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John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings (29 September 1287 – 20 January 1325) was a medieval

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Baron. He was Lord of the Manor of Hunningham.

Descent

Hastings was the son of

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 ...

, also inheriting the title Baron Abergavenny from his father, and the grandson of Henry de Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings. His mother was Isabel, daughter of William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke.

Military career

He served in the

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under

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and was also Governor of

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Succession

Lord Hastings died in January 1325, aged 37. He was survived by his widow Juliana de Leybourne and was succeeded in the Barony by his son

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, who was created

Earl of Pembroke Earl of Pembroke is a title in the Peerage of England that was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title, which is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, has been recreated ten times from its origin ...

in 1339.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hastings, John 2nd Baron Hastings Hastings, John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, John Hastings, 2nd Baron Anglo-Normans in Wales Norman warriors People of the Wars of Scottish Independence John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings 13th-century English people 14th-century English people Barons Hastings