Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon
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Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon (18 January 1608 – 13 February 1655) was the son of Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon and Lady Elizabeth Stanley, the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer. He married Lucy Davis, daughter of Sir John Davis, on 7 August 1623.
Ferdinando's family seat, Ashby de la Zouch Castle, was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's troops in the English Civil War in 1646. He died of smallpox at age 47 and was succeeded by his son, Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Hastings |
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire jointly with Henry Hastings 1638–1642 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Baron Loughborough |
| Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire 1643–1655 |
Succeeded by Theophilus Hastings |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Rutland jointly with Henry Hastings 1638–1642 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Edward Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden |
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| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Henry Hastings |
Earl of Huntingdon 1643–1655 |
Succeeded by Theophilus Hastings |
| Baron Hastings (writ in acceleration) 1640–1655 |
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