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Sophia Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute
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'''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 [[John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute|the 3rd Marquess]]. Cardiff's [[Sophia Gardens]] are named after her.<ref name="Mortimer2014"></ref>
Sophia was the daughter of [[Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun]], and her husband [[Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings]]. The marquess 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. Lady Flora died in 1839 of a tumour, nursed by Sophia. Their mother died in the following year.<ref name="Hannah2012"/>
Sophia married the Marquess of Bute, who was fifteen years older than her, on 10 April 1845 at [[Loudoun Castle]], Ayrshire,<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 1, page 610.</ref> his first wife, Lady Maria North, having died in 1841. He had no children from his first marriage, and died, aged 54, in Cardiff,<ref name="Venn2011"></ref> only three years after his second marriage, leaving one six-month-old son, who succeeded to the marquessate.
Sophia's first pregnancy had ended in a stillbirth.<ref name="Hannah2012"/> The birth of the 3rd Marquess took place at [[Mount Stuart House]] on the isle of Bute.<ref></ref>
The marchioness's Scottish roots did not prevent her taking an interest in the city of Cardiff, where her husband had vast commercial and industrial interests. In 1858, it was Sophia who granted the people of Cardiff the use of the Bute estates between Cathedral Road and the [[River Taff]] for use as a public park.<ref name="Mortimer2014"/> She was also responsible for the construction of a church for Welsh-speaking Anglicans in Tyndall Street.<ref></ref>
The marchioness died, aged fifty, in [[Edinburgh]], with her son at her bedside.<ref name="Hannah2012"></ref> In her will, she left provision for almshouses to be built in the city, which she specified were to be named the "Flora Almshouses" after her mother and sister.<ref></ref> 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]].<ref name="Hannah2012"/>
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".<ref name="Hannah2012"/>
==References==
[[Category:1809 births]]
[[Category:1859 deaths]]
[[Category:Scottish marchionesses]]
[[Category:Scottish philanthropists]]
Sophia was the daughter of [[Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun]], and her husband [[Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings]]. The marquess 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. Lady Flora died in 1839 of a tumour, nursed by Sophia. Their mother died in the following year.<ref name="Hannah2012"/>
Sophia married the Marquess of Bute, who was fifteen years older than her, on 10 April 1845 at [[Loudoun Castle]], Ayrshire,<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 1, page 610.</ref> his first wife, Lady Maria North, having died in 1841. He had no children from his first marriage, and died, aged 54, in Cardiff,<ref name="Venn2011"></ref> only three years after his second marriage, leaving one six-month-old son, who succeeded to the marquessate.
Sophia's first pregnancy had ended in a stillbirth.<ref name="Hannah2012"/> The birth of the 3rd Marquess took place at [[Mount Stuart House]] on the isle of Bute.<ref></ref>
The marchioness's Scottish roots did not prevent her taking an interest in the city of Cardiff, where her husband had vast commercial and industrial interests. In 1858, it was Sophia who granted the people of Cardiff the use of the Bute estates between Cathedral Road and the [[River Taff]] for use as a public park.<ref name="Mortimer2014"/> She was also responsible for the construction of a church for Welsh-speaking Anglicans in Tyndall Street.<ref></ref>
The marchioness died, aged fifty, in [[Edinburgh]], with her son at her bedside.<ref name="Hannah2012"></ref> In her will, she left provision for almshouses to be built in the city, which she specified were to be named the "Flora Almshouses" after her mother and sister.<ref></ref> 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]].<ref name="Hannah2012"/>
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".<ref name="Hannah2012"/>
==References==
[[Category:1809 births]]
[[Category:1859 deaths]]
[[Category:Scottish marchionesses]]
[[Category:Scottish philanthropists]]
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