Lady Sophia Rawdon-Hastings, daughter of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, m.1845 had John b.1847 inherited his title and his vast family estates in Scotland and Wales at the age of only six months on the death of his father, also John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute. His mother, Lady Sophia Hastings, died in 1859, and after some debate among his guardians the 12 year old John Crichton-Stuart went to Harrow School, and then to Christ Church, Oxford.
Sophia Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute (1 February 1809 – 28 December 1859), formerly Sophia Frederica Christina Rawdon-Hastings, was a Scottish noblewoman. She was the second wife of John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, and the mother of the 3rd Marquess. Cardiff's Sophia Gardens are named after her.
Sophia was the daughter of Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun, and her husband Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira. Her father became Governor-General of India and Governor of Malta and was raised to the rank of Marquess of Hastings in 1816. He died in 1826. Sophia's elder sister was Lady Flora Hastings, a lady-in-waiting at the court of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Sophia married the Marquess of Bute, who was fifteen years older than her, on 10 April 1845 at Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire, his first wife, Lady Maria North, having died in 1841. He had no children from his first marriage, and died aged 54 in Cardiff, only three years after his second marriage, leaving a six-month-old son who succeeded to the marquessate.
Sophia's first pregnancy had ended in a stillbirth. Her son John, the 3rd Marquess, was born on 12 September 1847 at Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute, Scotland.
The marchioness died, aged fifty, in Edinburgh, with her twelve-year-old son at her bedside. In her will, she left provision for almshouses to be built near Edinburgh, which she specified were to be named the 'Flora Almshouses' after her mother and sister. The young marquess arranged for a cast to be taken of his mother's face. A post-mortem confirmed the cause of death as Bright's disease.
The marchioness was buried in the family vault at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. In his eulogy, the officiating minister described her as 'one firm, yet gentle, loving and wise'.
Second memorial on father# 29257267
Sophia Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute (1 February 1809 – 28 December 1859), formerly Sophia Frederica Christina Rawdon-Hastings, was a Scottish noblewoman. She was the second wife of John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, and the mother of the 3rd Marquess. Cardiff's Sophia Gardens are named after her.
Sophia was the daughter of Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun, and her husband Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira. Her father became Governor-General of India and Governor of Malta and was raised to the rank of Marquess of Hastings in 1816. He died in 1826. Sophia's elder sister was Lady Flora Hastings, a lady-in-waiting at the court of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Sophia married the Marquess of Bute, who was fifteen years older than her, on 10 April 1845 at Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire, his first wife, Lady Maria North, having died in 1841. He had no children from his first marriage, and died aged 54 in Cardiff, only three years after his second marriage, leaving a six-month-old son who succeeded to the marquessate.
Sophia's first pregnancy had ended in a stillbirth. Her son John, the 3rd Marquess, was born on 12 September 1847 at Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute, Scotland.
The marchioness died, aged fifty, in Edinburgh, with her twelve-year-old son at her bedside. In her will, she left provision for almshouses to be built near Edinburgh, which she specified were to be named the 'Flora Almshouses' after her mother and sister. The young marquess arranged for a cast to be taken of his mother's face. A post-mortem confirmed the cause of death as Bright's disease.
The marchioness was buried in the family vault at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. In his eulogy, the officiating minister described her as 'one firm, yet gentle, loving and wise'.
Second memorial on father# 29257267
Lady Sophia Rawdon-Hastings, daughter of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, m.1845 had John b.1847 inherited his title and his vast family estates in Scotland and Wales at the age of only six months on the death of his father, also John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute. His mother, Lady Sophia Hastings, died in 1859, and after some debate among his guardians the 12 year old John Crichton-Stuart went to Harrow School, and then to Christ Church, Oxford.
Sophia Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute (1 February 1809 – 28 December 1859), formerly Sophia Frederica Christina Rawdon-Hastings, was a Scottish noblewoman. She was the second wife of John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, and the mother of the 3rd Marquess. Cardiff's Sophia Gardens are named after her.
Sophia was the daughter of Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun, and her husband Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira. Her father became Governor-General of India and Governor of Malta and was raised to the rank of Marquess of Hastings in 1816. He died in 1826. Sophia's elder sister was Lady Flora Hastings, a lady-in-waiting at the court of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Sophia married the Marquess of Bute, who was fifteen years older than her, on 10 April 1845 at Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire, his first wife, Lady Maria North, having died in 1841. He had no children from his first marriage, and died aged 54 in Cardiff, only three years after his second marriage, leaving a six-month-old son who succeeded to the marquessate.
Sophia's first pregnancy had ended in a stillbirth. Her son John, the 3rd Marquess, was born on 12 September 1847 at Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute, Scotland.
The marchioness died, aged fifty, in Edinburgh, with her twelve-year-old son at her bedside. In her will, she left provision for almshouses to be built near Edinburgh, which she specified were to be named the 'Flora Almshouses' after her mother and sister. The young marquess arranged for a cast to be taken of his mother's face. A post-mortem confirmed the cause of death as Bright's disease.
The marchioness was buried in the family vault at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. In his eulogy, the officiating minister described her as 'one firm, yet gentle, loving and wise'.
Second memorial on father# 29257267
Sophia Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute (1 February 1809 – 28 December 1859), formerly Sophia Frederica Christina Rawdon-Hastings, was a Scottish noblewoman. She was the second wife of John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, and the mother of the 3rd Marquess. Cardiff's Sophia Gardens are named after her.
Sophia was the daughter of Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun, and her husband Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira. Her father became Governor-General of India and Governor of Malta and was raised to the rank of Marquess of Hastings in 1816. He died in 1826. Sophia's elder sister was Lady Flora Hastings, a lady-in-waiting at the court of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Sophia married the Marquess of Bute, who was fifteen years older than her, on 10 April 1845 at Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire, his first wife, Lady Maria North, having died in 1841. He had no children from his first marriage, and died aged 54 in Cardiff, only three years after his second marriage, leaving a six-month-old son who succeeded to the marquessate.
Sophia's first pregnancy had ended in a stillbirth. Her son John, the 3rd Marquess, was born on 12 September 1847 at Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute, Scotland.
The marchioness died, aged fifty, in Edinburgh, with her twelve-year-old son at her bedside. In her will, she left provision for almshouses to be built near Edinburgh, which she specified were to be named the 'Flora Almshouses' after her mother and sister. The young marquess arranged for a cast to be taken of his mother's face. A post-mortem confirmed the cause of death as Bright's disease.
The marchioness was buried in the family vault at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. In his eulogy, the officiating minister described her as 'one firm, yet gentle, loving and wise'.
Second memorial on father# 29257267
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