Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings)

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British soldier British statesman Governor of Bombay Governor-General of Bengal Governor-General of India Knight of the Garter Privy Counsellor Whig politician human peer of the United Kingdom

Lord Moira, later created the Marquess of Hastings, was a British soldier and statesman who played a key role in the Napoleonic Wars and oversaw major territorial expansion and administrative reforms in India during the early 19th century.

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Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British soldier ⓘ British statesman ⓘ Governor of Bombay ⓘ Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ Governor-General of India ⓘ Knight of the Garter ⓘ Privy Counsellor ⓘ Whig politician ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ
allegiance	British Army ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1st Marquess of Hastings ⓘ 2nd Earl of Moira ⓘ Earl of Moira ⓘ Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ surface form: Francis Rawdon
awardReceived	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ surface form: Knight of the Garter
birthDate	1754-12-09 ⓘ
birthPlace	Moira, County Down ⓘ surface form: Moira, County Down, Ireland
burialPlace	Valletta ⓘ surface form: Valletta, Malta
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
deathDate	1826-11-28 ⓘ
deathPlace	at sea off Naples ⓘ
education	Harrow School ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ surface form: University of Oxford (briefly, without taking a degree)
familyName	Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ
father	John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira ⓘ
givenName	Francis ⓘ
memberOf	House of Lords ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
mother	Elizabeth Hastings, 16th Baroness Hastings ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth Hastings, Baroness Hastings
name	Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ surface form: Francis Rawdon-Hastings
nobleTitle	Baron Hastings ⓘ Baron Rawdon ⓘ Earl of Moira ⓘ 1st Marquess of Hastings ⓘ surface form: Marquess of Hastings
notableEvent	assumed additional surname Hastings in 1790s ⓘ created Marquess of Hastings in 1816 ⓘ
notableFor	expansion of British territorial control in India in the early 19th century ⓘ key role in British strategy during the Napoleonic era ⓘ
notableWork	implemented administrative and financial reforms in British India ⓘ led British forces in the Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ oversaw major territorial expansion of the British East India Company in India ⓘ strengthened British control over central and northern India ⓘ supported the suppression of the Pindaris ⓘ
numberOfChildren	6 ⓘ
officeHeld	Commander‑in‑Chief, India ⓘ surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India Governor of Bombay ⓘ Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ Governor-General ⓘ surface form: Governor-General of India Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ surface form: Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
participatedIn	American Revolutionary War ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ surface form: War of 1812 (diplomatic and political context) War of the First Coalition ⓘ
politicalParty	British Whig Party ⓘ surface form: Whig
spouse	Flora Mure-Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun ⓘ
termEnd	1823 (as Governor-General of Bengal) ⓘ
termStart	1813 (as Governor-General of Bengal) ⓘ

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Governor-General of Bengal → officeHolder → Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) ⓘ