Paternal Family Tree: Hastings
On 19th February 1672 [his father] Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [aged 21] and Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of [his grandfather] Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and [his grandmother] Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon [aged 59].
Around 4th December 1679 Thomas Needham 6th Viscount Kilmorey [aged 20] and [his mother] Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon [aged 15] were married.
On 8th May 1690 [his father] Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [aged 39] and [his mother] Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of [his grandfather] Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and [his grandmother] Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon.
On 12th November 1696 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon was born to Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [aged 45] and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon [aged 32].
On 30th May 1701 [his father] Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [aged 50] died. His son [his half-brother] George [aged 24] succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon, 13th Baron Botreaux, 12th Baron Hungerford, 10th Baron Moleyns and 10th Baron Hastings. [his half-sister] Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings [aged 19] received, after a legal dispute, in 1703, Ledston Hall and £3000 per year.
In 1704 [his half-brother] George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon [aged 27] died. His half brother Theophilus [aged 7] succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon, 14th Baron Botreaux, 13th Baron Hungerford, 11th Baron Moleyns and 11th Baron Hastings. His sister [his half-sister] Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings [aged 21] inherited the his share of her grandfather John Lewis 1st Baronet's estates.
On 2nd October 1710 [his half-brother] Robert Needham 7th Viscount Kilmorey [aged 27] died. His son [his nephew] Robert [aged 8] succeeded 8th Viscount Kilmorey.
On 26th December 1723 [his mother] Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon [aged 59] died.
On 3rd June 1728 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [aged 31] and Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. The marriage was arranged by his half-sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings [aged 46]. She the daughter of Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers [aged 50] and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers. He the son of Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon.
On 13th March 1729 [his son] Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon was born to Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [aged 32] and [his wife] Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon [aged 22].
On 23rd March 1731 [his daughter] Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira was born to Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [aged 34] and [his wife] Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon [aged 24]. She married August 1751 John Rawdon 1st Earl Moira and had issue.
In 1745 Andrea Soldi [aged 42]. Portrait of Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [aged 48] and [his wife] Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon [aged 38] and their two children.
Before 13th October 1746. Attributed to Joseph Highmore [aged 54]. Portrait belived to be of Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [aged 49].
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On 13th October 1746 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [aged 49] died. His son Francis [aged 17] succeeded 10th Earl Huntingdon, 15th Baron Botreaux, 14th Baron Hungerford, 12th Baron Moleyns and 12th Baron Hastings.
After 13th November 1746. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [deceased]. The bust in the roundel of his wife Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon [aged 39] sculpted by John Michael Rysbrack [aged 52]. The monument was designed by William Kent. The obelisk sculpted by Joseph Pickford. The epitaph was written by Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke [aged 68].



On 17th June 1791 [his former wife] Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon [aged 84] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 16 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Hastings
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Port
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
17 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington
18 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Harrington
19 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
Grandfather: Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon
4 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby
2 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby
Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland
Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Knightley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Spencer Countess Derby
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
Father: Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon
5 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Davies of Chisgrove
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Davies
Grandmother: Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Tuchet 9th Baron Audley, 6th Baron Tuchet
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Tuchet 10th Baron Audley, 7th Baron Tuchet
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tuke Baroness Audley Heighley
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sneyd of Bradwell Cheshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sneyd Baroness Audley Heighley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Tuchet
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Mervyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet
Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon
6 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Grandfather: Francis Leveson Fowler
Mother: Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon