Charles Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun (5 January 1855 – 17 May 1920) was a Scottish peer.
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
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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
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),
Gilbert Clifton-Hastings-Campbell, 3rd Baron Donington (who married Maud Kemble Hamilton, daughter of
Sir Charles Hamilton, 1st Baronet
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Hamilton was the son of John Hamilton of Liverpool and his wife Jessy Kemble. He was a Direct ...
).
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.
He was a Lieutenant in the
Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry and was
Deputy Lieutenant of
Ayrshire
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.
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
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in
North West Leicestershire on 17 May 1920.
On his death, his titles were divided between his nieces (the daughters of his brother Paulyn), and his younger brother,
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1855 births
1920 deaths
Earls of Loudoun
Charles
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Deputy Lieutenants of Ayrshire
Barons Hastings
Barons Botreaux
Barons Hungerford
2
Eldest sons of British hereditary barons