John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings

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Funerary monument of John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings in Abergavenny Church

John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings (also John de Hastings ) (* 1287 ; † January 20, 1325 ) was an English nobleman.

Origin and early participation in the campaigns to Scotland

John Hastings was a son of John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings and his first wife Isabella de Valence, a daughter of William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke . His father was one of the leading British military during the First Scottish War of Independence . John was also involved in the war with Scotland early on. In 1306 he was part of Queen Margaret's entourage when she visited Scotland. From 1311 to 1319 he took part regularly in the campaigns in the Scottish War of Independence, including in 1314 at the Battle of Bannockburn .

Changing relationship with Eduard II.

After the childless death of his older brother William in 1311, John became his father's heir. When his father died in 1313, he inherited his possessions, including the Abergavenny reign in the Welsh Marches , Ashill in Norfolk and the title of Baron Hastings . In 1316 he helped put down the revolt of the Welsh Llywelyn Bren , while he was one of the barons to whom Llywelyn Bren surrendered on March 18. As one of the leading followers of his uncle Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , he played a more important role during the reign of King Edward II . On August 9, 1318 he testified with the treaty of Leake , which should reconcile the king with the enemy Earl Thomas of Lancaster . Together with David Strathbogie , who was married to his mother's sister, Hastings was recognized in 1318 as the heir to the childless Aymer de Valence. When there was another conflict between the king and a noble opposition led by Lancaster from 1320, Hastings was initially part of the opposition. During the Despenser War in Wales in May 1321 he supported the rebels who plundered the estates of the royal favorite Hugh le Despenser . Eventually, however, he rejoined the king at Cirencester and was reconciled with him. This commissioned him to take control of Glamorgan during the subsequent rebellion of the Earl of Lancaster , before he was in 1323 commandant of Kenilworth Castle . However, he soon came into conflict with Hugh le Despenser, to whom he had to pay the massive sum of £ 4,000 in August 1324. This was possibly out of revenge on the late Earl of Pembroke, who had advocated the exile of the Despensers during the Despenser War in 1321.

Expansion of the Abergavenny priory church

In Abergavenny John had the priory church of St Mary expanded and rebuilt. He decreed that the monks of the priory, who came from France, should be replaced by English-born monks. The monks of French descent took legal action against this repression. When Hastings died the dispute was still pending. He was buried in the priory church of Abergavenny, where his wooden funerary monument has been preserved.

Marriage and inheritance

Hastings had married Juliana Leybourne (1303 / 4-1367) before 1321 , who was a granddaughter and heiress of William de Leyburn, 1st Baron Leyburn . After the death of her father and grandfather, his wife was a ward of his uncle Aymer de Valence. With her he had a son, Lawrence Hastings (1320-1348), who became his heir. The administration of the inheritance was initially taken over by Hugh le Despenser. After his fall and execution in 1327, the Hastings executors complained in 1328 that Despenser had stolen £ 773 worth of items from the property during the minority administration. Hastings' widow was second married to Thomas Blount, 1st Baron Blount .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ian Mortimer: The Greatest Traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330 . Jonathan Cape, London 2003, ISBN 0-224-06249-2 , p. 75
  2. ^ Ian Mortimer: The Greatest Traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Jonathan Cape, London 2003, ISBN 0-224-06249-2 , p. 105.
  3. ↑ John Roland Seymour Phillips: Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke, 1307-1324. Baronial politics in the reign of Edward II. Clarendon, Oxford 1972, ISBN 0-19-822359-5 , p. 235
  4. ↑ HISTORIC MONUMENTS at St Mary's Parish Church, St Mary's Priory, Abergavenny. Retrieved May 3, 2016 .
  5. ↑ John Roland Seymour Phillips: Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke, 1307-1324. Baronial politics in the reign of Edward II. Clarendon, Oxford 1972, ISBN 0-19-822359-5 , p. 235
predecessor Office successor
John Hastings Baron Hastings
1313-1325 		Lawrence Hastings
personal data
SURNAME Hastings, John, 2nd Baron Hastings
ALTERNATIVE NAMES De Hastings, John, 2nd Baron Hastings
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 1287
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1325