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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.
11 de jul. de 2011 · The Queen's first cousin, Lord Harewood, has died aged 88 at the family home Harewood House near Leeds. George Lascelles, the 7th Earl of Harewood, had devoted much of his life to opera and served ...
On 6 October 1929, Lord Lascelles, who had been created a Knight of the Garter upon his marriage, succeeded his father as 6th Earl of Harewood, Viscount Lascelles, and Baron Harewood. On 1 January 1932, George V declared that his only daughter should bear the title Princess Royal, succeeding her aunt Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife , who had died a year earlier.
20 de sept. de 2019 · Lascelles was heir to the Earl of Harewood and a wealthy Yorkshireman with a Distinguished Service Order. When Princess Mary and her husband inherited the vast estate—which appears as itself in ...
Lord Harewood married Henrietta Sebright (d. 15 February 1840), daughter of Sir John Sebright, 6th Baronet, on 3 September 1794. They had eleven children: Edward Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (18 Jul 1796 – 7 Dec 1839), married (1) Ann Elizabeth Rosser, (2) Philippine Munster and died without issue.
The Lascelles family, now earls of Harewood, had interests in the Caribbean from 1648 until 1975, when the family sold its last plantation. The fullest and most interesting account of their activities is Simon Smith's study Slavery, family and gentry capitalism in the British Atlantic: the world of the Lascelles, 1648-1834 (Cambridge Studies in Economic History, Cambridge University press 2006:
Lord Liverpool was deeply offended at the conduct of Lord Lascelles in not having spoken his sentiments respecting the grants at Fife House—wh[ich] might have prevented their being proposed. Said his father Lord Harewood had received every attention from the government—but hat Lord Lascelles did not give it that manly support it was entitled to expect from him.
