| George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood | |
| Born | George Henry Hubert Lascelles 7 February 1923 |
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| Education | Ludgrove School Eton College King's College, Cambridge |
| Title | 7th Earl of Harewood |
| Predecessor | 6th Earl of Harewood |
| Spouse | Marion Stein (1949-1967) Patricia Tuckwell (1967 - present) |
| Children | David, Viscount Lascelles (b. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ludgrove School is a private boarding preparatory school for about 200 boys aged 8 to 13 Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. King's College Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Henry George Charles Lascelles 6th Earl of Harewood KG GCVO DSO TD ( 9 September 1882 &ndash 23 May 1947 Marion Donata Stein, CBE (born 18 October 1926) is an Austrian Concert pianist and as a former Countess of Harewood, is Patricia Lascelles, Countess of Harewood (born 24 November 1926) is an Australian Violinist and Fashion model. David Henry George Lascelles Viscount Lascelles (born 21 October 1950) is a British Film producer and the eldest son of the 7th Earl of 1950) The Honourable James Lascelles (b. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to " The Hon James Edward Lascelles (born 5 October 1953) styled The Hon James Lascelles, is a British Musician and the second son of the 1953) The Honourable Jeremy Lascelles (b. 1955) Mark Lascelles (b. 1964) |
| Parents | Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1967) The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) |
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood KBE (born 7 February 1923), styled The Hon. Henry George Charles Lascelles 6th Earl of Harewood KG GCVO DSO TD ( 9 September 1882 &ndash 23 May 1947 The Princess Mary Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary Lascelles née Windsor 25 April 1897 &ndash 28 March The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, is the elder son of the 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), and Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry George Charles Lascelles 6th Earl of Harewood KG GCVO DSO TD ( 9 September 1882 &ndash 23 May 1947 The Princess Mary Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary Lascelles née Windsor 25 April 1897 &ndash 28 March Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953 was the queen-empress consort of George V of the United Kingdom Nephew of King Edward VIII and of King George VI and a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, he succeeded to his father's earldom on 24 May 1947. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is 41st in line to the British throne and at the time of his birth was 7th. The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne He is the only person to serve as Counsellor of State without being a Prince, Princess, or Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, serving from 1945 to 1951, then 1952 to 1956. In the United Kingdom, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the Monarch presently Elizabeth II, delegates certain Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He was born at Harewood House, the Lascelles family's stately home in Yorkshire. Harewood House (ˈhɑː(rwʊd as if written Harwood) is a Country house located in Harewood (pronounced as if written Hairwood) near A stately home is strictly speaking one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century as well as converted His grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, stood as sponsors at his christening. He served as a Page of Honour at the coronation of his uncle, King George VI, in May 1937. While a page is a comparatively low-ranking servant a Page of Honour is a Ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the He was educated at Ludgrove School, Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, after which he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. Ludgrove School is a private boarding preparatory school for about 200 boys aged 8 to 13 Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. King's College Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS is the most senior Regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and as such is the most senior regiment of infantry He rose to the rank of captain. During World War II, he fought in Italy. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Germans captured and held him as a prisoner of war in Oflag IV-C from 1944 to May 1945. Oflag IV-C (Oflag is the abbreviation for Offizierslager, "officers camp" (often referred to as Colditz Castle because of its location was one of the most In 1945-46, he served as aide-de-camp to his great uncle, Lord Athlone, who was then Governor-General of Canada. An aide-de-camp ( French for camp assistant) is a personal assistant secretary or Adjutant to a person of high rank usually a senior military officer Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone KG GCB GCMG GCVO The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Lord Harewood served as a Counsellor of State in 1947, 1953-54, and 1956.
