Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun
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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
.
Her husband died on 28th November 1826 aboard H.M.S. Revenge
off Naples
, 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
.
James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun
James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun was a Scottish aristocrat and soldier. He assumed the name of Mure on succeeding to the estate of his grandmother, the Countess of Glasgow, heiress of the family of Mure of Rowallan...
and Lady Flora Macleod.
She married Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira
Francis 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 Marquess of Hastings), on 12 July 1804 and they had six children:
- Lady Flora ElizabethLady Flora HastingsLady Flora Elizabeth Rawdon-Hastings was a British aristocrat and lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent, whose death in 1839 caused a court scandal that gave the Queen a negative image....
(1806–1839), died unmarried. - Hon. Francis George Augustus (1807–1807), died in infancy.
- George Augustus Francis, styled Lord Rawdon, later Earl of Rawdon, later 2nd Marquess of HastingsGeorge Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of HastingsGeorge Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings , styled Lord Rawdon from birth until 1817 and Earl of Rawdon from 1817 to 1826, was a British peer and courtier.-Background:...
(1808–1844) - Lady Sophia Frederica Christina (1809–1859), married John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of ButeJohn Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of ButeJohn Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, KT, FRS was the son of John, Lord Mount Stuart and the former Lady Elizabeth McDouall-Crichton...
and had issue. - Lady Selina Constance (1810–1867), married Charles Henry, of StraffanStraffanSruthán was mistakenly cited by Thomas O'Connor in the Ordnance Survey Letters in 1837, and adopted as the Irish form of Straffan. Seosamh Laoide used it in his list of Irish names of post-offices published in Post-Sheanchas . An Sruthán gained currency among those involved in the Irish revival...
. - Lady Adelaide Augusta Lavinia (1812–1860), married Sir William Keith Murray.
Around 1807 she commissioned the building of Loudoun Castle
Loudoun Castle
Loudoun Castle is a ruined 19th century country house near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Ayrshire, Scotland. The ruins are protected as a category A listed building.-History:...
in Ayrshire, to designs by Archibald Elliot
Archibald Elliot
Archibald Elliot was a Scottish architect.Archibald Elliot ran an architecture practice in London and Edinburgh with his brother James Elliot. Following James' death in 1810, Archibald ran the company on his own...
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Her husband died on 28th November 1826 aboard H.M.S. Revenge
HMS Revenge (1805)
HMS Revenge was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 April 1805. She was designed by Sir John Henslow as one of the large class 74s, and was the only ship built to her draught...
off Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, 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
Loudoun Kirk
Loudoun Kirk is a disused church located about one mile west of Loudoun Castle, East Ayrshire. It served as Loudoun's parish church until some point after 1600, when this function moved to the church in nearby Newmilns...
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Sources
- Beevor, R. J. (1931). Hastings of Hastings. Printed for Private Circulation.