Hastings, Henry (1536 - 1595)

Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1536
Death Date: 1595-10-14

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

5th Baron Hastings
20th Earl of Huntington

Titles

  • 5th Baron Hastings
    Assumed 1554
    Vacated 1595-10-14
  • 8th Baron Botreaux
    Assumed 1560-16-23
    Vacated 1595-10-14
  • 20th Earl of Huntington
    Assumed 1560-16-23
    Vacated 1595-10-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Master of the Hart Hounds, England 1561-6-27 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1561/2 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Yorkshire 1563 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Leicestershire 1569 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Leicestershire 1569-11-20 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Rutland 1569-11-20 n.d.
President, Council of the North, England 1572-8 1595-12
Lord Lieut, Yorkshire 1573 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Rutland 1573 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Durham Diocese 1573 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Cumberland 1573 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Westmorland 1573 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Leicestershire 1573 n.d.

General Lands Note

Licence to enter lands 12 June 1561

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire

Lands

  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Rutland
  • Somerset
  • Warwickshire
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1578-1579 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Huntingdon's Bearward
Performance 1579-1580 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Huntingdon's Bearward
Performance 1582-1583 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Huntingdon's Bearward
Performance 1587-1588 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Huntingdon's Bearward
Performance 1557-1557 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Hastings' Bearward
Performance? 1581-1581 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord President's Musicians
Performance 1582-1582 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord President's Trumpeter

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Huntingdon's Bearward Hastings, Henry (1536 - 1595) Performing Animals 4
Lord Hastings' Bearward Hastings, Henry (1536 - 1595) Performing Animals 1
Lord President's Musicians Hastings, Henry (1536 - 1595) Musicians 1
Lord President's Trumpeter Hastings, Henry (1536 - 1595) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)