Flora Mure-Campbell, Marchioness of Hastings and 6th Countess of Loudoun (1780 – 8 January 1840) was a British peeress, second daughter of James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun and Lady Flora Macleod.
She married Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira (later Marquess of Hastings), on 12 July 1804 and they had six children:
Around 1807 she commissioned the building of Loudoun Castle in Ayrshire, to designs by Archibald Elliot.[2]
Her husband died on 28th November 1826 aboard H.M.S. Revenge off Naples,[3] and following his directions his right hand was cut off and buried with his wife when she died; this wish was complied with, and it now rest clasped with hers in the family vault at Loudoun Kirk.[3]
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Preceded by James Campbell |
Countess of Loudoun 1786–1840 |
Succeeded by George Rawdon-Hastings |