Edmund Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (died 1314), Lord of

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, was an Anglo-Scottish noble. He served as Governor of Perth, Governor of Berwick, Constable of Dundee and

Sheriff of Berwick The Sheriff of Berwick was historically a royal official, who was responsible for enforcing justice in Berwickshire, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, ...

. He was killed during the

Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn ( gd, Blàr Allt nam Bànag or ) fought on June 23–24, 1314, was a victory of the army of King of Scots Robert the Bruce over the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence. It was ...

against the Scots on 23 or 24 June 1314. He was a younger son of

Henry de Hastings Henry de Hastings (c. 1235–c. 1268) of Ashill, Norfolk,G. E. Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage'', n.s., vol.VI, p.345 was a supporter of Simon de Montfort in his rebellion against King Henry III. He led the Londoners at the Battle of Lewes in 1264 ...

and Joan de Cantilupe. Edmund fought at the

Battle of Falkirk The Battle of Falkirk (''Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice'' in Gaelic), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wal ...

against the Scots in 1298 and was summoned to Parliament in 1299. He was at the Siege of

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in June 1300, with his brother, and attached his seal to the

Barons' Letter of 1301 The Barons' Letter of 1301 was written by seven English earls and 96 English barons to Pope Boniface VIII as a repudiation of his claim of feudal overlordship of Scotland (expressed in the Bull Scimus Fili), and as a defence of the rights of Ki ...

Pope Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII ( la, Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani, c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 to his death in 1303. The Caetani, Caetani family was of b ...

. Edmund married Isabella, daughter of John Russell and

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. He was killed during the battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

References

*Cokayne, George Edward and H.A. Doubleday et al. eds. ''Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.'' Volume VI, 2nd edition. London, 1926. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hastings, Edmund Hastings, 1st Baron Year of birth uncertain 1314 deaths Barons Hastings