Barbara Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun

The Countess of Loudoun
The Right Honourable; The Countess of Loudoun
Countess of Loudoun
	In office; 24 February 1960 – 1 November 2002
Preceded by	Edith Abney-Hastings
Succeeded by	Michael Abney-Hastings
Personal details
Born	3 July 1919
Died	1 November 2002 (aged 83)
Spouse(s)	Walter Strickland Lord; Gilbert Frederick Greenwood; Peter Griffiths
Children	6, including Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun
Parents	Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun; Reginald Huddleston
Relatives	Elizabeth Philipps, Viscountess St Davids (maternal aunt); Norrie MacLaren (nephew)

Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun (3 July 1919 – 1 November 2002),[1][2] was a Scottish countess in her own right, and a member of the House of Lords. Lady Loudoun was the oldest daughter of Reginald Mowbray Chichester Huddleston and Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun. Her father took her mother's last name. Her only brother, Ian Huddleston Abney-Hastings, styled Lord Mauchline (1918–1944), was killed in Italy in World War II, so as the eldest sister, Barbara succeeded to the earldom in 1960.

Lady Loudoun was a member of the House of Lords until 1999 when the right of hereditary peers to sit in the Lords was abolished. She sat as a cross-bencher, and was concerned with social justice. She lived in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

Ancestry

On her mother's side, she was descended from and heir-general of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence. Her other notable ancestors include Mary Tudor, Queen of France; King James IV of Scotland; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley; and Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby.

Marriages and children

Lady Loudoun married three times. She married, firstly, Captain Walter Strickland Lord on 5 September 1939. They had one child:

Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (1942–2012)

Her second marriage was on 21 November 1945 to Captain Gilbert Frederick Greenwood. They had two children:

Lady Selina Mary Greenwood (b. 1946)
Hon. Frederick James Abney-Hastings (b. 1949)

Her third and final marriage was to Peter Griffiths on 15 September 1954. They had three children:

Lady Margaret Maud Abney-Hastings (b. 1956)
Lady Mary Joy Abney-Hastings (b. 1957)
Lady Clare Louise Abney-Hastings (b. 1958)

On her death she was succeeded by her oldest son.

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References

Staff (3 July 2002). "Birthdays". The Times. London, UK. p. 30.
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Barbara Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Edith Abney-Hastings	Countess of Loudoun 24 February 1960 – 1 November 2002	Succeeded by Michael Abney-Hastings

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[birthdays-1] Staff (3 July 2002). "Birthdays". The Times. London, UK. p. 30.

[2] Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Barbara Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun