Biography of John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke 1372-1389

Paternal Family Tree: Hastings

Maternal Family Tree: Alice Hales Countess Norfolk 1330

1359 Double Royal Wedding

1389 Christmas Court

On 20 Aug 1348 [his grandfather] Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke (age 29) died at Abergavenny Castle [Map]. He was buried at Abergavenny Priory [Map]. His son [his father] John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke, 4th Baron Hastings, 15th Baron Bergavenny Feudal Creation.

Double Royal Wedding

On 19 May 1359 , or thereabouts, a double-royal wedding celebration took place at Reading Abbey [Map] whereby two children of King Edward III of England (age 46) were married:

[his future father-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 19) and Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess Richmond. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 49) and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 39). He the son of King Edward III of England (age 46) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 44). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

[his father] John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 11) and Margaret Plantagenet Countess of Pembroke (age 12) were married. At the time John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 11) was a ward of King Edward III of England (age 46) who would enjoy the benefit of the substantial revenue of the Earldom of Pembroke until John came of age nine years later in 1368. She died two or so years later probably of plague. She the daughter of King Edward III of England (age 46) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 44). He the son of Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke (age 42). They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

In Jul 1368 [his father] John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 20) and [his mother] Anne Manny Countess Pembroke were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 58) and Margaret Plantagenet 2nd Countess Norfolk. He the son of Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 12 Jan 1372 [his grandfather] Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 62) died. His daughter [his mother] Anne Manny Countess Pembroke succeeded 2nd Baroness Manny. [his father] John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 24) by marriage Baron Manny.

In Oct 1372 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke was born to John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 25) and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 16 Apr 1375 [his father] John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 27) died. He was buried at Hereford [Map]. His son John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 2) succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke, 5th Baron Hastings, 16th Baron Bergavenny Feudal Creation.

On 24 Jun 1380 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 7) and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 17) were married at Kenilworth Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 40) and Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 24 Jun 1380 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 7) and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 17) marriage annulled since she had become pregnant by John Holland 1st Duke Exeter (age 28) whom she subsequently married. It isn't clear whether John Holland was punished; he was half-brother to King Richard II of England (age 13) through their mother Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 51).

In 1384 [his mother] Anne Manny Countess Pembroke died. Her son John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 11) succeeded 3rd Baron Manny.

On 24 Jun 1386 John Holland 1st Duke Exeter (age 34) and [his wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 23) were married at Plymouth, Devon [Map]. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 46) and Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster. He the son of Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1388 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 15) and Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 5th Countess Ulster. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Christmas Court

On 30 Dec 1389 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 17) was killed in a tournament during the Christmas Court at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. He was struck in the groin by the lance of Sir John Des. Earl Pembroke and Baron Manny extinct.

John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings (age 61) de jure 6th Baron Hastings. His claim was contested by Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 27) who was the son of Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn daughter of John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings his case being that he was of the full blood whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings (age 61) was of the half-blood ie Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 27), like John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 17), was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings, whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings (age 61) was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.

After 30 Dec 1389 Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel (age 43) and [his former wife] Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex, Countess Surrey. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 5th Countess Ulster. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In Apr 1398 Thomas Poynings 5th Baron St John Basing (age 47) and [his former wife] Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness St John Basing. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 5th Countess Ulster. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1400 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke (age 36) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 36) were married. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster. He a great x 3 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 26 Sep 1400 [his former wife] Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey (age 24) died.

On 24 Nov 1426 [his former wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 63) died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Burford [Map].

John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke 1372-1389 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry III of England 1207-1272

King Edward "Longshanks" I of England 1239-1307

Royal Ancestors of John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke 1372-1389

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 7 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Ancestors of John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke 1372-1389

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hastings

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ada Dunkeld 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Cantilupe

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva de Braose

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Bergavenny 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings

Great x 4 Grandfather: Warin Munchensi

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke

GrandFather: Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Leybourne

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leybourne 1st Baron Leybourne

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Leybourne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry de Sandwich

Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana de Sandwich

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan d'Auberville

Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Tosny

Father: John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud de Braose

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Marshal

Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fiennes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Provence

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun

GrandMother: Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon de Joinville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Piers Geneville

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Lacy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Baroness Geneville

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Lusignan XII Count Lusignan VII Count La Marche III Count Angoulême 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Lusignan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Fougères

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême

John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Jean "le Borgne" de Masny

GrandFather: Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne de Jenlain

Mother: Anne Manny Countess Pembroke Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward "Longshanks" I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of France Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Reginar Queen Consort France 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandMother: Margaret Plantagenet 2nd Countess Norfolk Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Hales

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Hales Countess Norfolk