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CRICHTON-STUART
(Sophia Frederica Christina, Marchioness of Bute, née Rawdon-Hastings, 1809-1859, Scottish Noblewoman, 2nd wife of John, the 2nd Marquess)
Autograph note to an unnamed correspondent
Presented by Sophia Hastings Marchioness of Bute, 1 side 8vo., no place, no date
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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. Cardiff's Sophia Gardens are named after her.
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