Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings facts for kids
Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings (born in 1560, died December 17, 1595) was an important person in English history. He was the son of George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon and Dorothy Port. Francis married Sarah Harington, who was the daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sydney. Francis and Sarah had five children:
- Catherine, who later married Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield. She passed away on August 28, 1636.
- Henry, who became the next Earl of Huntingdon after his grandfather.
- Sir George Hastings.
- Captain Edward Hastings, who died in 1617.
- Theodosia Hastings, who married Sir Francis Bodenham.
After Francis passed away, his wife, Sarah Harington (1565-1628), married two more times. First, she married Sir George Kingsmill, then Edward, 11th Baron Zouche, and finally, Sir Thomas Edmondes. Famous artists like Isaac Oliver and Cornelius Johnson painted her portrait. The portraits by Cornelius Johnson show her at 63 years old, wearing a special miniature case. This case had a Greek letter "phi" and seemed to refer to Frederick V of the Palatinate.
Who Could Be the Next Monarch?
In a TV show called Britain's Real Monarch, they explored an interesting idea: who would be the monarch if the royal family followed a different line of succession? This idea looks at the descendants of the Plantagenet kings, a very old royal family in England.
The Huntingdon Line
One line of succession comes from Francis Hastings's oldest son, Henry. This line includes many Earls of Huntingdon:
- Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon (1604–1643)
- Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon (1643–1656)
- Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon (1656–1701)
- George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon (1701–1704)
- Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon (1704—1746)
- Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon (1746–1789)
- Elizabeth Rawdon, Countess of Moira (1789–1808)
- Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1808–1826)
- George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings (1826–1844)
- Paulyn Rawdon-Hastings, 3rd Marquess of Hastings (1844–1851)
- Henry Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of Hastings (1851–1868)
- Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun (1844–1874)
- Charles Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun (1874–1920)
- Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun (1920–1960)
- Barbara Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun (1960–2002)
- Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (2002–2012)
- Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun (2012–present)
Connection to Queen Elizabeth II
It's also interesting to know that Elizabeth II, the former Queen of the United Kingdom, was also a descendant of Francis Hastings! She came from the line of his oldest daughter, Catherine Hastings. Here's how that line goes:
- Catherine Hastings (died 1636)
- Henry, Lord Stanhope (1606–1634)
- Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield (1634–1714)
- Elizabeth Stanhope (1663–1723)
- Thomas Lyon, Earl of Strathmore (1704–1753)
- John Lyon, Earl of Strathmore (1737–1776)
- Thomas Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore (1773–1846)
- Thomas George Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis (1801–1834)
- Claude Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore (1824–1904)
- Claude Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore (1855–1944)
- Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900–2002) - She was the Queen Mother!
- Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1926–2022)
