Earl of Loudoun (pronounced "loud-on" ), named after

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1633 for John Campbell, 2nd Lord Campbell of Loudoun, along with the subsidiary title Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline. The 1st Earl's wife Margaret was the granddaughter and heiress of Hugh Campbell, who had been created Lord Campbell of Loudoun; he resigned the peerage in favour of his grandson-in-law, who was later created an earl. The 6th Countess married the 2nd Earl of Moira, who was later created

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. The next three Earls also held that Marquessate. However, with the death of the 4th Marquess, the Marquessate became extinct, but the Earldom passed to the elder daughter of the 2nd Marquess. The

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to the Earldom uses the courtesy title ''Lord Mauchline''.

Lords Campbell of Loudoun (1601)

* Hugh Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell of Loudoun (d. 1622) (resigned in favour of his grandson-in-law c. 1619) * John Campbell, 2nd Lord Campbell of Loudoun (1598–1662) (created Earl of Loudoun in 1633)

Earls of Loudoun (1633)

John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun (1598 – March 1662) was a Scottish politician and Covenanter. As a young man Campbell travelled abroad. In 1620 married the heiress of the barony of Loudoun; in his wife's right, took his seat in the Parli ...

(1598–1662) *

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(d. 1684) *

Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun, KT, PC ( – 20 November 1731) was a Scottish landowner, peer, and statesman. With the Earl of Mar, Loudoun was the last Secretary of State of the Kingdom of Scotland. He supported the Union with England of ...

(d. 1731) *

John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 – 27 April 1782) was a Scottish nobleman and British army officer. Early career Born in Scotland two years before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain, in which his father Hug ...

(1705–1782) *

James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun (11 February 1726 – 28 April 1786) was a Scottish aristocrat, soldier and MP. He was born the only son of Hon. Sir James Campbell, M.P. of Lawers, Perthshire and Lady Jean Boyle. He assumed the name of ...

(1726–1786) * Flora Mure-Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun (1780–1840) * George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings, 7th Earl of Loudoun (1808–1844) * Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings, 3rd Marquess of Hastings, 8th Earl of Loudoun (1832–1851) * Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of Hastings, 9th Earl of Loudoun (1842–1868) * Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun (1833–1874) * Charles Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun (1855–1920) *

Edith Maud Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun } Edith Maud Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun (13 May 1883 – 24 February 1960) was a British peeress. Family She was the first daughter and coheir of Hon. Paulyn Abney-Hastings (the second son of Charles Abney-Hastings, 1st Baron D ...

(1883–1960) * Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun (1919–2002) * Michael Edward Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (1942–2012) * Simon Michael Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun (b. 1974) The

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is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Marcus William Abney-Hastings (b. 1981).

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loudoun Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland Noble titles created in 1633 Clan Campbell

Lords Campbell of Loudoun (1601)

Earls of Loudoun (1633)

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