Earl Huntingdon

Earl Huntingdon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

1076 Revolt of the Earls

1165 Death of King Malcolm IV of Scotland

1174 Treaty of Falaise

1377 Coronation of Richard II

1461 Battle of Towton

1529 Henry VIII Creates New Peerages

1554 Execution of Lady Jane Grey and her Faction

Earl Huntingdon (1st Creation)

In 1131 Maud Queen Consort Scotland (age 57) died. Her son Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 3rd Earl of Northampton. Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria (age 11) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

In or before 1138 Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton (age 40) and Isabel Beaumont Countess Huntingdon and Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon, Countess of Northampton. She the daughter of Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 33) and Amice Gael Countess Leicester. He the son of Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Queen Consort Scotland.

On 12 Jun 1152 Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria (age 38) died. His half brother Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton (age 54) succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 4th Earl of Northampton. His son Malcolm IV King Scotland (age 11) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northumbria, 5th Earl of Northampton.

In 1153 Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton (age 55) died. His nephew Malcolm IV King Scotland (age 11) succeeded 5th Earl Huntingdon, 5th Earl of Northampton.

In 1157 brothers Malcolm IV King Scotland (age 15) and William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 14) paid homage to King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 23) at Peverell Castle [Map].

Malcolm IV King Scotland (age 15) was deprived of his lands in Cumbria and titles by King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 23). Earl of Northumbria forfeit.

Malcolm IV King Scotland (age 15) was restored 5th Earl Huntingdon.

William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 14) was deprived of the Earldom of Northumbria.

On 09 Dec 1165 Malcolm IV King Scotland (age 24) died. His brother William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 22) succeeded I King Scotland, 6th Earl Huntingdon.

In Dec 1174 William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 31), imprisoned at Falaise Castle [Map], signed the Treaty of Falaise by which he agreed King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 41) was overlord of Scotland. He also agreed to marry a bride of Henry's (age 41) choosing. He married Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland (age 4) twelve years later.

Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl of Northampton 1138 1184 7th Earl of Northampton (age 36) succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon.

In 1184 Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl of Northampton 1138 1184 7th Earl of Northampton (age 46) died. His half first cousin David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 32) succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon.

Before 1194 David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 42) and Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. She the daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester and Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester. He the son of Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 04 Dec 1214 William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 71) died at Stirling [Map]. He was buried at Arbroath Abbey. His son Alexander II King Scotland (age 16) succeeded II King Scotland. His half first cousin Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl of Northampton 1138 1184 7th Earl of Northampton succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon.

On 17 Jun 1219 David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 67) died. His son John Dunkeld 9th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl Chester (age 12) succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon. Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar (age 1) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

On 06 Jun 1237 John Dunkeld 9th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl Chester (age 30) died. Matthew Paris suggests he was poisoned by his wife Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar (age 19). Earl Huntingdon extinct. Earl Chester merged with the Crown .

Earl Huntingdon (2nd Creation)

On 16 Mar 1337 William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 33) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon (age 34) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

On 31 Oct 1354 William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 50) died. Earl Huntingdon extinct.

Earl Huntingdon (3rd Creation)

On 16 Jul 1377 King Richard II of England (age 10) was crowned II King England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Simon Sudbury (age 61).

Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel (age 31) carried the Crown.

Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon was created 1st Earl Huntingdon for life.

John Mowbray 1st Earl Nottingham (age 11) was created 1st Earl Nottingham.

Edward York 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle (age 4) and Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington (age 21) were knighted.

Roger Scales 4th Baron Scales (age 23) attended.

In 1380 Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon died. Earl Huntingdon extinct.

Earl Huntingdon (4th Creation)

1st: John Holland 1st Duke Exeter. Died 1400. Son.

2nd: John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter. Died 1447. Son.

3rd: Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter. Died 1475. Forfeit.

In 1388 John Holland 1st Duke Exeter (age 36) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 24) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

In 1416 John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 20) was restored 2nd Duke Exeter, 2nd Earl Huntingdon.

On 05 Aug 1447 John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 52) died at Stepney [Map]. He was buried at the Church of St Katharine's by the Tower [Map]. His son Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 17) succeeded 3rd Duke Exeter, 3rd Earl Huntingdon. Anne York Duchess Exeter (age 7) by marriage Duchess Exeter.

