Astley baronets of Hill Morton (1660)

The Astley Baronetcy, of Hillmorton in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 June 1660 for Jacob Astley, nephew of the first Baronet of Melton Constable.[3] For more information on this creation, see Baron Hastings.

Astley baronets
Astley baronets of Hill Morton (1660)
Creation date1660[1]
Statusextant[2]
Former seat(s)Melton Constable, Seaton Delaval[1]

Background

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The Astley family were descended from Sir Thomas de Astley of Astley, Warwickshire, who was killed in the Battle of Evesham in 1265. He married twice. From his first marriage to Joane de Blois descended the Astley baronets of Patshull, whose family seat was at Patshull Hall, Staffordshire, and the Astley baronets of Everley, Wiltshire. From his second marriage to Editha Constable of Melton Constable, Norfolk, descended the Astley baronets of Melton Constable, the Astley baronets of Hillmorton (who succeeded as Barons Hastings – of the 1295 creation), and the Barons Astley of Reading.

Astley baronets, of Hill Morton (1660)

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Delaval Astley, 23rd Baron Hastings does not use the title in Who's Who.[5] On the other hand, he is officially listed as the 13th Baronet.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn. pp. 51–52.
  2. ^ a b "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage.
  3. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1903), Complete Baronetage volume 3 (1649–1664), vol. 3, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 56, retrieved 4 May 2019
  4. ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1884. p. 340.
  5. ^ "Hastings". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 21 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)