John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (John-E-001)

Born…May 6, 1262; Died February 28, 1313. John was born at Allesley, county Warwickshire. Son of Henry Hastings. He was Lord of Abergavenny, and received the Manor of Hunningham in 1284, and was a competitor for the crown of Scotland in 1290. John inherited Abergavenny from his uncle, and large tracts came with it. He was a soldier of renown, fighting in Scotland, Ireland and France…who also bore the titles of Seneschal of Gascony and Lieutenant of Aquitaine. He was also a signatory to the 1301 letter to pope Boniface VIII, which contested the pope’s interference in Scotland. Genealogic data:

Married- Isabel de Valence
William Hastings
John Hastings (2nd Baron)
Joan Hastings
Elizabeth Hastings
Married Isabel le Despenser
Thomas Hastings
Margaret Hastings
Sir Hugh Hastings

Coat of arms: Barons Hastings; John Hastings seal; and Hastings coat of arms

The village of Allesley (above); the ruins of the castle in Abergavenny (below)

Manor of Hunningham