On 29 Mar 1461 the Battle of Towton was a decisive victory for King Edward IV of England (age 18) bringing to an end the first war of the Wars of the Roses. Said to be the bloodiest battle on English soil 28000 were killed mainly during the rout that followed the battle.

The Yorkist army was commanded by King Edward IV of England (age 18) with John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 45), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 56), William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 30) (knighted), Walter Blount 1st Baron Mountjoy (age 45), Henry Bourchier 2nd Count Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 57), John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 23) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 61).

The Lancastrian army suffered significant casualties including Richard Percy (age 35), Ralph Bigod Lord Morley (age 50), John Bigod (age 28), Robert Cromwell (age 71), Ralph Eure (age 49), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 51), John Beaumont (age 33), Thomas Dethick (age 61), Everard Simon Digby, William Plumpton (age 25) and William Welles (age 51) who were killed.

Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) was killed. His son Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 12) succeeded 4th Earl of Northumberland, 7th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 15th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland (age 3) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.

Ralph Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 49) was killed. He was buried at the nearby Saxton church where his chest tombs is extant. Baron Dacre Gilsland extinct.

Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles (age 55) was killed. His son Richard Welles 7th Baron Willoughby 7th Baron Welles (age 33) succeeded 7th Baron Welles.

The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 25), Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) and Andrew Trollope.

Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30) was attainted after the battle; Duke Exeter, Earl Huntingdon forfeit.

Those who fought for the Lancaster included William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme (age 46), John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 60), William Norreys (age 20), Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43), Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 30), John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 12), Richard Welles 7th Baron Willoughby 7th Baron Welles (age 33), Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 56), James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde (age 39), William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22), Henry Roos and Thomas Tresham (age 41). Cardinal John Morton (age 41) were captured.

On 03 Apr 1461 Thomas Courtenay 14th Earl Devon (age 29) was beheaded at York [Map] and attainted.

John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland (age 45), Robert Dethick (age 86), Andrew Trollope and his son David Trollope were killed.

Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43) was executed.

Earl Huntingdon (5th Creation)

1st: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset. Died 1501. Son.

2nd: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset. Died 1530. Son.

3rd: Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk. Died 1554. Forfeit.

On 14 Aug 1471 Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset (age 16) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon.

On 20 Sep 1501 Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset (age 46) died. On 20 Sep 1501 His son Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 24) succeeded 2nd Marquess Dorset, 2nd Earl Huntingdon, 8th Baron Ferrers of Groby. Eleanor St John Marchioness Dorset by marriage Marchioness Dorset.

On 10 Oct 1530 Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 53) died. His son Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 13) succeeded 3rd Marquess Dorset, 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 9th Baron Ferrers of Groby, 9th Baron Harington, 4th Baron Bonville.

On 23 Feb 1554 Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 37) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke Suffolk, Marquess Dorset, Earl Huntingdon, Baron Ferrers of Groby, Baron Harington, Baron Bonville forfeit.

Dean Hugh Weston (age 49) acted as Confessor.

Earl Huntingdon (6th Creation)

In 1479 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 27) was compelled to relinquish the Earldom of Pembroke by King Edward IV (age 36) who gave it to his son.

Edward Prince of Wales (age 8) was created 1st Earl Pembroke.

In compensation William (age 27) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon (age 23) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

In 1484 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 32) and Katherine York Countess Huntingdon (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. She the daughter of King Richard III of England (age 31). He the son of William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Devereux (age 54).

On 16 Jul 1491 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 40) died. Earl Huntingdon extinct. His daughter Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baroness Herbert of Raglan.

Earl Huntingdon (7th Creation)

Earl Huntingdon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically.

On 08 Dec 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 38) created three Earldoms ...

Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 52) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 49) by marriage Earl Wiltshire, Countess Ormonde. His mother (age 75) was the daughter of the last Earl Ormonde Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde.

George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 42) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon (age 46) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 46) was created 1st Earl of Sussex by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 38). Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex (age 50) by marriage Countess of Sussex.

