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Earl of Harewood (), in the County of York, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom.
History
The title was created in 1812 for
Edward Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy sugar plantation owner and former
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
for
Northallerton
Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It had a population of 16,832 in the 2011 census, an increa ...
. He had already been created Baron Harewood, of
Harewood in the County of York, in 1796, in the
Peerage of Great Britain, and was made Viscount Lascelles at the same time as he was given the earldom. The viscountcy is used as the
courtesy title 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
Harewood Castle is a 14th-century stone hall house and courtyard fortress, located on the Harewood Estate, Harewood, in West Yorkshire, England (Grid Reference SE 322457). Harewood Castle is a grade I listed building.
History
The castle was ...
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
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...
,
Westbury and Northallerton in the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. T ...
. 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
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Born during the reign of his grandmother Qu ...
. He was succeeded by their eldest son, the seventh Earl, in 1947. He was a first cousin of Queen
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...
and was in the
line of succession to the British Throne
Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, gender, legitimacy and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. The Bill of Rights 1689 a ...
. 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
Francis Lascelles (1612-1667), also spelt Lassels, was an English politician, soldier and businessman who fought for Parliament in the 1639-1652 Wars of the Three Kingdoms and was a Member of Parliament between 1645 and 1660.
One of the MPs wh ...
was a
Commissioner 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
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
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
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
. 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
William Saunders Sebright Lascelles PC (29 October 1798 – 2 July 1851) was a British Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1847 to 1851.
Background
Lascelles was the third son of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Hare ...
, third son of the second Earl, was a
Whig politician. His third son
Sir Frank Lascelles, was
British Ambassador to Russia and to
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
Sir Francis William Lascelles, son of Henry Arthur Lascelles, fourth son of the aforementioned William Lascelles, was
Clerk of the Parliaments
The Clerk of the Parliaments is the chief clerk of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The position has existed since at least 1315, and duties include preparing the minutes of Lords proceedings, advising on proper parlia ...
between 1953 and 1958.
Edwin Lascelles, fourth son of the second Earl, sat as member of parliament for
Ripon
Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...
.
Sir Alan Lascelles
Sir Alan Frederick "Tommy" Lascelles, (; 11 April 1887 – 10 August 1981) was a British courtier and civil servant who held several positions in the first half of the twentieth century, culminating in his position as Private Secretary to both ...
, son of the Honourable Frederick Canning Lascelles, second son of the fourth Earl, was
Private Secretary
A private secretary (PS) is a civil servant in a governmental department or ministry, responsible to a secretary of state or minister; or a public servant in a royal household, responsible to a member of the royal family.
The role exists in ...
to both
George VI
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of I ...
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
Harewood House ( , ) is a country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. Designed by architects John Carr and Robert Adam, it was built, between 1759 and 1771, for Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy West Indian plantation ...
, near
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...
,
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...
. 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.
Barons Harewood, second creation (1790)
*
Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood
Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood (1713 – 25 January 1795) was a wealthy West Indian plantation owner and enslaver who was of English ancestry.
Early life
He was born in Barbados, the elder son of Henry Lascelles (1690–1753) and Mary ...
(1713–1795)
Barons Harewood, third creation (1796)
*
Edward Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood (1740–1820) (created Earl of Harewood in 1812)
Earls of Harewood (1812)
*
Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (1740–1820)
** Hon. Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1764–1814)
*
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL (25 December 1767 – 24 November 1841), known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer, slave plantation and other land owner, chiefly inherited art collector, and Member of Parliament. ...
(1767–1841)
** Hon. Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1796–1839)
*
Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal ...
(1797–1857)
*
Henry Thynne Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood (1824–1892)
*
Henry Ulick Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood (1846–1929)
*
Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882–1947), husband of
Mary, Princess Royal
*
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923–2011), opera manager and writer
*
David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (b. 1950)
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
is the present holder's second-born (but eldest legitimate) son
Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (b. 1980).
References
External links
*
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