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  William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings - Biocrawler
William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Hungerford (~1431 - 1483) became one of the great powers of the realm during the reign of Edward IV of England, but was abruptly executed by Richard III.
Hastings father was Sir Leonard Hastings, who had a modest estate in Leicestershire and Gloucestershire, where the family had long been established.
Hastings lands were not forfeited as is usual in the case of treason, and during the reign of Henry VII his son was allowed to succeed to his baronial title.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/William_Hastings%2C_1st_Baron_Hastings   (495 words)

  
  William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Hungerford (~1431 - 1483) became one of the great powers of the realm during the reign of Edward IV of England, but was abruptly executed by Richard III.
Thus Hastings was second cousin to Edward IV, and to the Earl of Northumberland.
Hastings lands were not forfeited as is usual in the case of treason, and during the reign of Henry VII his son was allowed to succeed to his baronial title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Hastings,_1st_Baron_Hastings   (513 words)

  
 Hastings (Family) - LoveToKnow 1911
Hastings, who was one of the most wealthy and powerful nobles of his time, stood high in the regard of the king and is lauded by the chroniclers.
On the death of John, the third and last earl of Pembroke of the Hastings family, in 1389, Sir Hugh's son John had, according to a decision of the House of Lords in 1840, a title to the barony of Hastings, but he did not prosecute his claim and he died without sons in 1393.
Having been made a baron in 1461, he married Catherine, daughter of Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury, and was frequently sent on diplomatic errands to Burgundy and elsewhere.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Hastings_%28Family%29   (957 words)

  
 Baron Hastings (person)@Everything2.com
The 1st Baron was twice married, firstly to Isabella, daughter of William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and secondly to Isabel, daughter of Hugh Despenser, Earl of Winchester, and at his death on the 10th February 1313 was succeeded by the eldest surviving son of his first marriage who was also named John.
The 2nd Baron fought at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314 and later died on the 20th January 1325, being succeeded by his son Laurence, The 3rd Baron was subsequently recognised as the Earl of Pembroke on the 13th February 1339 by virtue of his descent from the aforementioned Isabel de Valence.
The 16th Baron died on the 27th December 1859 and was followed by his son Jacob Henry who died without issue on the 8th March 1871, and was succeeded by his younger brother Delaval Loftus, who was a clergyman in the Church of England and the Rector of Little Snoring in Norfolk.
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 Baron Hastings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title Baron Hastings is an ancient one in the Peerage of England.
The third Baron was created Earl of Pembroke, but the earldom became extinct in 1389, when there were no heirs of the first Earl surviving.
At the death of the fifteenth baron in 1542, the barony went into abeyance for over 299 years, until the abeyance was terminated in favour of Jacob Astley in 1841.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baron_Hastings   (307 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Baron Hastings
Hastings immediately appealed, and at the coronation of Henry V in 1413, he claimed the right to carry the spurs before the King, which Lord Grey de Ruthyn had done undisputed in 1399 at the coronation of Henry V.
The twenty-second Baron served in the Conservative administrations of Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home as a government whip from 1961 to 1962 and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local Government from 1962 to 1964.
In 1921 the Baronies of Hastings and Botreaux were called out of abeyance in favour of Elizabeth (the Barony of Stanley was called out of abeyance in her favour at the same time).
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Lord_Hastings   (1680 words)

  
 Karen Worley's Genealogy Database - Person Page 4
Francis Hastings 2nd Earl of Huntingdon was the son of George Hastings 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Anne Stafford.
George Hastings 1st Earl of Huntingdon was the son of Edward Hastings 2nd Lord Baron Hastings and Mary Hungerford Baroness Botreaux.
Edward Hastings 2nd Lord Baron Hastings was the son of William Hastings 1st Lord Baron Hastings and Catherine Neville.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~krworley/p4.htm   (4009 words)

  
 Adoniram Judson Ramsdell Family Tree: Twelfth Generation
Henry HASTINGS [Earl of Huntingdon] was born in Of Huntingdon, Berw, Scotland 1533.
Edward HASTINGS was born in Of Myrevale, Warws, England 1542.
Elizabeth HASTINGS [COUNTESS OF WORCESTER] was born in Of, Huntingdon, Berw, Scotland 1546.
www.pair.com /vtandrew/jacqui/i0000384.htm   (1042 words)

  
 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Elizabeth HASTINGS [COUNTESS OF WORCESTER] was born in 1546 in Huntingdon, Berwick, Scotland.
Francis HASTINGS [Earl of Huntingdon] was born in 1514 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England.
Henry HASTINGS [Earl of Huntingdon] was born in 1533 in Huntingdon, Berwick, Scotland.
bailey.aros.net /jsbailey/d103.htm   (2524 words)

  
 Brass of the month March 2005
He was the son (probably born in 1307) of John, 2nd Baron Hastings, by his second wife, Isabel, daughter of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester.
Inside the top of the arch of the main canopy is a representation of Sir Hugh's naked soul being borne aloft in napkin by two angels, and above this, within the gable, an equestrian figure of St. George spearing a prostrate devil, within a cusped circular frame.
Hastings, however, selected eight of his old comrades-in-arms from the French wars for this purpose, some of whom, though, were related to him.
www.mbs-brasses.co.uk /pic_lib/March2005_brass_of_the_month.htm   (979 words)

  
 Byron York on Alcee Hastings on National Review Online
Hastings stood accused of conspiring to take bribes, and, although it is little remembered today, Conyers served as the chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee that investigated Hastings and unanimously recommended his impeachment.
In December 1981, Hastings was indicted, charged with conspiring with Borders to solicit a bribe from the Romanos.
From July 15, 1985, to September 15, 1985, Judge Hastings was the supervising judge of a wiretap instituted under chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code…The wiretap was part of certain investigations being conducted by law enforcement agents of the United States.
article.nationalreview.com /?q=ZjhiODMwNDA0ZGEwMGI3ZGExOGFjYmIzNzQzZjhjYjc=   (2275 words)

  
 William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hastings father was Sir Leonard Hastings, who had a modest estate in (A largely agricultural county in central England) Leicestershire and (A county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley) Gloucestershire, where the family had long been established.
Elizabeth Mortimer was in turn daughter of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, and Philippa of Clarence, daughter of (Click link for more info and facts about Lionel of Antwerp) Lionel of Antwerp, a son of Edward III.
As a young man Hastings served in the household of his cousin, (Click link for more info and facts about Richard, Duke of York) Richard, Duke of York.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/W/Wi/William_Hastings,_1st_Baron_Hastings.htm   (492 words)

  
 GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Barons (3)
Robert, third lord Hungerford, succeeded 1441 to the title of baron Molins in right of Eleanor, his wife, daughter of William fifth lord Molins, and 1461 to the titles of baron Newmarch, Moels and Botreaux, in right of Margaret, his mother, daughter of William Botreaux third lord Newmarch.
John Beauchamp, of the family of the Beauchamps dukes of Warwick, was created by king Henry the sixth baron Beauchamp of Powyk, which title became extinct upon the death of Richard, second lord Beauchamp, 1503.
Robert Henley was created by king George the second baron Henley, and by king George the third 19 May 1764 viscount Henley and earl of Northington, which titles became extinct upon the death of Robert, second earl of Northington.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/History/Barons/Extinct3Barons.html   (2214 words)

  
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Hastings testified that the reason he had accompanied Borders to his law office on October 9, 1981, was to locate a luggage shop to have the purse repaired.
Attorney Alan Baron served as impeachment counsel for the House of Representatives and as prosecuting counsel for the Senate in connection with the Hastings impeachment.
Baron told the OIG that he did not offer testimony by Malone in the impeachment proceedings before the House or the Senate, that he thought Malone's testimony before the Investigating Committee was confusing, and that the evidence concerning the purse was peripheral.
www.forensicjustice.org /SBTOBIN.htm   (9829 words)

  
 Abney-Hastings
Francis Rawdon - Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, born on 09-12-1754 in Dublin, died on 28-11-1826 in "Revenge", Baia Bay of Naples.
Edith Maud Rawdon - Hastings, afterwards: Abney - Hastings, born on 10 - 12 - 1833, died on 23 - 01 - 1874 in Ventnor, Isle - of - Wight, buried in Donington.
Barbara Huddleston Abney - Hastings, Baroness of Loudoun, Baroness Tarrinzean and Mauchline in Scotland, Baroness Botreaux, Stanley and Hastings in England, Hereditary Bearer of one of the Golden Spurs, born on 03 - 07 - 1919, died 1-11-2002..
www.kareldegrote.nl /charlemagne/Abney-Hastings_arms_and_name.htm   (530 words)

  
 Baron Hastings Information
The title Baron Hastings is an ancient one in the Peerage of England.
The third Baron was created Earl of Pembroke, but the earldom became extinct in 1389, when there were no heirs of the first Earl surviving.
At the death of the fifteenth baron in 1542, the barony went into abeyance for over 299 years, until the abeyance was terminated in favour of Jacob Astley in 1841.
www.bookrags.com /Lord_Hastings   (126 words)

  
 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
She was married to Richard NEVILLE [BARON LATIMER] in 1490 in Grafton, Worcestershire, England.
She was married to George HASTINGS [Earl of Huntingdon] in Dec 1503.
Edmund STAFFORD [Baron of Staffrd] was born on 15 Jul 1272 in Clifton, Stafford, England.
bailey.aros.net /jsbailey/d187.htm   (1753 words)

  
 Autobiography: Lord Hastings
Lord Hastings is the 22nd Baron Hastings, a landowner and farmer in Norfolk and Northumberland.
He was a member of the House of Lords between 1956 and 1999; Governor of the British Institute of Florence, 1959-1997; a Government Whip, 1960-1961; Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty The Queen; Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, 1962-1964; President of the British Italian Society, 1967-1995.
Lord Hastings was elected to the Grand Council of the ISTD in 1983.
www.istd.org /about/autobiographys/lhastings.html   (355 words)

