John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (October 1372 – 30 December 1389) was the son of John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, KG , was an English nobleman and soldier who also held the title Baron Abergavenny. He was the posthumous son of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer.- Marriage :He was married on 19 May 1359 in Reading to Margaret , daughter of Edward III...

 and Anne Manny, 2nd Baroness Manny. He was also Baron Abergavenny

Baron Abergavenny

The title Baron Bergavenny was created several times in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain, all but the first being baronies created by error....

.

Marriage

He married Elizabeth of Lancaster the daughter of John of Gaunt, in 1380, but the marriage was unconsummated

Consummate

Consummation or consummation of a marriage, in many traditions and statutes of civil or religious law, is the first act of sexual intercourse between two individuals, following their marriage to each other...

 (he was 8 and she 17 at the time of the marriage) and was annulled after she became pregnant by John Holland

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter KG , also 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman, primarily remembered for helping cause the downfall of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and then for conspiring against Henry IV.He was the third son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan...

, whom she subsequently married.

He subsequently married Philippa Mortimer, daughter of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, but had no children, dying shortly afterwards in a jousting accident.

Death in a Joust

Richard II

Richard II of England

Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...

 held his Christmas court at Woodstock Palace

Woodstock Palace

Woodstock Palace was a royal residence in the English town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.Henry I of England built a hunting lodge here and in 1129 he built seven miles of walls to create the first enclosed park, where lions and leopards were kept. The lodge became a palace under Henry's grandson, Henry...

 in 1389, and Pembroke took part in the Christmas sports, including jousting

Jousting

Jousting is a martial game or hastilude between two knights mounted on horses and using lances, often as part of a tournament.Jousting emerged in the High Middle Ages based on the military use of the lance by heavy cavalry. The first camels tournament was staged in 1066, but jousting itself did not...

. While running a course against Sir John Des, he was struck in the groin by his opponent's lance and subsequently died of his injuries. Upon his death, the Earldom of Pembroke

Earl of Pembroke

Earl of Pembroke is a title created ten times, all in the Peerage of England. It was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, which is the site of Earldom's original seat Pembroke Castle...

 and the Barony of Manny

Baron Manny

The title of Baron Manny was created in the Peerage of England on 12 November 1347, as a barony by writ. It became extinct in 1389.-Barons Manny :* Walter Manny, 1st Baron Manny * Anne Hastings, 2nd Baroness Manny , suo jure...

  became extinct, while the Barony of Hastings

Baron Hastings

Baron Hastings is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1295, and is still extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in c. 1314...

passed to a cousin.

He was described by the chronicler as being mourned by the common people as well as the nobility, by reason of his kind and generous nature.