:
Argent, a maunch sable The title was re-created for George Hastings, 3rd
Baron Hastings, 5th Baron Hungerford, 6th Baron Botreaux and 3rd Baron de Moleyns. He fought in the French Wars of
Henry VIII, and was part of the royalist suppression of the rebellion known as the
Pilgrimage of Grace. In 1529 the King created him
Earl of Huntingdon in the Peerage of England. His eldest son, the
second Earl, was a
lieutenant-general and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Army. Lord Huntingdon married
Catherine, daughter and co-heiress of
Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu, son of
Sir Richard Pole and
Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter and sole heiress of
George, Duke of Clarence, brother of
King Edward IV. On his death the titles passed to his son, the
third Earl. He was a possible
heir presumptive to the crown through his mother, though
Elizabeth I never acknowledged his claim officially. Lord Huntingdon was one of the custodians of
Mary, Queen of Scots, and also served as President of the
Council of the North. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the
fourth Earl. He represented
Derbyshire and
Leicestershire in the
House of Commons and served as
Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland and
Leicestershire. When he died the titles passed to his grandson, the
fifth Earl. He was the son of
Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings (). Lord Huntingdon was also Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire and Rutland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the
sixth Earl. He sat as
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire. His son, the
seventh Earl, and also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire and
Derbyshire. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the
eighth Earl. He carried the
Sceptre at the Coronation of
Queen Anne but died at an early age. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the
ninth Earl. He carried the
Sword of State at the Coronation of
King George II. His son, the
tenth Earl, was a courtier and notably served as
Master of the Horse. He had no legitimate male issue and on his death in 1789 the earldom became dormant. He was succeeded in the baronies of Hastings, Hungerford, de Moleyns and Botreaux by his sister
Lady Elizabeth, wife of
The 1st Earl of Moira. The earldom was assumed by the tenth Earl's distant relative (his fifth cousin once removed) Reverend Theophilus Henry Hastings. He was the great-great-great-grandson of Sir Edward Hastings (), younger son of the second Earl. He is by some sources considered as the
de jure eleventh Earl while some sources do not include him in the numbering of the Earls. On his death, the claim passed to his nephew Hans Francis Hastings, son of George Hastings. He was allowed to take his seat in the House of Lords as the Earl of Huntingdon in 1819. Depending on the sources he is numbered as the eleventh or twelfth Earl. Lord Huntingdon served as
Governor of Jamaica from 1822 to 1824. Hans' great-great-grandson, the sixteenth (or fifteenth Earl), was an artist, academic and
Labour politician. He died without male issue in 1990 and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the seventeenth (or sixteenth) and () present holder of the title. He is the uncle of television presenter
Clare Balding and eldest son of
Captain Peter Robin Hood Hastings Bass (1920–1964) (who assumed the additional surname of Bass, which was that of his uncle by marriage,
Sir William Bass, 2nd Baronet, by
deed poll in 1954), son of Aubrey Craven Theophilus Robin Hood Hastings (1878–1929), younger son of the fourteenth Earl. Several other members of the Hastings family may be mentioned. The Hon.
Edward Hastings, third son of the first Earl, was created
Baron Hastings of Loughborough in 1558. Richard Hastings, a grandson of Sir Edward Hastings, younger son of the second Earl, was created a baronet in 1667 (see
Hastings baronets). The Hon.
Henry Hastings, second son of the fifth Earl, was created
Baron Loughborough in 1643.
Lucy Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, wife of the sixth Earl, was a poet.
Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, wife of the ninth Earl, was a
Methodist leader and the founder of the
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.
Charles Hastings, illegitimate son of the tenth Earl, was a distinguished soldier and was created a baronet in 1806 (see
Abney-Hastings baronets). The Hon. George Fowler Hastings, second son of the twelfth (or eleventh) Earl, was a
vice-admiral in the
Royal Navy. Alexander Plantagenet Hastings (1843–1928), son of Captain the Hon. Edward Plantagenet Robin Hood Hastings (1818–1857), third son of the twelfth (or eleventh) Earl, was an
admiral in the Royal Navy. His son Edward George Godolphin Hastings (1887–1973) was a
captain in the Royal Navy. The Earl possesses no subsidiary titles, but his eldest son uses the invented
courtesy title of
Viscount Hastings to avoid confusion, there already being a
Baron Hastings. The family seat of the present line is at
Hodcott House, near
West Ilsley, in
Berkshire. •
George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (1488–1544) •
Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (1514–1560) •
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (1536–1595) •
George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon (1540–1604) •
Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon (1586–1643) •
Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon (1609–1656) •
Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon (1650–1701) •
George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon (1677–1705) •
Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon (1696–1746) •
Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon (1729–1789) (dormant) • Theophilus Henry Hastings,
de jure 11th Earl of Huntingdon (1728–1804) •
Hans Francis Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon (1779–1828) (confirmed in title 1819) • Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings, 13th Earl of Huntingdon (1808–1875) • Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon (1841–1885) •
Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon (1868–1939) •
Francis John Clarence Westenra Plantagenet Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon (1901–1990) •
William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon () The
heir presumptive is the present holder's brother the Hon. John Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (). The heir presumptive's heir is his cousin Adam Francis Hastings (), a great-great-great-grandson of the 12th Earl.
Line of succession •
Hans Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon (1779–1828) •
Francis Hastings, 13th Earl of Huntingdon (1808–1875) •
Francis Hastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon (1841–1885) •
Warner Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon (1868–1939) •
Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon (1901–1990) •
Hon. Aubrey Craven Theophilus Robin Hood Hastings (1878–1929) •
Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (1920–1964) •
William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1948) •
(1). Hon. John Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (b. 1954) •
Hon. George Fowler Hastings (1814–1876) •
Hans Francis Hastings (1865–1933) •
George Godolphin Hastings (1905–1981) •
Warren Francis Hastings (1938–2005) •
(2). Adam Francis Hastings (b. 1977) •
Rev. Hon. Richard Godolphin Henry Hastings (1820–1865) •
Henry John Churchill Hastings (1856–1924) •
Henry Theophilus James Hastings (1910–1977) •
(3). David Walter Theophilus Hastings (b. 1947) •
(4). Ian David Hastings (b. 1975)
Family tree of the earls of Huntingdon (seventh creation) ==See also==