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Harewood, Earl of (UK, 1812)

Creation: let. pat. 7 Sep 1812

Family name: Lascelles

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Arms:

Sable a Cross Patonce within a Bordure Or

Crest:

A Bear's Head couped at the neck Ermine muzzled Gules buckled Or collared of the second rimmed and studded Gold

Supporters:

On either side a Bear Ermine, muzzled and collared Gules, buckled and chained, the Chain reflexed over the back Or, the collar studded and rimmed Gold, and pendent therefrom an Escutcheon Sable charged with a Cross Patonce also Gold

Motto:

In Solo Deo Salus (In God alone is our salvation)

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Edward [Lascelles], 1st Baron Harewood later 1st Earl of Harewood

1st son of Edward Lascelles, Collector of Customs at Barbados, by his wife Frances Ball, dau. of Guy Ball, of Barbados, and cousin of Edwin [Lascelles], 1st Baron Harewood

born

7 Jun 1739/40

mar.

12 May 1761 Anne Chaloner (d. 22 Feb 1805), dau. of William Chaloner, of Guisborough, co. York, by his wife Mary Finny, dau. of James Finny, of Finny Lane, co. Stafford

children

1. Hon Edward Lascelles, styled Viscount Lascelles, Member of Parliament (Tory) for Northallerton 1796-1814 (b. 10 Jan 1764; dvp. 3 Jun 1814)

2. Hon Henry Lascelles, later 2nd Earl of Harewood

1. Lady Frances Lascelles (d. 31 Mar 1817), mar. 4 Oct 1784 Hon John Douglas (b. 1 Jul 1756; d. 1 May 1818), 1st son of James [Douglas], 14th Earl of Morton, by his second wife Bridget Heathcote, 1st dau. of Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Bt., of Normanton, co. Rutland, and had issue

2. Lady Mary Anne Lascelles (d. 10 Jun 1831), mar. 20 Apr 1801 Richard York, of Wighill Park, and had issue

died

3 Apr 1820

created

18 Jun 1796 Baron Harewood, of Harewood in the County of York

7 Sep 1812 Viscount Lascelles and Earl of Harewood

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Northallerton 1761-74 and 1790-96 ; suc. his cousin in the Harewood estates 1795

Henry [Lascelles], 2nd Earl of Harewood

born

25 Dec 1767

mar.

3 Sep 1794 Henrietta Sebright (b. 6 May 1770; d. 15 Feb 1840), 1st dau. of Lieut Gen Sir John Saunders Sebright, 6th Bt., by his wife Sarah Knight, dau. of Edward Knight, of Wolverley, co. Worcester

children

1. Hon Edward Lascelles, styled Viscount Lascelles (b. 13 Jul 1796; dvp. 7 Dec 1839)

2. Hon Henry Lascelles, later 3rd Earl of Harewood

3. Rt Hon William Saunders Sebright Lascelles MP (b. 29 Oct 1798; d. 2 Jul 1851), mar. 14 May 1823 Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard (d. 27 Nov 1881), 1st dau. of George [Howard], 6th Earl of Carlisle, by his wife Lady Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish, sister and cohrss of William Spencer [Cavendish], 6th Duke of Devonshire, and 1st dau. by his first wife of William [Cavendish], 5th Duke of Devonshire, and had issue

4. Hon Edwin Lascelles MP (b. 25 Dec 1799; d. 26 Apr 1865)

5. Maj Hon Arthur Lascelles, of Norley Bank, co. Chester (b. 25 Jan 1807; d. 19 Jul 1880), mar. 18 Nov 1834 Caroline Frances Brooke (d. 8 Jan 1895), 3rd dau. of Sir Richard Brooke, 6th Bt., of Norton Priory, co. Chester, by his wife and cousin Harriet Cunliffe, 2nd dau. of Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Bt., of Acton Park, co. Denbigh, and had issue

