Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke

Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1319–1348), born at Allesley in Warwickshire, was the son of John Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings. Succeeding as Baron Hastings in 1325, he inherited Valence lands and in 1339 Edward III made him Earl of Pembroke.

In the Hundred Years' War he fought in Brittany and Aquitaine, took Bergerac in 1345, defended Aiguillon in 1346 and joined the Calais siege in 1347. He married Agnes Mortimer and died at Abergavenny in 1348, leaving his son John as heir.