St u art , ▁March ion ess ▁of ▁B ute ▁( 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 9 ), ▁formerly ▁Soph ia ▁Freder ica ▁Christ ina ▁Raw don - H ast ings , ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁noble w oman . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁wife ▁of ▁John ▁Cr icht on - St u art , ▁ 2 nd ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁B ute , ▁and ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Mar qu ess . ▁Card iff ' s ▁Soph ia ▁Gard ens ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁her . ▁ ▁Family ▁background ▁Soph ia ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Flora ▁Campbell , ▁ 6 th ▁Count ess ▁of ▁L oud oun , ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Francis ▁Raw don - H ast ings , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mo ira . ▁Her ▁father ▁became ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁H ast ings ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁Soph ia ' s ▁elder ▁sister ▁was ▁Lady ▁Flora ▁H ast ings , ▁a ▁lady - in - wait ing ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Lady ▁Flora ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁of ▁a ▁tum our , ▁in ▁circumstances ▁that ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁a ▁sc andal ▁in ▁the ▁court , ▁and ▁was ▁n urs ed ▁by ▁Soph ia . ▁Their ▁mother ▁died ▁in ▁the