George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings
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George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings (4 February 1808 – 13 January 1844), styled Lord Rawdon from birth until 1817 and Earl of Rawdon from 1817 to 1826, was a British peer
and courtier.
(later 1st Marquess of Hastings
) and his wife, Flora Mure-Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun.
to King William IV
from 1830 to 1831.
and Lettice Knollys. They had six children:
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and courtier.
Background
Rawdon was born in 1808, the eldest son of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of MoiraFrancis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings KG PC , styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762 and as The Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783 and known as The Earl of Moira between 1793 and 1816, was an Irish-British politician and military officer who served as...
(later 1st Marquess of Hastings
Marquess of Hastings
Marquess of Hastings was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 December 1816 for Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira. The Rawdon family descended from Francis Rawdon , of Rawdon, Yorkshire. His son George Rawdon settled in the village of Moira in Downshire, and...
) and his wife, Flora Mure-Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun.
Career
Inheriting his father's titles in 1826 (and later his mother's in 1840), Lord Hastings was a Gentleman of the BedchamberGentleman of the Bedchamber
A Gentleman of the Bedchamber was the holder of an important office in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Description and functions:...
to King William IV
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
from 1830 to 1831.
Family
Lord Hastings married Barbara Yelverton, 20th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn on 1 August 1831. He and his wife were 8th cousins since they were both descended from Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of EssexWalter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, KG , an English nobleman and general. From 1573 until his death he fought in Ireland in connection with the Plantation of Ulster, where he ordered the massacre of Rathlin Island...
and Lettice Knollys. They had six children:
- Paulyn Rawdon-Hastings, 3rd Marquess of Hastings, 8th Earl of Loudoun (1832–1851)
- Lady Edith Maud, later 10th Countess of Loudoun (1833–1874)
- Lady Bertha Lelgarde, later 22nd Baroness Grey de Ruthyn (1835–1887)
- Lady Victoria Maria Louisa (1837–1888)
- Lord Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet, later 4th Marquess of Hastings and 9th Earl of LoudonHenry Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of HastingsHenry Weysford Charles Plantagenet, 4th Marquess of Hastings , styled Lord Henry Rawdon-Hastings from birth until 1851, was a British peer....
(1842–1868) - Lady Frances Augusta Constance (1844–1910), married Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 4th Earl of RomneyCharles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney , styled Viscount Marsham from 1845 to 1874, was a British Conservative politician.-Biography:...
.