Simon Michael Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun (born 29 October 1974), styled as Lord Mauchline until 2012, is a British aristocrat living in Australia who is the current holder of the ancient Scottish noble title of Earl of Loudoun. Based on the theory of alternative succession to the throne of England presented by the 2004 documentary Britain's Real Monarch, he would have become the 'rightful king' on the death of his father.
The Right Honourable The Earl of Loudoun | |
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| Earl of Loudoun | |
 _COA.svg) Coat of arms of the Earl of Loudoun | |
| Tenure | 2012–present |
| Predecessor | Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun |
| Born | Simon Michael Rawdon Francis Abney-Hastings 29 October 1974 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Locality | Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Heir | The Hon. Marcus Abney-Hastings |
| Parents | Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun |
BiographyEdit
The Earl of Loudoun is the son of Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, whom he succeeded in 2012. He resides in Wangaratta and Melbourne, Victoria.[1]
- Hereditary Governor / Patron - Repton School Collage, Derbyshire
- Patron - Ashby de la Zouch Museum
- Patron - Friends of Loudoun Kirk
- President - The Board of Governors, St Andrew's First Aid Australia
- Patron - Melbourne Highland Games, Australia. (Formally Ringwood Highland Games)
- Patron - Australian Monarchist League, Victoria Branch
- Patron - Clan Campbell Society of Australia
- Patron - Barnet 1471 Battlefields Society
- Patron - Australia Day Council - Victoria. Australia
- Protector - Order of St Thomas of Acre, Order of St Thomas of Acre
- Kentucky Colonel 2022 - Highest Honor Commonwealth of Kentucky USA [1]
- Esteemed friend of Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia USA
- Chieftain of the Day 2022 - Brigadoon Highland Games - Bundanoon NSW
The heir presumptive to the title is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Marcus William Abney-Hastings (b. 1981).
AncestryEdit
Through his grandmother Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun, he is directly descended from, and heir-general of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III.
Royal descentEdit
In 2004, Britain's Real Monarch—a documentary broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom—repeated the claim that the Earl's father, as the senior descendant of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, was the rightful King of England. This argument involves the claim that Edward IV of England was illegitimate.[2] The Earl, following his father's death, would have become the rightful monarch of England under this alternative path of succession, rather than Elizabeth II.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "'Rightful king of England' dies in Australia". The Telegraph. 3 July 2012.
- ^ 'Rightful heir' to British monarchy dies in Australia AFP – 5 July 2012, Yahoo! News
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