George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon was the son of Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon and his first wife Elizabeth Lewis; he succeeded his father in 1701.
The family seat, Donington Hall (this replaced the original in 1790)
Hastings' father Theophilus, 7th Earl of Huntingdon
His sister Lady Elizabeth Hastings (1682-1739)
His friend and distant relative James Stanhope (1673-1721)
Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon
Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon was a 17th-century English politician and Jacobite. One of the few non-Catholics to remain loyal to James II of England after November 1688, on the rare occasions he is mentioned by historians, he is described as a 'facile instrument of the Stuarts,' a 'turncoat' or 'outright renegade.'
Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon
The original Hasting family seat, Ashby de la Zouch castle; partially destroyed or slighted in 1648 and never rebuilt
Unrest caused by the Popish Plot led to the arrest of Titus Oates in August 1681; previously a supporter, Hasting changed sides and became a government loyalist
The Seven Bishops after their acquittal, June 1688; signing their arrest warrant severely impacted Hastings' later reputation
