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 occ
Engraving by Robert Williams after a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c. 1687
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
Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon was an English peer.
Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon
…of Thomas Needham, 6th Viscount Kilmorey. They had two sons and four surviving daughters: Ann (1691–1755), Catherine (1692–1739), Frances (1693–1750), Theophilus, 9th Earl of Huntingdon (1696–1746), Margaret (1699–1768) and Ferdinando (1699–1726). Hastings took his seat in the Lords and was a reliable supporter of the Crown until 1677…
Portrait of Huntingdon