Charles Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun
Charles Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun DL (5 January 1855 – 17 May 1920) was a Scottish peer.
The Earl of Loudoun | |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun |
| Successor | Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun |
| Born | Charles Edward Abney-Hasting 5 January 1855 |
| Died | 17 May 1920 (aged 65) Ashby-de-la-Zouch, North West Leicestershire |
| Spouse(s) |
Hon. Alice Fitzalan-Howard
(m. 1880; died 1915) |
| Parents | Charles Abney-Hastings, 1st Baron Donington Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun |
Early life
At his birth on 5 January 1855, he was given the name Charles Edward Abney-Hastings. He was the eldest son of Charles Abney-Hastings, 1st Baron Donington and Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun. His elder sister, Lady Flora Hastings married Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk. Among his younger siblings were Hon. Paulyn Rawdon-Hastings (who married Lady Maud Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam), Gilbert Clifton-Hastings-Campbell, 3rd Baron Donington (who married Maud Kemble Hamilton, daughter of Sir Charles Hamilton, 1st Baronet).[1]
Career
On 23 January 1874, he succeeded his mother as 11th Earl of Loudoun as well as her subsidiary titles. On 8 April 1887 his name was legally changed to Charles Edward Rawdon-Hastings by Royal Licence. On 24 July 1895, he succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Donington.[1]
He was a Lieutenant in the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry and was Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire.[2]
Personal life
On 4 February 1880, he married the Hon. Alice Fitzalan-Howard (1856–1915) in London. Alice was the daughter of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop and, his first wife, Augusta Talbot (only daughter and heiress of Hon. George Henry Talbot, half-brother of John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury). They had no children.
Lady Loudon died on 10 May 1915. Lord Loudon died at Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire on 17 May 1920.[3] On his death, his titles were divided between his nieces (the daughters of his brother Paulyn), and his younger brother, Gilbert.[1]
References
- Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1921. p. 730.
- Pine, Leslie Gilbert (1973). The New Extinct Peerage, 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant & Suspended Peerages with Genealogies and Arms. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-8063-0521-9. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- "Earl of Loudon Dead". Cambridge Daily News. 18 May 1920. p. 3.