  
 Devonshire Characters
Waleran Bigod, Cardinal of Devonshire, Baron of Theonomy
In YR 207, a child was born to the former Baron and Baroness of Glouchester.
Ultimately, he rose to become the former Baron's chief advisor, and at the age of 40 years was chosen as the Baron's successor.
www.castergine.com /stuart/bby/devonshire_characters.html   (4681 words)

  
 Large dish with segmental border of plant sprays and scale pattern; in the center, a profile bust of a woman in a ...
The evidence of ownership is a circular pink exhibition label on the object, which reads: MUSEUM ART TREA[SURES] EXHIBITION LORD HASTINGS 112.
Lord Hastings (London, 1888), no. 100, is probably this piece.
The name of the purchaser is given in the marked copy of the Hastings sale catalogue in the archives of Christie's as "Stettr."
www.nga.gov /collection/gallery/gg22/gg22-1489.0-prov.html   (145 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Person Page 2869
She married George Manners Astley, 20th Baron Hastings, son of Delaval Loftus Astley, 18th Baron Hastings and Hon.
She married Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield, son of Sir Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield and Mary Assheton, on 12 September 1826.
She married Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield, son of Sir Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield and Mary Assheton, on 19 September 1809.
www.thepeerage.com /p2869.htm   (772 words)

  
 My Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
She was married to William HASTINGS [LORD OF ASHBY ZOUCHE] on 6 Feb 1461 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
She was married to Thomas De DACRE [BARON DACRE OF GILLESLAND] about 1415 in Of,, Durhan, England.
She was married to WILLIAM Baron MAUDIT about 1214 in England.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~reynaud/d85.htm   (1564 words)

  
 Wharton Family History
William de Hastings was Steward to Henry II and the ancestor to the Earls of Pembroke and Lords Hastings through his first wife Maud, daughter of Thurston Bannaster.
The great-grandson of the union between William de Hastings and his first wife, Maud, was Henry de Hastings, who was the Governor of Scarborough and Wincester Castles.
The progenitor of the Hastings line was Miles, hereditary Mareschal of Normandy and an offical in the Ducal Court.
www.geocities.com /emiryk/FamilyTree/pages/resources/histories/origins/hastings.html   (806 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Baron Hastings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Edward Hastings, 8th Baron Hastings ( 1382 _ 1438)
Delaval Loftus Astley, 18th Baron Hastings ( 1825 _ 1872)
George Manners Astley, 20th Baron Hastings ( 1857 _ 1904)
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Baron-Hastings   (335 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - New Entries
   Hastings, Henry, 5th Earl of Huntingdon   b.
   Constantine, Theodore, Baron Constantine of Stanmore   b.
   Parnell, Henry William, 3rd Baron Congleton   b.
www.thepeerage.com /recent.htm   (956 words)

  
 Office-Holders: Custodes Rotulorum
Hastings of Loughborough, Edward (Hastings) 1st Baron Middlesex c.
(Baron Cardiff and Earl of Pembroke 1551) Glamorgan c.
Huntingdon, Henry (Hastings) 3rd Earl of Leicester c.
www.history.ac.uk /office/custodeslist.html   (933 words)

  
 Hilton family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Lord of Abergavenny and one of the claimants to the Scottish Throne.
ROGER was the son of JOHN GREY 2nd Baron of Wilton and MAUD BASSET 2nd wife.
ROGER GREY 1st Baron of Ruthin for the continuation of this line.) Hastings Family.
home.vicnet.net.au /~heatherk/i0000583.htm   (84 words)

  
 Knights of the Garter (1349-1699)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, brother of Somerset, 3rd husband of Queen Catherine Parr (1547)
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots (1570)
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Lord High Treasurer and Chief Minister of Elizabeth I (1572)
www.wikisearch.net /en/wikipedia/k/kn/knights_of_the_garter__1349_1699_.html   (2738 words)

  
 Sir Francis Rawdon
He is therefore referred to variously in the literature as Francis Rawdon, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, the Earl of Moira, Baron Rawdon of Rawdon, Lord Rawdon, the Marquess of Hastings, and Lord Hastings.
After his return to Great Britain he was created Baron Rawdon of Rawdon in 1783; he fought in Flanders in 1794, was appointed commander-in-chief in Scotland in 1803, and master-general of the ordnance in 1806.
Instrumental in the Gurkha war from 1814-1816, Lord Hastings pursued a vigorous expansionist policy during his period of rule and as a strong, talented, and imaginative administrator considerably consolidated British rule and extended the frontiers of British India.
www.education.mcgill.ca /profs/cartwright/rawdon/sirfrancis.htm   (384 words)

  
 Hastings --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The old port of Hastings, premier among the medieval Cinque Ports, has developed in modern times as a seaside resort.
The old port of Hastings, premier among the medieval Cinque Ports, has developed in modern times as a...
Hastings College of the Law at the University of California located in San Fransisco, California.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9039480   (581 words)

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