 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Lusignan 5 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Fougères
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême
John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Jean "le Borgne" de Masny
Grandfather: Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne de Jenlain
mother: Anne Manny Countess Pembroke Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England 
son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry III of England son of King John of England
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: King Edward I of England son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence 
Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 13 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip III of France son of King Louis IX of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of France Queen Consort England daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant 2 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Hales
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Hales Countess Norfolk