On 24 Mar 1545 George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 58) died. His son Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 31) succeeded 2nd Earl Huntingdon, 7th Baron Botreaux, 6th Baron Hungerford, 4th Baron Moleyns and 4th Baron Hastings. Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 34) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

In or before 1557 George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 17) and Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 42) and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 45).

On 20 Jun 1560 Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 46) died. He was buried at the Hasting's Chapel St Helen's Church Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire [Map].

Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon (age 25) succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 8th Baron Botreaux, 7th Baron Hungerford, 5th Baron Moleyns and 5th Baron Hastings. Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon (age 22) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

On 14 Dec 1595 Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon (age 60) died at York [Map]. On 26 Apr 1596 Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon was buried at Hasting's Chapel St Helen's Church Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire [Map]. His brother George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 55) succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 9th Baron Botreaux, 8th Baron Hungerford, 6th Baron Moleyns and 6th Baron Hastings. Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

On 30 Dec 1604 George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 64) died. His grandson Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Huntingdon, 10th Baron Botreaux, 9th Baron Hungerford, 7th Baron Moleyns and 7th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon (age 16) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

On 14 Nov 1643 Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon (age 57) died. His son Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon (age 35) succeeded 6th Earl Huntingdon, 11th Baron Botreaux, 10th Baron Hungerford, 8th Baron Moleyns and 8th Baron Hastings. Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon (age 30) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

On 13 Feb 1656 Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon (age 48) died. His son Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 5) succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon, 12th Baron Botreaux, 11th Baron Hungerford, 9th Baron Moleyns and 9th Baron Hastings.

On 19 Feb 1672 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 21) and Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon (age 59). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 08 May 1690 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 39) and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 30 May 1701 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 50) died. His son George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 24) succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon, 13th Baron Botreaux, 12th Baron Hungerford, 10th Baron Moleyns and 10th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 19) received, after a legal dispute, in 1703, Ledston Hall and £3000 per year.

In 1704 George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 27) died. His half brother Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 7) succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon, 14th Baron Botreaux, 13th Baron Hungerford, 11th Baron Moleyns and 11th Baron Hastings. His sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 21) inherited the his share of her grandfather John Lewis 1st Baronet's estates.

On 03 Jun 1728 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 31) and Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. The marriage was arranged by his half-sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 46). She the daughter of Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers (age 50) and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers. He the son of Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon.

On 13 Oct 1746 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 49) died. His son Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon (age 17) succeeded 10th Earl Huntingdon, 15th Baron Botreaux, 14th Baron Hungerford, 12th Baron Moleyns and 12th Baron Hastings.

On 02 Oct 1789 Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon (age 60) died unmarried at the home of his nephew Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings (age 34). His fifth cousin once removed Theophilus Henry Hastings 11th Earl Huntingdon (age 60) de jure 11th Earl Huntingdon although he wasn't aware of the fact. His sister Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira (age 58) succeeded 16th Baroness Botreaux, 15th Baroness Hungerford, 13th Baroness Moleyns and 13th Baroness Hastings

On 02 Apr 1804 Theophilus Henry Hastings 11th Earl Huntingdon (age 75) died. Hans Francis Hastings 12th Earl Huntingdon (age 24) de jure 12th Earl Huntingdon although it wasn't until 1819 that after a long and complex investigation he was confirmed as the 12th Earl.

In 1819 Hans Francis Hastings 12th Earl Huntingdon (age 39) succeeded 12th Earl Huntingdon after a long and complex investigation which became the subject of the book The Huntingdon Peerage. Frances Cobbe Countess Huntingdon by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

On 09 Dec 1828 Hans Francis Hastings 12th Earl Huntingdon (age 49) died. His son Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings 13th Earl Huntingdon (age 20) succeeded 13th Earl Huntingdon.

On 13 Sep 1875 Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings 13th Earl Huntingdon (age 67) died. His son Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon (age 33) succeeded 14th Earl Huntingdon.

On 20 May 1885 Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon (age 43) died. His son Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 16) succeeded 15th Earl Huntingdon.

On 11 Jun 1892 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 23) and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon (age 24) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon.

On 05 Apr 1939 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 70) died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel St Helen's Church Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon (age 38) succeeded 16th Earl Huntingdon. Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon (age 38) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

On 14 Feb 1944 Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon (age 43) and Margaret Lane Countess Huntingdon (age 36) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon (age 76).