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The Earl of Loudoun is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633. The title is associated with the title Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline (created 1633), which is used as a courtesy title for whoever is the heir and eldest son of the Earl for the time being. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...


The sixth Countess of Loudoun married the first Marquess of Hastings. The surname of the holders of the title thus changed. The next three Earls also held the Marquessate. However, with the death of the fourth Marquess, the marquessate became extinct, but the earldom continued. The title Marquess of Hastings was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1816 for the 2nd Earl of Moira. ...


Earls of Loudoun (1633)

Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun was a Scottish politician. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun was a British nobleman and military leader. ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable Flora Muir Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun (1780–January 8, 1840), was a British peeress, the daughter of James Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings, Countess of Loudoun (December 10, 1833–January 23, 1874) was a British peeress, the daughter of George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun (1919-2002) succeeded to the Earldom of Loudoun in 1960. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Michael Edward Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (born 1942) is an British-born Australian rice researcher. ... This article is about the year. ...

Notes

 * According to Leigh Rayment's Peerage his name was Charles Edward Rawdon-Hastings.
(VM 11:06, 10 July 2006 (UTC))

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Earl of Loudoun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (179 words)
The Earl of Loudoun is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633.
The title is associated with the title Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline (created 1633), which is used as a courtesy title for whoever is the heir and eldest son of the Earl for the time being.
The sixth Countess of Loudoun married the first Marquess of Hastings.
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