Marquess of Hastings

Marquess of Hastingswas a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.It was created on 6 December 1816 forFrancis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira.

Marquessate of Hastings
Or, a maunch gules.
Creation date	6 December 1816
Created by	George III
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings,2nd Earl of Moira,2nd Baron Rawdon,5th Baronet(1754–1826)
Last holder	Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of Hastings,9th Earl of Loudoun,5th Earl of Moira,5th Baron Rawdon,8th Baronet(1842–1868)
Present holder	none
Heir apparent	None
Remainder to	the 1st Marquess'sheirs maleof the bodylawfully begotten.
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Moira Baron of Rawdon Baronet Rawdon
Status	Extant
Extinction date	1868
Seat(s)	Donington Hall
Former seat(s)	Donington Hall
Motto	Et nos quoque tela sparsimus

Portrait of Lord MoirabyJoshua Reynolds,1790. He was created the first Marquess of Hastings in 1816

History

The Rawdon family descended from Francis Rawdon (d. 1668), of Rawdon,Yorkshire.His sonSir George Rawdon, 1st Baronetsettled in the village ofMoira, County Down.His son, the second Baronet, and grandson, the third Baronet, both representedCounty Downin theIrish House of Commons.The latter was succeeded by his son,Sir John Rawdon, 4th Baronet.He was createdBaron Rawdon,of Moira in the County of Down, in 1750, andEarl of Moirain 1762. Both titles were in thePeerage of Ireland.Lord Moira married as his third wife Elizabeth Hastings, 12thBaroness Hastings,16thBaroness Botreaux,11thBaroness Hungerfordand 10thBaroness de Moleyns,daughter ofTheophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon.Their sonFrancis Rawdonwas a prominent soldier and colonial administrator. He was createdBaron Rawdon,of Rawdon, in the County of York, in his own right in thePeerage of Great Britainin 1783, ten years before inheriting the earldom from his father.He assumed the additional surname of Hastings in 1789 in accordance with the will of his uncle Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon. In 1808 he succeeded his mother in the baronies of Hastings, Botreaux, Hungerford and de Moleyns. In 1816 he was createdViscount Loudoun,Earl of RawdonandMarquess of Hastingsin thePeerage of the United Kingdom.Lord Hastings marriedFlora Mure-Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun.

He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Marquess. In 1840 he also succeeded his mother in the earldom of Loudoun. Lord Hastings marriedBarbara Yelverton, 20th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn.He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Marquess. He died aged only seventeen and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Marquess. In 1858 he also succeeded his mother as 21st Baron Grey de Ruthyn. Lord Hastings died childless in 1868. On his death the baronetcy of Moira, baronies of Rawdon, viscountcy of Loudoun, earldoms of Moira and Rawdon and marquessate of Hastings became extinct. The Scottish earldom of Loudoun was passed on to his eldest sisterEdith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun(seeEarl of Loudounfor further history of this title). The baronies of Botreaux, Hungerford, de Moleyns, Hastings and Grey de Ruthyn fell intoabeyancebetween his sisters. The baronies of Botreaux, Hastings of Hungerford, de Moleyns, Hastings were called out of abeyance in 1871 in favour of Lord Hastings's eldest sister, the aforementionedEdith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun,while the barony of Grey de Ruthyn was called out of abeyance the same year in favour of his second sister Bertha, 22nd Baroness Grey de Ruthyn (see theBaron Grey de Ruthynfor further history of this title).

Rawdon Baronets, of Moira (1665)

• Sir George Rawdon, 1st Baronet(1604–1684)
• Sir Arthur Rawdon, 2nd Baronet(1662–1695)
• Sir John Rawdon, 3rd Baronet(1690–1724)
• Sir John Rawdon, 4th Baronet(createdBaron Rawdonin 1750 andEarl of Moirain 1762)

Earls of Moira (1762)

• John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira,1st Baron Rawdon,4th Baronet(1720–1793)
• Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira,2nd Baron Rawdon,5th Baronet(createdMarquess of Hastingsin 1816)

Marquesses of Hastings (1816)

• Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings,2nd Earl of Moira,2nd Baron Rawdon,5th Baronet(1754–1826)
• George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings,7th Earl of Loudoun,3rd Earl of Moira,3rd Baron Rawdon,6th Baronet(1808–1844)
• Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings, 3rd Marquess of Hastings,8th Earl of Loudoun,4th Earl of Moira,4th Baron Rawdon,7th Baronet(1832–1851)
• Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of Hastings,9th Earl of Loudoun,5th Earl of Moira,5th Baron Rawdon,8th Baronet(1842–1868)

The 2nd Marquess inherited the Earldom of Loudoun from his mother. Since he failed to have any children, the 4th Marquess was succeeded to the Earldom of Loudoun and other baronies by his eldest sister Edith while the Earldom of Moira and the marquessate became extinct. Edith and the 4th Marquess were children of the 2nd Marquess.