Hugh was the eldest son of
Hugh Hastings and Margery Foliot.[1] After his death, it was claimed that Hugh had first unfurled his banner in battle against the
Saracens.[2] He served in
John of Gaunt's retinue during his expeditions into Normandy, Brittany, France and Gascony during the Hundred Years War. Captured while in
Castile, Hugh was later exchanged in a prisoner exchange. While fighting in France in 1369, he was killed. Both Hugh and his wife are buried at Black Friars,
Doncaster.[1]
Marriage and issue
Hugh married Margery, daughter of
Adam de Everingham and Joan D'Eilville, they are known to have had the following known issue:[1]
Elizabeth Hastings, married firstly Thomas Caterton and secondly William Elmham.
References
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abcdGeorge Edward Cokayne, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. VI, 2nd edition. (London, 1926), p. 355.