Marquess of Hastings

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The title Marquess of Hastings was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1817 for the Francis Rawdon-Hastings, the 2nd Earl of Moira. It became extinct on the death of the 4th Marquess in 1868.

The first of the line to be given hereditary honors was George Rawdon, created a baronet in the Baronetage of England on 20 May 1665. Sir John Rawdon, 4th Baronet was created Baron Rawdon (1750) and Earl of Moira (1762), both in the Peerage of Ireland. His son Francis Rawdon was created Baron Rawdon (1783) in his own right in the Peerage of Great Britain before inheriting the earldom. Upon his creation as Marquess of Hastings in 1817, the 2nd Earl was also given the subsidiary titles of Viscount Loudoun and Earl Rawdon. All of these subsidiary titles became extinct with the Marquessate in 1868.

The 1st Marquess inherited several baronies in the Peerage of England in 1808: Baron Botreaux (1368), Baron De Moleyns (1445), Baron Hastings (1461), and Baron Hungerford (1482). In 1840, the 2nd Marquess became Earl of Loudoun (Scotland, 1633), and in 1858, the 4th Marquess became Baron Grey de Ruthyn (England, 1324). Upon his death in 1868, the Earldom of Loudoun went to his eldest sister, while the baronies became abeyant.