Elizabeth Hastings, Countess of Worcester (born before 1556 – 24 August, 1621) was a noblewoman born in Scotland to Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole. In December,1571 she married Sir Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, son of Sir William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester and Christian North. Elizabeth had 15 children eight sons and seven daughters.

Children

1. Lady Katherine Somerset (born c. 1575) – 30 October, 1624) married William Petre
2. William Somerset (born c. 1576)
3. Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester (born c. 1576 – 18 December, 1646) married Anne Russell
4. Sir Thomas Somerset, 1st Viscount Somerset (born c. 1578) – died 1650) married Helen Barry
5. Charles Somerset (born c. 1580)
6. Francis Somerset (born c. 1582 died an infant)
7. Lady Blanche Somerset (born c. 1583 – 28 October, 1649) married Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour
8. Sir Charles Somerset (born c. 1584)
9. Lady Catherine Somerset (born c. 1585) married Elizabeth Powell
10. Christopher (born c. 1586)
11. Edward Somerset (born c. 1588
12. Lady Elizabeth Somerset (born c. 1590) married Sir Henry Guilford
13. Lady Anne Somerset (born c. 1594)
14. Lady Frances Somerset (born c. 1596)
15. Lady Mary Somerset (born c. 1598)

References

• thepeerage.com Accessed March 16,2008
• familysearch.org Accessed March 16, 2008
• Richardson, Douglas, Kimball G. Everingham, and David Faris. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Royal ancestry series. (p. 667) Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Pub. Co, 2004. googlebooks Retrieved March 16, 2008