1. Lady Harriet Lascelles, a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Adelaide (b. 19 Jun 1802; d. 1 Jan 1889), mar. 6 Jun 1825 George Augustus Frederick Charles [Holroyd], 2nd Earl of Sheffield, and had issue

2. Lady Frances Anne Lascelles (dsp. 6 Dec 1855), mar. 2 Mar 1835 John Thomas Hope (b. 10 Jan 1807; dvp. and sp.17 Apr 1835), 1st son and heir ap. of Gen Hon Sir Alexander Hope GCB, Lieutenant-Governor of the Chelsea Hospital (by his wife Georgiana Brown, dau. of George Brown), 2nd son by his third wife of John [Hope], 2nd Earl of Hopetoun

3. Lady Emma Lascelles (b. 16 Mar 1809; d. 8 Feb 1865), mar. 16 Jun 1827 Edward Berkeley [Portman], 1st Viscount Portman, and had issue

4. Lady Louisa Lascelles (d. 10 Mar 1886), mar. 4 Jul 1835 Lord George Henry Cavendish MP (b. 19 Aug 1810; d. 23 Sep 1880), younger brother of William [Cavendish], 7th Duke of Devonshire, and 2nd son of William Cavendish MP by his wife and second cousin Hon Louisa O'Callaghan, 1st dau. of Cornelius [O'Callaghan], 1st Baron Lismore, and had issue

died

24 Nov 1841

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament (Tory) for Yorkshire 1796-1806 and 1812-18, for Westbury 1807-12 and for Northallerton 1818-20; Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1819-41

Henry [Lascelles], 3rd Earl of Harewood

born

11 Jun 1797

mar.

5 Jul 1823 Lady Louisa Thynne (b. 25 Mar 1801; d. 7 Nov 1859), 2nd dau. of Thomas [Thynne], 2nd Marquess of Bath, by his wife Hon Isabella Elizabeth Byng, 3rd dau. and cohrss. of George [Byng], 4th Viscount Torrington

children

1. Hon Henry Thynne Lascelles, later 4th Earl of Harewood

2. Capt Hon Egremont William Lascelles DL, Member of Parliament for Northallerton 1866-68 (b. 26 Jul 1825; d. 27 Oct 1892), mar. 11 Dec 1856 Jessie Elizabeth Malcolm (d. 11 Jan 1900), 4th dau. of Neil Malcolm of Poltalloch, by his first wife Harriet Mary Clarke-Jervoise, 3rd dau. of Sir Samuel Clarke-Jervoise, 1st Bt, of Idsworth Park, co. Hampshire, and had issue

3. Hon George Edwin Lascelles (b. 19 Oct 1826; d. 9 Mar 1911), mar. 21 Jul 1851 Lady Louisa Nina Murray (d. 30 Dec 1909), only dau. of William David [Murray], 4th and 3rd Earl of Mansfield, by his wife Louisa Ellison, 3rd dau. and cohrss. of Cuthbert Ellison DL, of Hebburn Hall, co. Durham, and had issue

4. Hon Algernon Francis Lascelles (b. 21 Jan 1828; dvp. 28 Mar 1845)

5. Hon Alfred Lascelles (b. 28 Feb 1829; dvp. 20 Mar 1845)

6. Rev Canon Hon James Walter Lascelles, Rector of Goldsborough, co. York (b. 14 Nov 1831; d. 25 Nov 1901), mar. 15 Jul 1856 Emma Clara Miles (d. 30 Apr 1911), 3rd dau. of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. MP, of Leigh Court, co. Somerset, by his wife Catherine Gordon, dau. of John Gordon, and had issue

7. Cdr Hon Horace Douglas Lascelles RN (b. 20 Sep 1835; d. 15 Jun 1869)

1. Lady Louisa Isabella Lascelles (b. 20 Jul 1830; d. 30 Nov 1918), mar. 25 Aug 1853 Charles Henry [Mills], 1st Baron Hillingdon, and had issue

