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Sir William Hastings

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Sir William Hastings

Birth
England
Death
14 Jun 1483 (aged 52)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England Add to Map
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Sir William Hastings son of Lord Leonard de and Alice Phillipa (Camoys) Hastings married Catherine Neville 06Feb1461. Father of seven children (Edward of Hungerford, Ralph, Elizabeth, Richard, George, William and Mary De).

Military service: Served on Yorkist side in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in the War of the Roses.

William was the first to be beheaded in the Tower of London by Richard of Gloucester.

The following information provided by: Find A Grave contributor Anne Shurtleff Stevens.

1st Lord Hastings, Knight of the Garter, of Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire of Allerston, Yorkshire, of Gissing, Norfolk and of Burton Hastings, Warwickshire. Sheriff of Warwickshire and leicestershire, Receiver General of the Duchy of Cornwall, Chamberlain of the Household for King Edward IV, Chamberlain of North Wales, Master of the King's Mints in the Tower of London, Steward of the Honors of Leicester and Tutbury, Constable of Donnington, Harlech, Higham Ferrers, Nottingham and Peak Castles, Joint Chief of Rockingham and Northampton Castle,, Chief Justice and Chamberlain of Merionethshire, Steward of Fotheringhay Castle, Lieutenant of Calais.


Eldest son and heir to Sir Leonard Hastings of Kirby and Alice Camoys. Grandson of Sir Ralph Hastings and Maud St John, Sir Thomas Camoys and Elizabeth de Mortimer. William was born about 1431.
Sir William Hastings son of Lord Leonard de and Alice Phillipa (Camoys) Hastings married Catherine Neville 06Feb1461. Father of seven children (Edward of Hungerford, Ralph, Elizabeth, Richard, George, William and Mary De).

Military service: Served on Yorkist side in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in the War of the Roses.

William was the first to be beheaded in the Tower of London by Richard of Gloucester.

The following information provided by: Find A Grave contributor Anne Shurtleff Stevens.

1st Lord Hastings, Knight of the Garter, of Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire of Allerston, Yorkshire, of Gissing, Norfolk and of Burton Hastings, Warwickshire. Sheriff of Warwickshire and leicestershire, Receiver General of the Duchy of Cornwall, Chamberlain of the Household for King Edward IV, Chamberlain of North Wales, Master of the King's Mints in the Tower of London, Steward of the Honors of Leicester and Tutbury, Constable of Donnington, Harlech, Higham Ferrers, Nottingham and Peak Castles, Joint Chief of Rockingham and Northampton Castle,, Chief Justice and Chamberlain of Merionethshire, Steward of Fotheringhay Castle, Lieutenant of Calais.


Eldest son and heir to Sir Leonard Hastings of Kirby and Alice Camoys. Grandson of Sir Ralph Hastings and Maud St John, Sir Thomas Camoys and Elizabeth de Mortimer. William was born about 1431.


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  • Added: Jul 9, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39251111/william-hastings: accessed ), memorial page for Sir William Hastings (Apr 1431–14 Jun 1483), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39251111, citing St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England; Maintained by Stormy (contributor 47572215).