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Sir Francis Hastings 1514 – 1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Ashby, Leicester, England

Death Date: 20 Jun 1561

Death Location: Ashby, Leicestershire, England

Father: Lord Hastings

Mother: Lady Stafford

Spouse(s): Lady Pole

Children(s): Lady Hastings

In 1514, Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard entered the world in Ashby, Leicester, England, born to Lord George Hastings and Lady Anne Stafford. Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard married Lady Catherine de la Pole, and had children including Lady Catherine Hastings. Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard passed away in 1561 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard entered the world in Ashby, Leicester, England, born to Lord George Hastings and Lady Anne Stafford.
  • Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard married Lady Catherine de la Pole, and had children including Lady Catherine Hastings.
  • Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard passed away in 1561 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Hastings
1484 – 1544
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
LH
Lady Stafford
1470 – 1544
Birth Location: Grafton Flyford, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Lady Pole
1511 – 1576
Birth Location: Ashby, Leicester, England
LP

Children(s)

Lady Hastings
1542 – 1576
Birth Location: Ickenham (Middlesex) England
LH

Sir Hastings's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hastings
1514 – 1561
Birth Place: Ashby, Leicester, England
Parents
Lord George Hastings
1484 – 1544
Leicestershire, England
Lady (Anne) Stafford
1470 – 1544
Grafton Flyford, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Henry) Stafford
1455 – 1483
Abergavenny, Monmouth, Wales
Lady (Catherine) Woodville
1458 – 1497
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Stafford
1424 – 1458
Lady Beaufort
1437 – 1474
Richard Wydeville
1412 – 1469
Jacquette Luxembourg
1416 – 1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Duke Stafford
1402 – 1460
Duchess Neville
1408 – 1480
Lady Beauchamp
1408 – 1467

Sir Hastings's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Francis) Hastings (1514 – 20 Jun 1561) m. Lady (Catherine de la) Pole (1511 – 23 Sep 1576)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Hastings (11 August 1542 – 22 Sep 1576) m. Lord (Henry Francis Fiennes de) Clinton (1500 – 29 Sep 1616)
    1. 1. Lord (Thomas Fiennes de) Clinton (1568 – Abt 1620) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Knyvett (1558 – 11 May 1638)
      1. 1. Lady (Agnes Fiennes de) Clinton (Abt 1575 – 25 Dec 1632) m. William Jentilman (1570 – abt 1616)
        1. 1. Joan (Ann) Jentilman (1592 – abt 1653) m. Rev. (John) Youngs (1592 – 24 Feb 1671)

Sir Hastings's Timeline

14 Records

1514
23 Apr 1514
Birth of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
1514
23 Apr 1514
Birth of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
1514
23 Jun 1514
Birth of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
1514
23 Jun 1514
Birth of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
1514
1514
Birth of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1514
1514
Birth of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby, Leicester, England
Ashby, Leicester, England
1545
20 Dec 1545
Age 31
Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard was married in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
1560
29 Jun 1560
Age 46
Death of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby, Leicestershire, England
Ashby, Leicestershire, England
1561
25 January 1561
Age 47
Death of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby, Leicestershire, England
Ashby, Leicestershire, England
1561
20 Jun 1561
Age 47
Death of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England
1561
20 June 1561
Age 47
Death of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1561
1561
Age 47
Death of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby, Leicestershire, England
Ashby, Leicestershire, England
1561
20 Jun 1561
Age 47
Death of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby, Leicestershire, England
Ashby, Leicestershire, England
1569
25 January 1569
Age 55
Death of Sir Francis Hastings , 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KB, Head of Queen's Vanguard in Ashby, Leicestershire, England
Ashby, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1514
    Event Place: Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1514
    Event Place: Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1514
    Event Place: Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1514
    Event Place: Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Ashby, Leicester, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1545
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1569
    Event Place: Ashby, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1561
    Event Place: Ashby, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1561
    Event Place: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 115

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1561
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Ashby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1971217

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1560
    Event Place: Ashby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1561
    Event Place: Ashby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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