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. He married Sarah Harington, daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sydney. They had five children: Catherine, who married Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield, died 28 August 1636 Henry, who succeeded his grandfather as Earl of Huntingdon. Sir George Hastings Captain Edward Hastings, died 1617 Theodosia Hastings, married Sir Francis Bodenham.

His widow, Sara or Sarah Harington (1565-1628), married Sir George Kingsmill, then Edward 11th Baron Zouche, and finally, Sir Thomas Edmondes. Her portrait was painted by Isaac Oliver and by Cornelius Johnson. The portraits by Johnson show her aged 63 wearing a large miniature case referring to Frederick V of the Palatinate with the Greek letter "phi". A similar miniature case was described in an inventory of a Scottish soldier.

Britain's Real Monarch In Britain's Real Monarch, the oldest son is in the alternative succession to the Plantagenet monarch Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon, 1604–1643 Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon, 1643–1656 Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon, 1656–1701 George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, 1701–1704 Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon, 1704—1746 Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon, 1746–1789 Elizabeth Rawdon, Countess of Moira, 1789–1808 Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, 1808–1826 George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings, 1826–1844 Paulyn Rawdon-Hastings, 3rd Marquess of Hastings, 1844–1851 Henry Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of Hastings, 1851–1868 Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun, 1844–1874 Charles Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun, 1874–1920 Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun, 1920–1960 Barbara Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun, 1960–2002 Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, 2002–2012 Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun, 2012–

Elizabeth II is also descended from the oldest sister Catherine Hastings, †1636 Henry, Lord Stanhope, 1606–1634 Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, 1634–1714 Elizabeth Stanhope, 1663–1723 Thomas Lyon, Earl of Strathmore, 1704–1753 John Lyon, Earl of Strathmore, 1737–1776 Thomas Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore, 1773–1846 Thomas George Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis, 1801–1834 Claude Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore, 1824–1904 Claude Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore, 1855–1944 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1900–2002 Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1926–2022