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 – February 1313), was an English landowner, soldier and administrator who was one of the Competitors for the Crown of Scotland in 1290 and signed and sealed the Barons' Letter of 1301. He was Lo ...

, also inheriting the title

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from his father, and the grandson of

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 ...

. His mother was Isabel, daughter of

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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

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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 John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings (29 September 1287 – 20 January 1325) was a medieval English people, English Baron. He was Lord of the Manor of Hunningham. Descent Hastings was the son of John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, also inheritin ...

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