The Astley Baronetcy, of Hillmorton in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 June 1660 for
Jacob Astley, nephew of the first Baronet of Melton Constable.
For more information on this creation, see
Baron Hastings
Baron Hastings is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1290, and is extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in ...
.
Background
The Astley family were descended from Sir Thomas de Astley of
Astley, Warwickshire
Astley is a village and civil parish within the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : In the 2001 census it had a population of 219, reducing slightly to 218 at the 2011 cen ...
, who was killed in the
Battle of Evesham in 1265. He married twice. From his first marriage to Joane de Blois descended the Astley baronets of Patshull, whose family seat was at
Patshull Hall
Patshull Hall is a substantial Georgian architecture, Georgian mansion house situated near Pattingham in Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and by repute is one of the largest listed buildings in the county.
History
The Hall w ...
,
Staffordshire, and the Astley baronets of Everley, Wiltshire. From his second marriage to Editha Constable of
Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 518 in 225 households at the 2001 census. The population had increased to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of ...
,
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
, descended the Astley baronets of Melton Constable, the Astley baronets of Hillmorton (who succeeded as
Barons Hastings – of the 1295 creation), and the
Barons Astley of Reading.
Astley baronets, of Hill Morton (1660)
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Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet (c.1639–1729)
*Sir Philip Astley, 2nd Baronet (1667–1739)
*Sir Jacob Astley, 3rd Baronet (1692–1760)
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Sir Edward Astley, 4th Baronet (1729–1802)
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Sir Jacob Henry Astley, 5th Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...
(1756–1817)
*
Sir Jacob Astley, 6th Baronet (1797–1859) (succeeded as
Baron Hastings
Baron Hastings is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1290, and is extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in ...
in 1841)
Delaval Astley, 23rd Baron Hastings
Delaval Thomas Harold Astley, 23rd Baron Hastings (born 25 April 1960) is an English baron, actor, and farmer.
Family
Delaval Astley was born on 25 April 1960 to Edward Delaval Henry Astley, the 22nd Baron Hastings, and Catherine "Nicki" Hinto ...
does not use the title in ''Who's Who''.
On the other hand, he is officially listed as the 13th Baronet.
See also
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Astley baronets
There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Astley family, three in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. {{As of, 2008 only one creation was extant.
* Astley baronets, of Melton Constable (164 ...
Notes
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England
1660 establishments in England