The Earl of Loudoun | |
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| Born | Michael Edward Lord 22 July 1942 |
| Died | 30 June 2012 (aged 69)[2] Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | Ampleforth College |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Title | Earl of Loudoun |
| Spouse |
Noelene McCormick (m. 1969) |
| Children | 5, including Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun |
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Michael Edward Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun (born Michael Edward Lord; 22 July 1942 – 30 June 2012), was a British-Australian farmer, who is most noted because of the 2004 documentary Britain's Real Monarch, which alleged he was the rightful monarch of England instead of Queen Elizabeth II. From February 1960 until November 2002, he held the courtesy title Lord Mauchline.
Loudoun was born in England and educated at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire, but emigrated to Jerilderie, New South Wales, as a teen, where he was a rice farmer and family man.[3] He was the heir-general of George Plantagenet, the younger brother of Edward IV of England. If Edward IV had been illegitimate and the crown of England had descended by male-preference primogeniture before 1500, then George (and his heirs) would have been monarchs of England.
Abney-Hastings died on 30 June 2012 in New South Wales.[4]
- ^ "14th Earl of Loudoun, 'The Rightful Heir', Dies at Age 69". Clan Campbell Society North America. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Herald Sun Obituaries". HeraldSun.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Ashby Hastings Patron - The Rightful King of England ?". AshbyHastingsCC.HitsCricket.com. 24 October 2007.
- ^ 'Rightful' King of England dies in NSW