Elizabeth Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon

Elizabeth Stanley
Countess of Huntingdon
Lady Hastings of Hungerford
Lady Botreaux
Miniature portrait of Lady Elizabeth Stanley by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1601–1610
Born6 January 1588
Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, England
Died20 January 1633 (aged 45)
Whitefriars, London, England
BuriedParish church of St. Helen, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
Noble familyStanley
Spouse(s)Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon
IssueFerdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon
Lady Alice Hastings
Lady Elizabeth Hastings
Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough
FatherFerdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
MotherAlice Spencer
OccupationWriter

Elizabeth Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (6 January 1588 – 20 January 1633), formerly Lady Elizabeth Stanley, was an English noblewoman and writer who was third in line of succession to the English throne. She was the wife of Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon. She was also styled Lady Hastings of Hungerford and Lady Botreaux as her husband held both of these titles in addition to the Earl of Huntingdon.[1]

  1. ^ Profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 26 March 2014.