Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon

Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of Huntingdon
The Earl of Huntingdon
SuccessorGeorge Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon
Other titlesBaron Hastings
Born1535
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Died (aged 59/60)
York, England
BuriedSt Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Spouse(s)Lady Katherine Dudley
ParentsFrancis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon
Catherine Pole
OccupationAdministrator, diplomat, and military commander

Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, KG, KB (c. 1535 – 14 December 1595) was an English Puritan nobleman. Educated alongside the future Edward VI, he was briefly imprisoned by Mary I, and later considered by some as a potential successor to Elizabeth I. He hotly opposed the scheme to marry Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Duke of Norfolk, and was entrusted by Elizabeth to see that the Scottish queen did not escape at the time of the threatened uprising in 1569. He served as President of the Council of the North from 1572 until his death in 1595.