Earl of Harewood (), in the County of York, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...
.
History
The title was created in 1812 for
Edward Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy sugar plantation owner and former
Member of Parliament for
Northallerton. He had already been created Baron Harewood, of
Harewood in the County of York, in 1796, in the
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself r ...
, and was made Viscount Lascelles at the same time as he was given the earldom. The viscountcy is used as the
courtesy title
A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but rather is used through custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title).
In some co ...
by the heir apparent to the earldom. Lascelles was the second cousin and heir at law of
Edwin Lascelles, who already in 1790 had been created Baron Harewood, of
Harewood Castle in the County of York (in the Peerage of Great Britain). However, this title became extinct on his death in 1795.
The Earl was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He notably represented
Yorkshire,
Westbury and Northallerton in the
House of Commons. His son, the third Earl, also sat as Member of Parliament for Northallerton. His great-grandson, the sixth Earl, married
Princess Mary, daughter of King
George V. He was succeeded by their eldest son, the seventh Earl, in 1947. He was a first cousin of Queen
Elizabeth II and was in the
line of succession to the British Throne. The titles are currently held by the latter's son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2011.
Several other members of the family have also gained distinction.
Francis Lascelles was a
Commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
in the
High Court of Justice for the trial of
King Charles I although did not sign the death warrant, whilst Francis' brother was
Thomas Lascelles, who served in the Parliamentarian Army.
Daniel Lascelles, son of the aforementioned Francis Lascelles, was
member of parliament for Northallerton.
Henry Lascelles, second son of the aforementioned Daniel Lascelles, was Member of Parliament for Northallerton and a Director of the
Honourable East India Company. He was the father of 1) the first Baron of the 1790 creation, and 2)
Daniel Lascelles, represented Northallerton in Parliament. The Honourable
William Lascelles, third son of the second Earl, was a
Whig politician. His third son
Sir Frank Lascelles, was
British Ambassador to Russia
The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Russia (Russian: Британский Посол в России) is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Russian Federation and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Russia. ...
and to
Germany.
Sir Francis William Lascelles, son of Henry Arthur Lascelles, fourth son of the aforementioned William Lascelles, was
Clerk of the Parliaments between 1953 and 1958.
Edwin Lascelles, fourth son of the second Earl, sat as member of parliament for
Ripon.
Sir Alan Lascelles, son of the Honourable Frederick Canning Lascelles, second son of the fourth Earl, was
Private Secretary to both
George VI and Elizabeth II.
Sir Daniel Lascelles, son of the Honourable William Horace Lascelles, eighth son of the fourth Earl, was a diplomat.
The family seat is
Harewood House, near
Leeds,
Yorkshire. The name of the house, like the title of the barony and earldom, is pronounced "Harwood". The family name is pronounced to rhyme with "tassels". The traditional burial place of the Lascelles Earls of Harewood is
All Saints' Church, Harewood
All Saints' Church is a 15th-century redundant church in the park of Harewood House, the seat of the Lascelles Earls of Harewood, near the village of Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England a ...
.
Barons Harewood, second creation (1790)
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Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood (1713–1795)
Barons Harewood, third creation (1796)
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Edward Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood (1740–1820) (created Earl of Harewood in 1812)
Earls of Harewood (1812)
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Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood
Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (7 January 1740 – 3 April 1820) was a British landowner, art collector, peer and, before which, member of parliament.
He was the son of Edward Lascelles, a senior customs official in Barbados, himse ...
(1740–1820)
** Hon. Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1764–1814)
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Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood (1767–1841)
** Hon. Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1796–1839)
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Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood (1797–1857)
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Henry Thynne Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood (1824–1892)
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Henry Ulick Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood (1846–1929)
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Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882–1947), husband of
Mary, Princess Royal
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George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, (7 February 1923 – 11 July 2011), styled The Honourable George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, was a British classical music administrator and author. He ...
(1923–2011), opera manager and writer
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David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (b. 1950)
The
heir apparent is the present holder's second-born (but eldest legitimate) son
Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (b. 1980).
References
External links
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Cracroft's Peerage page(contains first three Earls of Harewood)
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1812 establishments in the United Kingdom
Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lascelles family
Noble titles created in 1812