Edward Hastings

Also known as: Edward Hastings knight / sir Edward Hastings knight · Family: Hastings · Role: knight · First appears: Richard II 50

Life events

1395 · Hugh Hastings died without issue at Calis, transferring all his right and title to Edward Hastings.(Richard II 50 · 📍 Calis)
- With: Hugh Hastings (eldest son of Hugh and Anne Spencer)
- “this Hugh died at Calis at the mariage of Richard the second, to Isabell the daughter of the king of France, about the 19 yeare of the reigne of the said Richard, being the yeare of our redemption 1395, who dieng without issue, all his right and title came to his brother Edward.”
1395 · The marshals court awarded the Hastings inheritance and arms to Reynold Grey, barring Edward Hastings from them.(Richard II 50)
- With: Reynold Grey, Lord Grey of Ruthin John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke
- “yet it was adiudged against the said sir Edward Hastings in the marshals court, that the lands, honors, and armes without difference, as the last Iohn Hastings earle of Penbroke did beare them, with the armes of William Valence earle of Penbroke, should be onelie borne by the said lord Greie of Ruthine and his heires, as being of the whole blood, and next heire to the said last Iohn Hastings earle of Penbroke, and that the said Edward Hastings should vtterlie be barred to beare the armes of Hastings, but quartered with the armes of Folliott, as onelie descending of the halfe blood of the said last earle of Penbroke of that name.”

parent: Hugh Hastings (son of Hugh and Margaret Everingham) “Hugh Hastings knight the sonne of Hugh and Margaret Eueringham married Anne the daughter of Edward Spenser earle of Glocester, by whom he had issue Hugh Hastings and Edward Hastings”
parent: Anne Spencer “Hugh Hastings knight the sonne of Hugh and Margaret Eueringham married Anne the daughter of Edward Spenser earle of Glocester, by whom he had issue Hugh Hastings and Edward Hastings”
siblings with Hugh Hastings (eldest son of Hugh and Anne Spencer) “by whom he had issue Hugh Hastings and Edward Hastings”
rivals with Reynold Grey, Lord Grey of Ruthin “Edward Hastings knight brother of the last Hugh began the contention with Reinold Greie lord of Ruthine, for the right of the lands, honors, and armes without difference”
siblings with Hugh Hastings (son of Hugh and Margaret Everingham) “by whom he had issue Hugh Hastings and Edward Hastings”
cousins with Reynold Grey, Lord Grey of Ruthin “for both the said lord Greie and sir Edward Hastings were descended by two venters ... from one man Iohn Hastings, husband to both said Isabels”
elder kin: Henry Spencer, Bishop of Norwich “notwithstanding manie false pedegrees counterfeited by this Hastings, and his vncle Henrie bishop of Norwich”

sworn: Henry IV “the new king lodged in the Tower, and there made fortie & six knights of the Bath, to wit: thrée of his sonnes, the earle of Arundell, the earle of Warwike his sonne, the earle of Stafford, two of the earle of Deuonshires sonnes, the lord Beaumont, the lord Willoughbies brother, the earle of Staffords brother, the lord Camois his sonne, the lord of Maule, Thomas Beauchampe, Thomas Pelham, Iohn Luttrell, Iohn Lisleie, William Haukeford iustice, William Brinchleie iustice, Bartholomew Rathford, Giles Daubenie, William Butler, Iohn Ashton, Richard Sanape, Iohn Tiptost, Richard Francis, Henrie Persie, Iohn Arundell, William Strall, Iohn Turpington, Ailmer Saint, Edward Hastings, Iohn Greisleie, Gerald Satill, Iohn Arden, Robert Chalons, Thomas Dimocke, Hungerford, Gibethorpe, Newport, and diuerse other, to the number of fortie and six.”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.