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Jacob Astley, 3rd Baron Astley of Reading (c. 1654 – 1688) was an English peer.

He was the elder son of Isaac Astley, 2nd Baron Astley of Reading and his wife Anne Stydolfe, fourth daughter of Sir Francis Stydolfe. In 1662, he succeeded his father as baron. Astley was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.

He married his cousin Frances Stydolfe, daughter of Sir Richard Stydolfe, 1st Baronet. Their marriage was childless. Astley died at St Margaret's Church in Westminster and was buried in Maidstone in Kent. With his death the barony became extinct.

References

1. ^ "Leigh Rayment – Peerage". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ Burke, John (1831). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 17.
3. His name appears in Venn as James, rather than Jacob, Astley."Astley, James, Lord Reding (ASTY668J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
4. ^ "ThePeerage – Jacob Astley, 3rd Baron Astley of Reading". Retrieved 11 February 2007.
5. "British History Online". Retrieved 4 May 2009.

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