Henry de Hastings (c. 1235–c. 1268) of
Ashill, Norfolk
Ashill (pronounced ''Ash- ill '') is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is between Watton and Swaffham.
Parish
The civil parish has an area of 12.26 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population ...
,
[G. E. Cokayne, '']The Complete Peerage
''The Complete Peerage'' (full title: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition revis ...
'', n.s., vol.VI, p.345 was a supporter of
Simon de Montfort
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ( – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from his namesake relatives, was a nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led the ...
in his rebellion against King Henry III. He led the
Londoners at the
Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was one of two main battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. It took place at Lewes in Sussex, on 14 May 1264. It marked the high point of the career of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and made h ...
in 1264, where he was taken prisoner, and fought at the
Battle of Evesham in 1265, where de Montfort was killed. He resisted King Henry III's
extensive siege of
Kenilworth
Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Warwick (district), Warwick District in Warwickshire, England, south-west of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London. It lies on Finham Brook, a ...
and after the
Dictum of Kenilworth
The Dictum of Kenilworth, issued on 31 October 1266, was a pronouncement designed to reconcile the rebels of the Second Barons' War with the royal government of England. After the baronial victory at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, Simon de Montfor ...
he commanded the last remnants of the
baronial party
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher th ...
when they made their last stand in the
Isle of Ely
The Isle of Ely () is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. Between 1889 and 1965, it formed an administrative county.
Etymology
Its name has been said to mean "island of eels", a reference to the creatures that ...
, but submitted to the king in July 1267. In 1264 he was created a supposed
baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
by de Montfort, which title had no legal validity following the suppression of the revolt.
Origins
He was the only son of Sir
Henry de Hastings (died 1250)
Henry Hastings (died 1250), was an English soldier and noble.
He was the eldest son of William de Hastings and Margaret Bigod. Henry fought during the Saintonge War in Poitou in 1242 and was taken prisoner at Saintes. He was summoned to serve ...
by his wife Ada of Huntingdon, the youngest of the four daughters of
David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
David of Scotland (Medieval Gaelic: ''Dabíd'') (1152 – 17 June 1219) was a Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish prince and 8th Earl of Huntingdon. He was, until 1198, heir to the Scottish throne.
Life
He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of S ...
and
Maud of Chester
Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon (1171 – 6 January 1233) was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, sometimes known as Maud and sometimes known with the surname de Kevelioc. She was a daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, and the w ...
.
Marriage and children
His father died in 1250 when he was a
minor and in about 1252 his
wardship
In law, a ward is a minor or incapacitated adult placed under the protection of a legal guardian or government entity, such as a court. Such a person may be referenced as a "ward of the court".
Overview
The wardship jurisdiction is an ancient ...
and marriage were purchased by
William III de Cantilupe
William III de Cantilupe (died 25 September 1254) (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, Latinised to de Cantilupo) was the 3rd feudal baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, and '' jure uxoris'' (in right of his wife Eva de Braose, heiress of ...
(d.1254), 3rd
feudal baron of Eaton Bray in
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council wa ...
, who married him off to the elder of his two daughters, Joan de Cantilupe (d.1271).
Joan's mother was
Eva de Braose
Eva de Braose ( fl. 1238–July 1255) was one of the four co-heiresses of William de Braose. She was the wife of William de Cantilupe who, as a result of his marriage, acquired significant land holdings in both England and Wales.
Family
Eva d ...
, heiress of the
Lordship of Abergavenny in Wales. Her brother Sir
George de Cantilupe
George de Cantilupe (1252–1273) (anciently ''Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc'', Latinised to ''de Cantilupo'') The spelling used by modern historians is "de Cantilupe", which is followed in this article was Lord of Abergavenny from the Mar ...
(1251-1273), Lord of Abergavenny, died aged 22, when Joanna and her sister Millicent became the co-heiresses to his vast estates. By his wife he had issue including:
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John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings
John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (6 May 1262 – 28 February 1313), feudal Lord of Abergavenny, was an English peer and soldier. He was one of the Competitors for the Crown of Scotland in 1290/92 in the Great Cause and signed and sealed the ...
(1262-1313), Lord of Abergavenny, eldest son,
summoned to Parliament as
Lord 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 1290.
![Edmund de Hastings](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Edmund_de_Hastings.jpg)
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Edmund Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings
Edmund Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (died 1314), Lord of Inchmahome, was an Anglo-Scottish noble. He served as Governor of Perth, Governor of Berwick, Constable of Dundee and Sheriff of Berwick. He was killed during the Battle of Bannockburn aga ...
(post 1262-circa 1314) "of
Inchmahome
Inchmahome, an anglicisation of Innis Mo Cholmaig ("my-Colmac's island"), is the largest of three islands in the Lake of Menteith, in Stirlingshire.
History
Inchmahome is best known as the location of Inchmahome Priory and for the attendant p ...
" (anciently ''Inchmacholmok''), Perthshire, Scotland. On 29 December 1299 he was summoned to Parliament as "Lord Hastings". Shortly after 1292 he married Isabella Comyn, widow of William Comyn of Badenoch and daughter of Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith in right of his wife. He was at the Siege of
Caerlaverock Castle
Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, south of Dumfries, on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve. Caerlaverock was a stronghold o ...
in June 1300, together with his brother, when their armorials were blazoned in verse in the
Roll of Caerlaverock
Roll or Rolls may refer to:
Movement about the longitudinal axis
* Roll angle (or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion about the longitudinal axis
** Roll (aviation), ...
. He signed and sealed 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 ...
to the pope, in which he is called ''Dominus de Enchemehelmock'' ("Lord of Inchmacholmok", the chief castle of the Earldom of Menteith) with his seal bearing the legend ''S(igillum): Edmundi: De: Hasting: De: Comitatu: Menetei'' ("seal of Edmund Hastings Earl of Menteith"). He died childless when the title became extinct.
Death and burial
He and his wife (and son John and daughter-in-law Isabel de Valence) were buried in the ''Hastings Chapel'' of the
Greyfriars Monastery
Christ Church Greyfriars, also known as Christ Church Newgate Street, was a church in Newgate Street, opposite St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. Established as a monastic church in the thirteenth century, it became a parish church af ...
in
Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...
,
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...
(founded circa 1234), where were placed their effigies (now lost). Joan's heart however was buried in
Abergavenny Priory
The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.
St. Mary's has been called "the Westminster Abbey of Wales" because of its large size, and the numerous high status tomb monume ...
, where survives her effigy holding "in the palm of its hand" a heart. According to
Dugdale (1666) quoting from an inscription in ancient French, the stained glass windows of this chapel displayed coats of arms including: Hastings, Cumyn (wife of son Edmund), Cantilupe, Valence (first wife of son John), de Spenser (second wife of son John) and Huntingfeld.
[Dugdale, who quotes from an inscribed tablet in French which erroneously calls Joane de Cantilupe "sister to Thomas of Hereford the bishop", whose niece she was]
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1235 births
1268 deaths
Henry de Hastings, 1st Baron 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 126 ...
People from Ashill, Norfolk
De Cantilupe family