It is also home to superb Thomas Chippendale furniture and a world class collection of paintings by, amongst others, JMW Turner, Reynolds, Titian and El Greco. […] 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, and was made Viscount Lascelles at the same time as he was given the earldom. In 1812 he was created Viscount Lascelles, Earl of Harewood, and thus a gentry family from Northallerton in Yorkshire entered the higher ranks of Britain’s aristocracy. The eighth earl of Harewood, David Lascelles, has accepted defeat and has given up a centuries-old practice of removing the letter 'e' from the name of his estate. On Friday, July 15, 2011, as the black and gold Harewood coat of arms flag flew at half-mast over Harewood House, Lord Harewood’s funeral cortege made its way to nearby All Saints Church which is on the grounds of the estate. House & Family History: Harewood House is a testament to the business acumen of Henry Lascelles, an 18th century trader involved in commerce, including the slave trade, with the West Indies (the Lascelles family had owned sugar plantations in Barbados since the late 17th century). Lascelles was heir to the Earl of Harewood and a wealthy Yorkshireman with a Distinguished Service Order. The house is the family seat of the Lascelles family, and home of David Lascelles… In 1922, Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles married Mary, Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of George V. Initially living in the nearby Goldsborough Hall, the couple moved into Harewood House at the death of Henry's father in 1929. A lengthy statement, issued by chair of the trustees David Lascelles, detailed the history of Harewood House and how it was created using the wealth of the Lascelles family, made from the West Indian Sugar Trade - the money came from owning plantations, … Designed by architects John Carr and Robert Adam, it was built between 1759 and 1771 for wealthy plantation owner Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood. History. Harewood House, The Cinnamon Drawing Room. The room features a number of the Lascelles family portraits, as well as a pair of George III console-tables, exquisitely inlayed with marquetry, originally supplied by Thomas Chippendale in c. 1770 for the Dining Room, ensuite with a pair of pier glasses. Gerald David Lascelles (21 August 1924 – 27 February 1998) was the younger son of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood and Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary.He was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.He was styled The Honourable Gerald Lascelles.. Life. The architects who designed this grand mansion were John Carr and Robert Adam, and the landscape was one of the many amazing designs of Lancelot “Capability” Brown. The landscape was designed by Lancelot “Capability” Brown and spans 1,000 acres (400 ha) at Harewood. Lord Lascelles is notable not because of who he was, but because of what he did, particularly in the field of music. With a degree in Environmental Management and Economics, Ben Lascelles is the son of the current Earl of Harewood and manages the Harewood Estate, whilst playing an active role in contributing to the Charity’s Bird Garden management. Harewood, Leeds, LS17 9LG (Website) A country house in Harewood near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Edward Lascelles inherited Harewood House and the family fortune from his cousin Edwin, who died childless in 1795. Edwin Lascelles was the 1st Baron Harewood, and throughout the centuries, the house remained in the ownership of his family. Harewood House, built in the 1760s by Edwin Lascelles, is renowned for its magnificent Robert Adam interiors.