Biography of Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 1466-1506

Paternal Family Tree: Hastings

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

1464 Battle of Hexham

1483 Execution of William Hastings by Richard III

In 1458 William Bonville 6th Baron Harington (age 16) and [his mother] Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 58) and [his grandmother] Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury (age 51). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 06 Feb 1462 [his father] William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 31) and [his mother] Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings (age 20) were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Neville Earl Salisbury and [his grandmother] Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury (age 55). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Battle of Hexham

On 18 May 1464 Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 33) was executed at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map] having been captured at the Battle of Hexham. He was buried at the Hungerford Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. His daughter [his future wife] Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns became the ward of [his father] William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 33) whose son Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns she subsequently married.

On 26 Nov 1466 Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns was born to William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 35) and Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings (age 24) at Kirkby Muxloe Castle [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1475 Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns (age 8) was invested as Knight of the Bath.

On 04 Sep 1475 Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns (age 8) and Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns (age 9) were married. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 07 Feb 1478 Margaret Botreaux 4th Baroness Botreaux Baroness Hungerford died. Her great granddaughter [his wife] Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns (age 12) succeeded 5th Baroness Botreaux. Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns (age 11) by marriage Baron Botreaux.

Execution of William Hastings by Richard III

On 13 Jun 1483 King Richard III of England (age 30) arranged a Council meeting at the Tower of London [Map] attended by [his father] William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 52), Cardinal John Morton (age 63), Archbishop Thomas Rotherham (age 59) and Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 28). During the course of the evening Richard accused William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings, Cardinal John Morton and Archbishop Thomas Rotherham of treasonable conspiracy with the Queen (age 46).

William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings was beheaded at Tower Green, Tower of London [Map]. He was buried in North Aisle St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map] next to King Edward IV of England. His son Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns (age 16) succeeded 2nd Baron Hastings.

Cardinal John Morton and Archbishop Thomas Rotherham were arrested.

Around 1485 [his daughter] Anne Hastings Countess Derby was born to Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns (age 18) and [his wife] Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns (age 19).

In 1487 [his son] George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon was born to Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns (age 20) and [his wife] Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns (age 21) at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

Before 1503 [his son-in-law] Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby (age 17) and [his daughter] Anne Hastings Countess Derby (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In or before 1506 [his son] William Hastings was born to Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns (age 39). Date adjusted from 1510 to 1506 to be consistent with father's death.

On 08 Nov 1506 Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns (age 39) died. His son [his son] George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Hastings.

On 01 May 1509 Richard Sacheverell Baron Hungerford, Botreaux and Moleyns (age 42) and [his former wife] Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns (age 43) were married. He by marriage Baron Botreaux, Baron Hungerford, Baron Moleyns. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 1466-1506 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Edward III of England 1312-1377

John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster 1340-1399

Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 1364-1425

Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland 1379-1440

John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 1337-1388

Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby

Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 1318-1372

Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 1306-1376

Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 1407-1462

Richard Neville Earl Salisbury 1400-1460

Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent 1350-1397

Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales 1328-1385

Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster 1350-1403

Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 1314-1369

Royal Ancestors of Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 1466-1506

Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Royal Descendants of Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 1466-1506

George Wharton

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 1466-1506

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Hastings

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Hastings

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Unknown

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Herle

GrandFather: Leonard Hastings

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sayer IV Sutton

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sutton 1st Baron Sutton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ros

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Sutton

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sampson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constantia Sampson Baroness Lexington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Sutton

Father: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Camoys 1st Baron Camoys

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Camoys 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Camoys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Latimer

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Botetort Baroness Latimer Corby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Fitzotes Baroness Botetort

GrandMother: Alice Camoys 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Louches

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys

Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Iseult Mortimer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster

Mother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Monthermer 2nd Baron Monthermer Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Monthermer Baroness Montagu 3rd Baroness Monthermer Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brewes Baroness Monthermer

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Francis

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury

GrandMother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Zouche Baroness Holand 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wake Countess Kent 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth