Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the

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

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( David of Scotland). The seventh and most recent creation dates to 1529. In this lineage, the current holder of the title is

William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon, (born 30 January 1948), is an English hereditary peer and former racehorse trainer to Queen Elizabeth II. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1990 to 1999. Early life H ...

(b. 1948). In

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, the title has been associated with

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, whose true name is often given as "Robert of Huntingdon", though alternatively Robin is said to be from Locksley or Loxley.

Early history

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was part of the Kingdom of East Anglia, inhabited by a group known as the

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from about the 6th century. It fell to the

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in the 9th century, but was re-conquered under

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in 915. An

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of Huntingdon was established shortly after, and it was one of the seven earldoms of

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during the reign of king

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. It was created for

Beorn Estrithson Beorn Estrithson (died 1049) was the son of Jarl Ulf and Estrid Svendsdatter, sister of Cnut the Great. Life Beorn established himself in England where many of his relatives held high positions. He held an Earldom in what is now the East Midl ...

, cousin to

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(later King Harold). The earldom at that time carried extensive powers and covered a wide area of the

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, covering the counties of

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and

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as well as

First creation (1065)

In 1065 the earldom passed to Waltheof, son of

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. Waltheof kept his title following the

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in 1066, and even after his rebellion in 1067, and married Judith, King William's niece. However, after the second rebellion in 1076, he was executed and the earldom was reduced in size and power. The earldom was inherited by Waltheof's daughter Maud, countess of Huntingdon, and passed to her husbands in turn, first Simon de Senlis and then

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King of

. Following her death, and during the reigns of

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and

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and the anarchy that ensued, the earldom was the subject of dispute between Maud's sons Simon II and Henry the prince, and was held by both at various times. In the reign of Henry II, following the death of Simon II, it was settled on the Scottish house, and the sons of Prince Henry: first Malcolm, then

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, then

. With the death of David's childless son

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in 1237, the title was not passed on and became extinct. * Waltheof (d. 1076) * Judith of Lens, Countess of Huntingdon (c.1055–after 1086) * Maud, Countess of Huntingdon (c.1074–1130/31) ** m. Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton (died c.1111) ** m.

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(c. 1084–1153) *

Henry, Earl of Northumbria Henry of Scotland (''Eanric mac Dabíd'', 1114 – 12 June 1152) was heir apparent to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also the 3rd Earl of Northumbria and the 3rd Earl of Huntingdon. He was the son of King David I of Scotland and Queen Maud, 2nd Cou ...

(1114–1152) *

Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton Simon II de Senlis (or Senliz, St. Liz, etc.), 4th Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northampton ( 1098 – 1153) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He was the son of Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton and Maud, Countess of Huntin ...

(4th Earl) (c.1098–1153) * Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141–1165) *

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(c.1142–1214) * Simon III de Senlis (succeeded in 1174, upon the forfeiture by William who had succeeded as king of Scotland.) *

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(8th Earl) (1144–1219) *

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(9th Earl) (1207–1237)

Second creation (1337)

* William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (1304–1354)

Third creation (1377)

* Guichard d'Angle, Earl of Huntingdon (d. 1380) (Life Peerage)

Fourth creation (1388)

* John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (c.1352–1400) (forfeit 1400) * John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (1395–1447) (restored 1416) * Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (1430–1475) (forfeit 1461)

Fifth creation (1471)

*see Marquess of Dorset, third creation (1475)

Sixth creation (1479)

* William Herbert (1451–1491) (created Earl in compensation for surrendering the Earldom of Pembroke to

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Seventh creation (1529)

Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon from NPG

The title was re-created for George Hastings, 3rd

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, 5th Baron Hungerford, 6th Baron Botreaux and 3rd Baron de Moleyns. He fought in the French Wars of

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, and was part of the royalist suppression of the rebellion known as the

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. In 1529 the King created him Earl of Huntingdon in the Peerage of England. His eldest son, the second Earl, was a

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and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Army. Lord Huntingdon married

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, daughter and co-heiress of

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, son of Sir Richard Pole and Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter and sole heiress of

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, brother of

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. On his death the titles passed to his son, the third Earl. He was a possible

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to the crown through his mother, though

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never acknowledged his claim officially. Lord Huntingdon was one of the custodians of

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, and also served as President of the

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. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He represented

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and

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in the

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and served as

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and

. When he died the titles passed to his grandson, the fifth Earl. He was the son of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings (d. 1595). Lord Huntingdon was also Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire and Rutland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the sixth Earl. He sat as

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for Leicestershire. His son, the seventh Earl, and also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire and

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

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at the Coronation of Queen Anne but died at an early age. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the ninth Earl. He carried the Sword of State at the Coronation of King George II. His son, the tenth Earl, was a courtier and notably served as

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. He had no legitimate male issue and on his death in 1789 the earldom became dormant. He was succeeded in the baronies of Hastings, Hungerford, de Moleyns and Botreaux by his sister Lady Elizabeth, wife of The 1st Earl of Moira. The earldom was assumed by the tenth Earl's distant relative (his fifth cousin once removed) Reverend Theophilus Henry Hastings. He was the great-great-great-grandson of Sir Edward Hastings (d. 1603), younger son of the second Earl. He is by some sources considered as the ''

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'' eleventh Earl while some sources do not include him in the numbering of the Earls. On his death, the claim passed to his nephew Hans Francis Hastings, son of George Hastings. He was allowed to take his seat in the House of Lords as the Earl of Huntingdon in 1819. Depending on the sources he is numbered as the eleventh or twelfth Earl. Lord Huntingdon served as

