Elizabeth Rawdon, Countess of Moira
| Elizabeth Rawdon | |
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| Countess of Moira | |
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| Reign | 1789-1808 |
| Spouse | John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira |
| Father | Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon |
| Mother | Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon |
| Born |
21 March 1731 Donington Park, Leicestershire |
| Died | 11 April 1808 (aged 77) Moira, County Down , Ireland (Now Northern Ireland) |
Elizabeth Rawdon, Countess of Moira in the Peerage of Ireland (23 March 1731 – 11 April 1808) was a literary patron and antiquarian; she also held five English peerages in her own right. She was born at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England and died at Moira, County Down, Ireland.
Born as Elizabeth Hastings, she was the daughter of Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon and Selina Shirley, founder of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion religious denomination. Elizabeth was 16th Baron Botreaux and 15th Baron Hungerford, in her own right (suo jure), inheriting the titles on the death of her brother Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon. She was the third wife of John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira.
Her husband was Earl of Moira, and Baron Rawdon of Moira, in the Irish Peerage; as his wife she was therefore Countess of Moira and Baroness Rawdon. She also inherited five English baronies from her brother Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon: Baroness Botreaux, Baroness Hungerford, Baroness de Moleyns, Baroness Hastings of Hastings and Baroness Hastings of Hungerford.
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