Catherine Pole, Countess of Huntingdon
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Catherine Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (born 1511 - 23 September 1576) was an English noblewoman.
and Jane Nevill. She became Countess of Huntingdon at her husband's accession on 24 March 1544 and during Mary I
's reign in 1554 or 1555 she was restored in blood after the reversal of her father's attainder
by the Parliament of England
.
. They had eleven children:
Life
She was the eldest daughter of Henry Pole, 1st Baron MontaguHenry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu
Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu , the only holder of the title Baron Montagu under its 1514 creation, was most famous as one of the peers in the trial of Anne Boleyn.-Life:...
and Jane Nevill. She became Countess of Huntingdon at her husband's accession on 24 March 1544 and during Mary I
Mary I of England
Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...
's reign in 1554 or 1555 she was restored in blood after the reversal of her father's attainder
Attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime . It entails losing not only one's property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to one's heirs...
by the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
.
Marriage and issue
On 5 or 25 June 1532 Catherine married Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of HuntingdonFrancis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon
Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KG was the eldest son of George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon, the ex-mistress of Henry VIII....
. They had eleven children:
- Frances Anne Hastings (1533 - 1574) married Henry Compton, 1st Baron ComptonHenry Compton, 1st Baron ComptonHenry Compton, 1st Baron Compton was an English peer.Compton was the son of Peter Compton and his wife Anne, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, and a relative of Sir William Compton. In 1572 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Compton, of Compton in the County of Warwick...
and was mother of William Compton, 1st Earl of NorthamptonWilliam Compton, 1st Earl of NorthamptonWilliam Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG , known as 2nd Baron Compton from 1589 to 1618, was an English peer.Northampton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, and Frances Hastings. His maternal grandparents were Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole... - Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of HuntingdonHenry Hastings, 3rd Earl of HuntingdonSir Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, KG KB was the eldest son of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole.-Ancestry:...
(1536 - 14 December 1595). - William Hastings (b. 1537).
- George Hastings, 4th Earl of HuntingdonGeorge Hastings, 4th Earl of HuntingdonSir George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon was an English nobleman.He was a son of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole. He was a younger brother of Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and older brother of Francis Hastings...
(1540 - 3 December 1604) - Sir Edward Hastings (1541 - died about 1603) married Barbara Deveraux, daughter of Sir William Deveraux and Jane Sccudamore.
- Catherine Hastings (11 August 1542 - 22 September 1576) married Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of LincolnHenry Clinton, 2nd Earl of LincolnHenry Clinton or Fiennes, 2nd Earl of Lincoln, KB was an English peer, styled 10th Baron Clinton from 1572 to 1585.-Life:...
and was mother of Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of LincolnThomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of LincolnThomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln was an English peer, styled 11th Baron Clinton from 1585 to 1616.He was educated at Oxford University, from which he had his MA in 1588, and represented the constituencies of Lincolnshire in 1601 and Great Grimsby from 1604 to 1610... - Walter Hastings (1544 - 20 August 1616) married Joyce Roper.
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings (b. abt. 1546 - 24 August 1621) married Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of WorcesterEdward Somerset, 4th Earl of WorcesterEdward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, KG, Earl Marshal was an English aristocrat. He was an important advisor to King James I, serving as Lord Privy Seal....
- Anne Hastings (b. 1548).
- Francis HastingsFrancis Hastings (died 1610)Sir Francis Hastings was an English Puritan politician.He was the fifth and youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Huntingdon. His older brothers were Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon....
(c. 1550 - 26 September 1610) married Maud Longdord. - Mary Hastings (b. 1552).