George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings
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.
Background
Rawdon was born in 1808, the eldest son of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira (later 1st Marquess of Hastings) and his wife, Flora Mure-Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun.[1]
Career
Inheriting his father's titles in 1826 (and later his mother's in 1840), Lord Hastings was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King William IV from 1830 to 1831.
Family
Lord Hastings married Barbara Yelverton, 20th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn on 1 August 1831.[1] They had six children:
- Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings, 3rd Marquess of Hastings, 8th Earl of Loudoun (1832–1851)
- Lady Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings, later 10th Countess of Loudoun (1833–1874)
- Lady Bertha Lelgarde Rawdon-Hastings, later 22nd Baroness Grey de Ruthyn (1835–1887)
- Lady Victoria Maria Louisa Rawdon-Hastings (1837–1888)
- Lord Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings, later 4th Marquess of Hastings and 9th Earl of Loudon (1842–1868)
- Lady Frances Augusta Constance Muir Rawdon-Hastings (1844–1910), married Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney.[1]
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| Court offices | ||
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| Preceded by New monarch |
Lord of the Bedchamber 1830–1831 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Queensberry |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Francis Rawdon-Hastings |
Marquess of Hastings 1826–1844 |
Succeeded by Paulyn Rawdon-Hastings |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Francis Rawdon-Hastings |
Earl of Moira 1826–1844 |
Succeeded by Paulyn Rawdon-Hastings |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Flora Mure-Campbell |
Earl of Loudoun 1840–1844 |
Succeeded by Paulyn Rawdon-Hastings |