John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (October 137230 December 1389) was the son of

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (29 August 1347 – 16 April 1375), was a fourteenth-century English nobleman and soldier. He also held the titles of Baron Abergavenny and Lord of Wexford. He was born in Sutton Valence, the son of Lau ...

and Anne Manny, 2nd Baroness Manny. He was also Baron Abergavenny.

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He succeeded his father as an infant in 1375, and also received lands from the death of William de Cantilupe the same year. He married Elizabeth of Lancaster the daughter of

John of Gaunt John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English royal prince, military leader and statesman. He was the fourth son (third surviving) of King Edward III of England, and the father of King Henry IV. Because ...

, in 1380, but the marriage was unconsummated (he was 8 and she 17 at the time of the marriage) and was

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after she became pregnant by John Holland, whom she subsequently married. He subsequently married Philippa Mortimer, daughter of

Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Earl of Ulster (1 February 135227 December 1381) was an English magnate who was appointed Lieutenant of Ireland, but died after only two years in the post. Early life He was the son of Roger Mortimer, 2n ...

, but would have no children.

Richard II Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Joan, Countess of Kent. R ...

held his Christmas court at

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in 1389, and the seventeen-year-old Pembroke took part in the Christmas sports, including

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. While running a course against Sir John Des, he was struck in the groin by his opponent's lance and subsequently died of his injuries. Upon his death, the

Earldom 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 ...

and the Barony of Manny became extinct, while the Barony of Hastings passed to his cousin, John Hastings, 6th Baron Hastings.Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–20, 22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Also the manor of

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passed to his cousin Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn. His cousins litigated for years regarding property rights, but resolution was delayed during the minority of Edward Hastings, 7th Baron Hastings, brother of the 6th Baron Hastings. Pembroke was described by the chronicler as being mourned by the common people as well as the nobility, by reason of his kind and generous nature.

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