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20 unusual facts about Earl of Huntingdon


Beeston Castle

Although most of the defences were in place by the time of Ranulph's death in 1232, there were no living quarters, and neither were there on the death of Ranulph's successor John in 1237.

Dick Hern

Later a compromise was reached whereby Hern shared the stable with the new incumbent – William Hastings-Bass (later Earl of Huntingdon) for a year before moving to Hamdan Al Maktoum's Kingwood House Stables in Lambourn.

Earl of Huntingdon

Britain's Real Monarch – argues that 3rd–10th Earls should have been the monarchs of England

He was succeeded by his eldest son, the eighth Earl.

The medieval title (1065 creation) was associated with the ruling house of Scotland (David of Scotland).

Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment of Foot

Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon's regiment, of which he was colonel 1685-1688, later 13th Regiment of Foot

George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon's regiment, of which he was colonel 1702-1703, later 33rd Regiment of Foot

Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon

Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon (18 January 1609 – 13 February 1656), was the son of Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon, and Lady Elizabeth Stanley, the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby, and Alice Spencer.

Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon

On 21 May 1553, his eldest son Henry married Katherine Dudley, the youngest daughter of their ally Northumberland.

Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings

Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings (1560 – 17 December 1595) was the son of George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon and Dorothy Port.

Markeaton

It finally passed to John the Earl of Huntingdon and Cambridge who died in 1237, his only heirs being his sisters.

North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Named after England’s Earl of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Township was founded on April 6, 1772 in Pennsylvania.

Priscilla Hastings

William Hastings-Bass, a racehorse trainer, who inherited the title of Earl of Huntingdon in 1990

Robert III de Stuteville

The king's Knaresborough Castle and Appleby Castle were in his custody in April 1174, when they were captured by David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon.

Rocester Abbey

The Earls of Chester were the early patrons of the abbey until the death of the 7th Earl in 1237, after which the earldom was annexed to the Crown, who thereby took over the patronage.

Shoot a Crooked Arrow

Batman and Robin trace the Archer to his hideout at the Earl of Huntington Archery Range (Robin Hood was the alias of the Earl of Huntingdon) in Gotham's Green Forest section, where Alfred Pennyworth attempts to divert the antagonists long enough for Batman and Robin to inspect his lair.

Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton

They had two sons, Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton, and Waltheof of Melrose, and one daughter, Maud de Senlis, who married (1st) Robert Fitz Richard (of the De Clare family), of Little Dunmow, Essex.

St Peter's Church, Northampton

The present church was probably built between 1130 and 1140 by Simon de Senlis II.

Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon

Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon (12 November 1696 – 13 October 1746) was the son of Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon and Mary Frances Fowler.

William of Huntingfield

William was son of Roger de Huntingfield and Alice de Senlis who was a granddaughter of Simon I.


Robert Fitzooth

Robert Fitzooth or Fitzooth, Earl of Huntingdon (alleged dates: 1160–1247), is a fictitious identity for Robin Hood.