A music enthusiast, Lord Harewood has devoted most of his career to opera. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto He served as editor of Opera magazine from 1950 to 1953 and served as director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden from 1951 to 1953 and again from 1969 to 1972. WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing He served as chairman of the board of the English National Opera (ENO) from 1986 to 1995; musical director of the ENO from 1972 to 1985; artistic director of the Edinburgh, Leeds, Adelaide Festivals; Managing Director of the ENO offshoot English National Opera North from 1978 to 1981. English National Opera (ENO is the national opera company of England, and one of two opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera at Covent The Adelaide Festival of Arts is an Arts festival held biennially in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. This is about the British organisation for the unrelated American one see Opera North (U Lord Harewood served as a governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1985 to 1987 and as the president of the Board of Film Classification from 1985 to 1996. He is the author or editor of three books, Kobbé's Complete Opera Book (ed. The Complete Opera Book is a guide to Operas by American music critic and author Gustav Kobbé first published (posthumously in the United States 1954, now The New Kobbé's Opera Book, edited with Antony Peattie, latest ed. 1997), The Tongs and the Bones (an autobiography, 1981), and Kobbé's Illustrated Opera Book (ed. 1989). His other interests include football: he served as president of the Football Association from 1963 to 1972 and of Leeds United Football Club since 1983. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football
On 29 September 1949, Lord Harewood married Marion Stein (originally called Maria Donata Stein when she was born 18 October 1926), a concert pianist and a famous operatic singer, and the daughter of the Viennese music publisher Erwin Stein. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marion Donata Stein, CBE (born 18 October 1926) is an Austrian Concert pianist and as a former Countess of Harewood, is Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra This article deals with contemporary Popular music publishing For the former German football player see Erwin Stein (footballer. Their marriage produced three sons:
- David, Viscount Lascelles (born 21 October 1950)
- The Honourable James Lascelles (born 5 October 1953)
- The Honourable Jeremy Lascelles (born 14 February 1955)
This marriage ended in divorce in 1967, considered a scandal at the time. David Henry George Lascelles Viscount Lascelles (born 21 October 1950) is a British Film producer and the eldest son of the 7th Earl of Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to " The Hon James Edward Lascelles (born 5 October 1953) styled The Hon James Lascelles, is a British Musician and the second son of the Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Marion went on to marry politician Jeremy Thorpe. John Jeremy Thorpe (born April 29, 1929) is a British Politician, who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976 Lord Harewood was married a second time on 31 July 1967 to Patricia Tuckwell (born 24 November 1926), an Australian violinist and sister of the musician Barry Tuckwell. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Patricia Lascelles, Countess of Harewood (born 24 November 1926) is an Australian Violinist and Fashion model. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Barry Emmanuel Tuckwell AC, OBE, is an Australian French horn player who has spent most of his professional life in the UK and the USA They have one son:
Since Mark Lascelles was born out of wedlock, he and his descendants are not in the line of succession to the British Throne or in remainder to the earldom of Harewood. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne Earl of Harewood, in the County of York is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Lord Harewood served as chancellor of the University of York from 1962 to 1967. Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen The University of York is a Campus university in the city of York, England. Queen Elizabeth II created him a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1986. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
He was ranked 270th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005 with an estimated wealth of £148m. The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement
Lord Harewood is a noted friend and colleague of the late opera diva Maria Callas and is featured in the 1968 EMI documentary The Callas Conversations Vol. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in I during which he interviewed Callas at length concerning her career and ideas about opera.
He is the oldest living grandchild of George V and Queen Mary.
Titles
- The Hon. George Lascelles (7 February 1923 – 6 October 1929)
- Viscount Lascelles (6 October 1929 – 24 May 1947)
- The Rt Hon. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Earl of Harewood (24 May 1947 – 1986)
- The Rt Hon. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Earl of Harewood, KBE (1986—)
Ancestry
| Preceded by Zenouska Mowatt | Line of succession to the British throne The Rt. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne Hon. The Earl of Harewood | Succeeded by David Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles |
| Preceded by Sophie Lascelles | Line of succession to the British throne Jeremy, Thomas, Ellen, Amy & Tallulah Lascelles | Succeeded by Henry Lascelles |
| Order of precedence | ||
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| Preceded by The Earl of Harrowby | Gentlemen The Rt. David Henry George Lascelles Viscount Lascelles (born 21 October 1950) is a British Film producer and the eldest son of the 7th Earl of James Edward Lascelles (born 5 October 1953) styled The Hon James Lascelles, is a British Musician and the second son of the The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne Gerald David Lascelles ( 21 August 1924 &ndash 27 February 1998) was the younger son of the 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary Dudley Adrian Conroy Ryder 8th Earl of Harrowby (born 18 March 1951) is a British Aristocrat. The Order of precedence in England and Wales as of 17 December 2007: Names in italics indicate higher precedence elsewhere in the table Hon. The Earl of Harewood | Succeeded by The Earl of Minto |
| Cultural offices | ||
| Preceded by Anthony Steel | Director of the Adelaide Festival of Arts 1988 | Succeeded by Clifford Hocking |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by none | Chancellor of the University of York 1962–1967 | Succeeded by Kenneth Clark |
| Media offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Harlech | President of the British Board of Film Classification 1985–1997 | Succeeded by Andreas Whittam Smith |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Lascelles | Earl of Harewood 23 May 1947 – present | Incumbent Heir Apparent: David Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles |
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