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John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [2014-04-06]
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, KG (29 August 1347 - 16 April 1375), was an English nobleman and soldier who also held the title Baron Abergavenny. He was born in Sutton Valence, the posthumous son of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and Agnes Mortimer.
Marriage
He was married on 19 May 1359 in Reading to Margaret (d. 1361), daughter of Edward III of England. The couple had no children.
He afterwards married, in July 1368, Anne Manny (24 July 1355 - 3 April 1384), daughter of Sir Walter Manny. Anne gave birth to a son by Hastings.[1]
Military career
In 1302, he was made Lieutenant of Aquitaine.[1]
Pembroke fought in the Castilian campaign of his former brother-in-law, Edward the Black Prince, in 1367.
He was created a Knight of the Garter in 1369. He was almost captured on a raid into Poitou that year, having refused to share command with Sir John Chandos, but Chandos heard of his plight and rescued him.
In 1370, he fought with distinction at the sack of Limoges by the Black Prince.
He was surprised by a Castilian fleet and sharply defeated at the Battle of La Rochelle (22 June 1372), his fleet being sunk or captured. He was taken prisoner and carried to Santander, and died in captivity in Picardy.
He was buried in the choir of the Friars Preachers, in Hereford.[1]
Succession
He was succeeded by his son, John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, who had been born to Anne a few months after his capture.
References
1. 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
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Canterbury Cathedral - On the north side of Trinity Chapel and directly adjacent to the shrine of St Thomas Becket.
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Merevale Abbey Merevale, Warwickshire
52.5766°N 1.5728°W Merevale Our Lady Church - geograph.org.uk - 480715.jpg Cistercian The Church of Our Lady has been developed from the gatehouse chapel.[9][78]
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Merevale Abbey
An abbey was built in Merevale in 1148 by Robert de Ferrers the Earl of Derby, it was a relatively small abbey with only around 10 monks, The abbey of Merevale itself was dissolved in October 1538, during the reign of Henry VIII and fell into ruin, but some traces of it still remain to the present day. One of the most significant parts of the abbey to have survived is the Gate Chapel, which is now used as the parish church. The church is significant for its Cistercian stained glass, including its famous Jesse window (one of the most important in the British Isles), and for being the only Cistercian Gate Chapel to be open for regular weekly services throughout the year.
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============== William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (1193 - March, 1254), was an English nobleman. He was born in England, Derbyshire, the son of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby and Agnes of Chester, a daughter of Hugh of Kevelioc, Earl of Chester and Bertrada de Montfort. After doing homage to King Henry III, he had livery of Chartley Castle and other lands of his mother's inheritance. He accompanied King Henry to France in 1230. He sat in parliament in London in the same year. Family and children William Ferrers married Sibyl Marshal, one of the daughters and co-heirs of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. They had seven daughters: 1. Agnes Ferrers (died May 11, 1290), married William de Vesci. 2. Isabel Ferrers (died before November 26, 1260), married (1) Gilbert Basset, of Wycombe, and (2) Reginald de Mohun 3. Maud Ferrers (died March 12, 1298), married (1) Simon de Kyme, and (2) William de Vivonia, and (3) Amaury IX of Rochechouart. 4. Sibyl Ferrers, married Sir Francis or Franco de Mohun. (it is her aunt Sibyl, sister of William, who married John de Vipont, Lord of Appleby) 5. Joan Ferrers (died 1267), married to: 1. John de Mohun; 2. Robert Aguillon 6. Agatha Ferrers (died May 1306), married Hugh Mortimer, of Chelmarsh. 7. Eleanor Ferrers (died October 16, 1274), married to: 1. William de Vaux; 2. Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester; 3. Roger de Leybourne, but had no issue In 1238, he married Margaret de Quincy (born 1218), daughter of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester and Helen of Galloway. Bizarrely, Margaret was both the stepmother and stepdaughter of William's daughter, Eleanor. The earl and Margaret had the following children: 1. Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby, his successor. He married: 1. Mary de Lusignan, daughter of Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of Angoulême, and niece of King Henry III, by whom he had no issue; 2. Alianore de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey VI de Bohun, per Ancestral Roots of Certain Ameircan Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines 57-30 & 68-29. 2. William Ferrers obtained, by gift of Margaret, his mother, the manor of Groby in Leicestershire, assuming the arms of the family of De Quincy. He married: 1. Anne le Despencer, daughter of Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer; their son was William de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby. 2. Eleanor, daughter of Matthew Lovaine. 3. Joan Ferrers (died 19 March 1309) married Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley. 4. Agnes Ferrers married Sir Robert de Muscegros (aka Robert de Musgrove), Lord of Kemerton, Boddington & Deerhurst. 5. Elizabeth Ferrers, married to: 1. William Marshal, 2nd Baron Marshal; 2. Prince Dafydd ap Gruffydd He suffered from gout from youth, and always traveled in a litter. He was accidentally thrown from his litter while crossing a bridge, and died of the resulting injuries. William de Ferrers is buried at Merevere Abbey, Warwickshire, England. His widow died on March 12, 1280. References: * Complete Peerage * Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327, 1960 * Weis, Frederick. The Magna Carta Sureties, 1215, 1997 Peerage of England Preceded by William de Ferrers Earl of Derby 1247?1254 Succeeded by Robert de Ferrers Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Ferrers%2C_5th_Earl_of_Derby" ==============