2. Lady Susan Charlotte Lascelles (b. 10 Apr 1834; dsp. 18 May 1927), mar. 4 Jul 1855 Edward [Montagu Stuart Granville Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie later Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie], 1st Earl of Wharncliffe

3. Lady Blanche Emma Lascelles (b. 18 Aug 1837; d. 26 Dec 1863), mar. 12 Jul 1859 as his first wife Henry Bentinck [Boyle], 5th Earl of Shannon, and had issue

4. Lady Florence Harriet Lascelles (dsp. 18 Nov 1901), mar. 21 Jan 1861 Lt Col John Francis Cust (b. 17 Jun 1825; dsp. 24 Oct 1903), only son of Lt Col Hon Peregrine Francis Cust (by his first wife Lady Isabella Mary Montagu-Scott, 3rd dau. of Charles William Henry [Scott later Montagu-Scott], 4th Duke of Buccleuch), 4th son by his second wife of Brownlow [Cust], 1st Baron Brownlow

5. Lady Mary Elizabeth Lascelles (d. 7 Feb 1866), mar. 19 Apr 1865 as his first wife Hon Sir Robert Henry Meade GCB (b. 16 Dec 1835 ; d. 8 Jan 1898), 2nd son of Richard Charles Francis [Meade]. 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam, by his wife Lady Elizabeth Herbert, 1st dau. by his second wife of George Augustus [Herbert], 11th Earl of Pembroke, and had issue

6. Lady Maude Caroline Lascelles (b. 26 Nov 1846;  d. 14 Apr 1938), mar. 28 Nov 1871 Rt Hon Lord George Hamilton GCSI MP (b. 17 Dec 1845;  d. 22 Sep 1927), 3rd son of James [Hamilton], 1st Duke of Abercorn, by his wife Lady Louisa Jane Russell, 2nd dau. by his second wife of John [Russell], 6th Duke of Bedford, and had issue

died

22 Feb 1857

suc. by

son

note

entered the 1st Foot Guards 1814 and wounded at the Battle of Waterloo 1815; Lieut, 1815-20; Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1846-57

Henry Thynne [Lascelles], 4th Earl of Harewood

born

18 Jun 1824

mar. (1)

17 Jul 1845 Lady Elizabeth Joanna de Burgh (b. 22 Feb 1826; d. 26 Feb 1854), 1st dau. of Ulick John [de Burgh], 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, by his wife Hon Harriet Canning, sister and sole hrss. of Charles John [Canning], 1st Earl Canning, and only dau. of Rt Hon George Canning MP, First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister) and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1827, by his wife Joan Scott, suo jure Viscountess Canning, 3rd dau. and cohrss. of Maj Gen John Scott of Balcomie

children by first wife

1. Hon Henry Ulick Lascelles, later 5th Earl of Harewood

2. Cdr Hon Frederick Canning Lascelles RN (b. 6 May 1848; d. 31 Dec 1928), mar. 17 Jun 1878 Frederica Maria Liddell (d. 17 Mar 1891), 1st dau. of Hon Sir Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell KCB (by his wife Frederica Elizabeth Lane-Fox, 2nd dau. of George Lane-Fox, of Bramham Park, co. York), 6th son of Thomas Henry [Liddell], 1st Baron Ravensworth, and had issue

3. Hon Gerald William Lascelles CB, Deputy Surveyor of the New Forest (b. 26 Oct 1849; d. 11 Feb 1928), mar. 9 Feb 1875 Constance Augusta Mary FitzClarence Phillipson (d. 5 Nov 1934), dau. of John Burton Phillipson, of Sunninghill, co. Berkshire, and had issue

4. Capt Hon Charles George Lascelles, ADC to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 23 Jan 1851; dvp. 19 Feb 1886)

1. Lady Constance Mary Lascelles CI (b. 27 May 1852; dspm. 23 Aug 1932; bur. at Escrick, co. York), mar. 14 May 1872 Beilby [Lawley], 3rd Baron Wenlock, and had issue

2. Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles (b. 2 Oct 1853; d. 19 Sep 1927), mar. 19 Jul 1876 her second cousin Hamilton John Agmondesham [Cuffe], 5th Earl of Desart, and had issue

mar. (2)

21 Apr 1858 Diana Elizabeth Matilda Smyth (b. 8 Mar 1838; d. 4 Mar 1904), dau. of Col John Smyth MP, of Heath Hall, co. York (by his wife Hon Diana Macdonald, 4th dau. of Godfrey [Macdonald], 3rd Baron Macdonald), son of John Henry Smyth, by his wife and cousin Lady Elizabeth Anne FitzRoy, 2nd dau. of George Henry [FitzRoy], 4th Duke of Grafton

children by second wife

5. Capt Hon Edwin Harry Lascelles (b. 3 Aug 1861; d. 16 Jan 1924)

6. Hon Daniel Harry Lascelles (b. 1 Aug 1862; d. 28 Nov 1904)

7. Capt Hon George Algernon Lascelles (b. 2 Aug 1865; d. 25 May 1932), mar. 4 Jan 1905 Mabel Caroline Elcocke Massey (d. 23 Nov 1951), 2nd dau. of Francis Elcocke Massey, of Poole Hall, Nantwich, co. Chester, and had issue

8. Hon William Horace Lascelles (b. 15 Feb 1868; d. 7 May 1949), mar. 8 Apr 1899 Madeline Barton (d. 8 Dec 1950), dau. of Rev Gerrard Barton, of Fundenhall, co. Norfolk, and had issue

9. Hon Francis John Lascelles (b. 29 Dec 1871; d. 9 May 1925), mar. 30 Nov 1905 Gertie Stradling, 1st dau. of Robert Anstice Stradling, of Knowle, Bristol, and had issue

10. Hon Eric James Lascelles (b. 2 Mar 1873; d. 24 Jun 1901)

3. Lady Susan Elizabeth Lascelles (b. 21 May 1860; d. 22 Jan 1925), mar. 21 Jul 1881 Capt Francis Richard Hugh Seymour Sutton (b. 22 Jul 1858; d. 28 Mar 1926), only surv son of Capt Francis Sutton (by his wife Lady Evelyn Mary Stuart Dawson-Damer, sister of Lionel Seymour William [Dawson-Damer], 4th Earl of Portarlington, and 4th dau. of Rt Hon Col George Lionel Dawson later Dawson-Damer CB), 3rd son of Sir Richard Sutton, 2nd Bt., and had issue

4. Lady Mary Diana Lascelles (b. 24 May 1877; d. 23 Jul 1830), mar. 30 Apr 1898 as his first wife Robert Wentworth Doyne, of Marton Hall, Baschurch, co. Shropshire (d. 25 Sep 1942), and had issue

died

24 Jun 1892

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Lieut Col commanding Yorkshire Yeomanry Hussars 1859-70

Henry Ulick [Lascelles], 5th Earl of Harewood GCVO

born

21 Aug 1846

mar.

5 Nov 1881 Lady Florence Katharine Bridgeman (b. 12 Feb 1859; d. 5 May 1943), 2nd dau. of Orlando George Charles [Bridgeman], 3rd Earl of Bradford, by his wife Hon Selina Louisa Weld-Forester, 5th dau. of Cecil [Forester later Weld-Forester], 1st Baron Forester

children

1. Hon Henry George Charles Lascelles, later 6th Earl of Harewood

2. Capt Hon Edward Cecil Lascelles DSO MC (b. 28 Jul 1887; dsp. 18 Aug 1935), mar. 11 Mar 1915 Joan Eleanor Campbell Balfour (d. 10 May 1939), 2nd dau. of Col Eustace James Anthony Balfour (by his wife Lady Frances Campbell, 5th dau. by his first wife of George Douglas [Campbell], 8th Duke of Argyll), brother of Arthur James [Balfour], 1st Earl of Balfour, and 5th son of James Maitland Balfour of Whittinghame by his wife Lady Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoigne-Cecil, 2nd dau. by his first wife of John Brownlow William [Cecil later Gascoyne-Cecil], 2nd Marquess of Salisbury

