John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

The Earl of Pembroke
Born October 1372
Died 30th December 1389 (aged 16–17)
Title Earl of Pembroke
Baron Abergavenny
Baron Manny
Spouse(s) Elizabeth of Lancaster
Philippa Mortimer
Parent(s) John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Anne Manny, 2nd Baroness Manny

John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (October 1372 – 30 December 1389) was the son of John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Anne Manny, 2nd Baroness Manny. He was also Baron Abergavenny.

Infant Inheritance

He succeeded his father as an infant in 1375.

Marriage

He married Elizabeth of Lancaster the daughter of John of Gaunt, in 1380, but the marriage was unconsummated (he was almost 8 and she 17 at the time of the marriage) and was annulled after she became pregnant by John Holland, whom she subsequently married.[1]

He subsequently married Philippa Mortimer, daughter of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, but had no children, dying shortly afterwards in a jousting accident.

Death in a Joust

Richard II held his Christmas court at Woodstock Palace in 1389, and Pembroke took part in the Christmas sports, including jousting. While running a course against Sir John Des, he was struck in the groin by his opponent's lance and subsequently died of his injuries. Upon his death, the Earldom of Pembroke and the Barony of Manny became extinct, while the Barony of Hastings passed to a cousin. Also the parish of Tunstall, Kent passed to his cousin Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn.[2]

He was described by the chronicler as being mourned by the common people as well as the nobility, by reason of his kind and generous nature.

References

  1. ↑ Weir, Alison (2007). Katherine Swynford: The story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess. London: McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 0-7710-8857-4., pp 220-1
  2. ↑ Hasted, Edward (1798). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent (Institute of Historical Research) 6: 80–98. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
Peerage of England
Preceded by
John Hastings		 Baron Hastings
1375–1389 		Succeeded by
John Hastings
Earl of Pembroke
1375–1389 		Extinct
Preceded by
Anne Manny		 Baron Manny
1384–1389