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Marquess of Hastings was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 December 1816 for Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira . Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings. History. The Rawdon family descended from Francis Rawdon (d. 1668), of Rawdon, Yorkshire.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, served as Governor General of India from 1813-1823. He fought alongside British forces during the American.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st marquess of Hastings was a British soldier and colonial administrator. As governor-general of Bengal, he conquered the Maratha states and greatly strengthened British rule in India.
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, KG, PC (9 December 1754 – 28 November 1826), styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762, Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783, The Lord Rawdon from 1783 to 1793 and The Earl of Moira between 1793 and 1816, was an Anglo-Irish politician and military officer who served as ...
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquis, and 4th Baron Moira (1754–1826). Hastings was born in Ireland and educated at Harrow and Oxford. In 1771 he joined the army and served in the American War of Independence 1776–81.
Jul 16, 2024 · Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira (1754-1826), succeeded his mother in the Hastings estates in 1808 and was created Marquess of Hastings in 1817. In 1804 he had married Flora,...
Francis Rawdon-Hastings Hastings, 1st marquess of (hā´stĬngz), 1754–1826, British soldier and administrator. He fought with distinction against the colonists in the American Revolution.