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from 1822 to 1824. The next Earl was Hans' great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the sixteenth (or fifteenth Earl), was an artist, academic and Labour politician. He died without male issue in 1990 and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the seventeenth (or sixteenth) and () present holder of the title. He is the uncle of television presenter

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and eldest son of Captain Peter Robin Hood Hastings Bass (1920–1964) (who assumed the additional surname of Bass, which was that of his uncle by marriage,

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, by

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in 1954), son of Aubrey Craven Theophilus Robin Hood Hastings (1878–1929), younger son of the fourteenth Earl. Several other members of the Hastings family may be mentioned. The Hon. Edward Hastings, third son of the first Earl, was created

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in 1558. Richard Hastings, a grandson of Sir Edward Hastings, younger son of the second Earl, was created a baronet in 1667 (see Hastings baronets). The Hon. Henry Hastings, second son of the fifth Earl, was created Baron Loughborough in 1643. Lucy Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, wife of the sixth Earl, was a poet.

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, wife of the ninth Earl, was a

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leader and the founder of the

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. Charles Hastings, illegitimate son of the tenth Earl, was a distinguished soldier and was created a baronet in 1806 (see

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). The Hon. George Fowler Hastings, second son of the twelfth (or eleventh) Earl, was a vice-admiral in the

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. Alexander Plantagenet Hastings (1843–1928), son of Captain the Hon. Edward Plantagenet Robin Hood Hastings (1818–1857), third son of the twelfth (or eleventh) Earl, was an

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in the Royal Navy. His son Edward George Godolphin Hastings (1887–1973) was a

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in the Royal Navy. The Earl possesses no subsidiary titles, but his eldest son uses the invented

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of ''Viscount Hastings'' to avoid confusion, there already being a

. The family seat of the present line is at Hodcott House, near West Ilsley, in

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. *

George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, KB (148824 March 1544) was an English nobleman. Family George Hastings, born in 1488 at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, was the son of Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, and Mary Hungerford, daughter and heiress o ...

(1488–1544) *

Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KG (151420 June 1561) was the eldest son of George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon, the ex-mistress of Henry VIII. His maternal first cousins included Hen ...

(1514–1560) * Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (1536–1595) *

George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon (1540 – 30 December 1604) was an English nobleman. He was a son of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole, daughter of Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu and Jane Neville. He was a you ...

(1540–1604) *

Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon (24 April 1586 – 14 November 1643), was a prominent English nobleman and literary patron in England during the first half of the seventeenth century. Life He was born at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester ...

(1586–1643) *

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. He m ...

(1609–1656) * Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon (1650–1701) *

George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon (22 March 1677 – 22 February 1705) was the son of Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon and his first wife Elizabeth Lewis; he succeeded his father in 1701. He served briefly in the War of the Spa ...

(1677–1705) *

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. Hastings married Lady Selina Shirley, daughter of Washington Shirley, 2nd Ear ...

(1696–1746) * Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon (1729–1789) (dormant) *Theophilus Henry Hastings, ''de jure'' 11th Earl of Huntingdon (1728–1804) *

Hans Francis Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon Hans Francis Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon (14 August 1779 – 9 December 1828) was a British Royal Navy officer and peer. He was sometimes known by his second Christian name, Francis, Earl of Huntingdon. Family background Hastings was the ...

(1779–1828) (confirmed in title 1819) *Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings, 13th Earl of Huntingdon (1808–1875) *Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon (1841–1885) * Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon (1868–1939) *

Francis John Clarence Westenra Plantagenet Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon Francis John Clarence Westenra Plantagenet Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon (30 January 1901 – 24 August 1990), styled ''Viscount Hastings'' until 1939, was a British artist, academic, and later a Labour parliamentarian. Background and ed ...

(1901–1990) * William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1948) The

is the present holder's brother the Hon. John Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (b. 1954).
The heir presumptive's heir is his cousin Adam Francis Hastings (b. 1977), a great-great-great-grandson of the 12th Earl.

Line of succession

* ''Hans Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon (1779–1828)'' ** ''Francis Hastings, 13th Earl of Huntingdon (1808–1875)'' *** ''Francis Hastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon (1841–1885)'' ****''Hon. Aubrey Craven Theophilus Robin Hood Hastings (1878–1929)'' *****'' Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (1920–1964)'' ****** William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1948) ******(1). Hon. John Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (b. 1954) **''Hon. George Fowler Hastings (1814–1876)'' ***''Hans Francis Hastings (1865–1933)'' ****'' George Godolphin Hastings (1905–1981)'' *****''Warren Francis Hastings (1938–2005)'' ******(2). Adam Francis Hastings (b. 1977) **'' Rev. Hon. Richard Godolphin Henry Hastings (1820–1865)'' ***''Henry John Churchill Hastings (1856–1924)'' ****'' Henry Theophilus James Hastings (1910–1977)'' *****(3). David Walter Theophilus Hastings (b. 1947) ******(4). Ian David Hastings (b. 1975)

Family tree of the earls of Huntingdon (seventh creation)

Arms

Popular culture

, the title has been associated with

, whose true name is often given as "Robert of Huntingdon", though alternatively Robin is said to be from Locksley or Loxley. It was used in the 1980s ITV TV series ''

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'' starring Jason Connery as Robert, who succeeds Robin of Loxley (

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) in the role of Robin Hood.

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