1. Lady Margaret Selina Lascelles CBE DGStJ (b. 11 Aug 1883; d. Dec 1978), mar. 4 Oct 1906 Gustavus William [Hamilton-Russell], 9th Viscount Boyne, and had issue

died

6 Oct 1929

suc. by

son

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an officer in the Grenadier Guards 1865-71; ADC to the Viceroy of India; Yeomanry ADC to Queen Victoria 1897-1901, King Edward VII 1901-10 and King George V 1910; Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1904-29; KCVO 1908; GCVO 1922; KGStJ

Henry George Charles [Lascelles], 6th Earl of Harewood, KG GCVO DSO

born

9 Sep 1882

mar.

28 Feb 1922 HRH The Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary of Great Britain CI GCVO GBE (b. 25 Apr 1897; cr. 1 Jan 1932 Princess Royal;  d. 28 Mar 1965), only dau. of King George V, by his wife HSH Victoria Mary Augusta Louisa Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck, only dau. of HSH Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander, 1st Prince and Duke of Teck

children

1. *Hon George Henry Hubert Lascelles, later 7th Earl of Harewood

2. Hon Gerald David Lascelles (b. 21 Aug 1924; d. 27 Feb 1998), mar. (1) 15 Jul 1952 (div. 1978) Angela Estree Dowding (b. 20 Apr 1919; d. 28 Feb 2007), dau. of Charles Stanley Dowding, of Dulwich, London, by his wife Lilian Lawlor, and had issue:

1a. *Henry Ulick Lascelles (b. 19 May 1953), mar. 25 Aug 1979 Alexandra Clare Ruth Morton, dau. of Peter Morton, and has issue:

1b. *Maximilian John Gerald Lascelles (b. 19 Dec 1991)

Hon Gerald Lascelles mar. (2) 17 Nov 1976 Elizabeth Evelyn Collingwood (b. 23 Apr 1924; d. 14 Jan 2006), only dau. of Brig Sydney Collingwood CMG CBE MC, of The Croft, Dedham, co. Essex, by his wife Charlotte Annie Oughterson, and had further issue:

2a. Martin David Lascelles, not in succession to the Earldom of Harewood (b. 9 Feb 1962)

died

24 May 1947

suc. by

son

note

2nd Lieut, Grenadier Guards 1902-05 and Reserve of Officers 1906 ; Hon Attaché at Rome 1905-07; ADC to the Governor-General of Canada 1907; served in World War I 1914-18; DSO 1918; Temp Lieut Col Commanding 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards 1918; Knight of the Garter 1922; Royal Trustee of the British Museum 1930-47; GCVO 1934; Grand Master of the English Lodge of Freemasons 1942; Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire

George Henry Hubert [Lascelles], 7th Earl of Harewood, KBE

born

7 Feb 1923

mar. (1)

29 Sep 1949 (div. 1967) Maria Donata (Marion) Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmina Stein CBE (b. 18 Oct 1926; mar. (2) 14 Mar 1973 Rt Hon (John) Jeremy Thorpe MP, Leader of the Liberal Party, son of John Henry Thorpe by his wife Ursula Norton-Griffiths; d. 6 Mar 2014), only dau. of Edwin Stein, of 22 Melbury Road, London, by his wife Sofie Bachmann

children by first wife

1. *Hon David Henry George Lascelles, later 8th Earl of Harewood

2. *Hon James Edward Lascelles (b. 5 Oct 1953), mar. (1) 4 Apr 1973 (div. 1985) Fredericka Ann Duhrsson (b. 12 Jun 1954), dau. of Prof Alfred Duhrsson, of Deya, Majorca, Spain, by his wife Elizabeth Buntt, and has issue:

