Earl of Harewood
Earl of Harewood (/ ˈhɑːrwʊd /) is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The Earls family home is Harewood House in West Yorkshire .
Award
The title was created on September 7, 1812 for Edward Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood , along with the subordinate title Viscount Lascelles . He had become rich from growing sugar cane in the Caribbean and was one of the largest slave owners there. As early as June 18, 1796, in the Peerage of Great Britain, the title Baron Harewood , of Harewood in the County of York , was subsequently awarded to him.
The barony had previously been awarded to his cousin, the member of the House of Commons Edwin Lascelles , on July 9, 1790 , but it expired on January 25, 1795 when he died without children.
Others
- The 7th Earl was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. His mother Mary, Princess Royal was a daughter of King George V.
List of Earls of Harewood and Barons Harewood
Barone Harewood (1790), first award
- Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood (1712 / 13–1795), title expired.
Barone Harewood (1796), second award
- Edward Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood (1739 / 40–1820) (promoted to Earl of Harewood in 1812 )
Earls of Harewood (1812)
- Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (1740-1820)
- Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood (1767–1841)
- Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood (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)
- George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923-2011)
- David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (* 1950)
The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current Earl Alexander Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (* 1980).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Harewood, Earl of (UK, 1812) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Harewood, Baron (GB, 1790-1795) at Cracroft's Peerage