1a. *Rowan Nash Lascelles (b. 6 Nov 1977)

1a. *Sophie Amber Lascelles (b. 1 Oct 1973)

Hon James Lascelles mar. (2) 4 May 1985 (div. 1996) Lori (Shadow) Susan Porter (b. 29 Aug 1954; former wife of John Porter), only child of John Robert Lee, of Seligman, Arizona, USA, by his wife Marianne Lee Bennett, and (3) 30 Jan 1999 Joy Elias-Rilwan (b. 15 Jun 1954), and has further issue by his second wife:

2a. *Tewa Ziyan Robert George Lascelles (b. 8 Jun 1985)

2a. Tanit Lascelles (b. 1 Jul 1981)

3. *Hon (Robert) Jeremy Hugh Lascelles (b. 14 Feb 1955), mar. (1) 4 Jul 1981 (div. 199..) Julie Baylis (b. 19 Jul 1957), dau. of Robert Baylis, of Mildenham Mill, Claines, co. Worcester, by his wife Valerie Smart, and has issue:

1a. *Thomas Robert Lascelles (b. 7 Sep 1982)

1a. *Ellen Mary Lascelles (b. 17 Dec 1984) - has a son and a daughter by her partner Michael G Hermans

2a. *Amy Rose Lascelles (b. 26 Jun 1986) - has a son by her partner Matthew Michael Bolton

Hon Jeremy Lascelles mar. (2) Jan 1999 Catherine Bell (b. 25 Apr 1964), dau. of Colin Bell, and has further issue:

3a. *Tallulah Grace Lascelles (b. Dec 2005)

mar. (2)

31 Jul 1967 Patricia Elizabeth Shmith (b. 24 Nov 1926; former wife of Athol Shmith; d. 4 May 2018), dau. of Charles Tuckwell, of Sydney, Nedw South Wales, Australia, by his wife Elizabeth Jane Norton

only child by second wife

4. Hon Mark Herbert Lascelles, not in succession to the Earldom of Harewood (b. 5 Jul 1964), mar. 1992 Andrea Kershaw, and has issue

died

11 Jul 2011

suc. by

son by first wife

*David Henry George [Lascelles], 8th Earl of Harewood

born

21 Oct 1950

mar. (1)

12 Feb 1979 (div. 1989) Margaret Rosalind Messenger (b. 15 Apr 1948), dau. of Edgar Frank Messenger by his wife Margaret Alice Black

children by first wife

1. Hon Benjamin George Lascelles, not in succession to the Earldom of Harewood (b. 19 Sep 1978), mar. 18 Apr 2009 Carolina Velez Robledo

2. *Hon Alexander Edgar "Orly" Lascelles, styled Viscount Lascelles (b. 13 May 1980), mar. 18 Aug 2017 Annika Elizabeth Reed (b. Sep 1984), dau. of William J Reed, by his wife Rosalind Driver, and has issue:

1a. *Hon Kit Moon William Lascelles (b. 4 Jun 2023)

1a. *Hon Ivy Lascelles (b. Oct 2018)

3. *Hon Edward David Lascelles (b. 19 Nov 1982), mar. Sophie Emma Cartlidge (b. 20 Nov 1986), dau. of Nigel George Cartlidge by his wife Katharine A C Hall, and has issue

1. Lady Emily Tsering Lascelles (b. 23 Nov 1975)

mar. (2)

11 Mar 1990 Diane Jane Howse (b. 9 Nov 1956), dau. of John Prince Howse by his wife Kathleen Ida Hitchcock

 Last updated 26 Apr 2023

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Titles:

8th Earl of Harewood

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 7 Sep 1812)

8th Viscount Lascelles

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 7 Sep 1812)

8th Baron Harewood, of Harewood in the County of York

(Great Britain, let. pat. 18 Jun 1796)

Address:

Harewood House, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS17 9LG

Website for Harewood House:

www.harewood.org

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