Countess of Harewood
| Earldom of Harewood | |
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 Sable, a cross patonce within a bordure, or
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| Creation date | 1812 |
| Monarch | The Prince Regent (on behalf of George III) |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood |
| Present holder | David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood |
| Heir apparent | Alexander Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles |
| Remainder to | the 1st Earl's heirs male whatsoever |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Lascelles Baron Harewood |
| Seat(s) | Harewood House |
| Former seat(s) | Goldsborough Hall |
| Armorial motto | In Solo Deo Salus ("In God alone is our salvation") |
Earl of Harewood (
i/ˈhɑːrwʊd/), in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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. 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 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, Westbury and Northallerton in the House of Commons. 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. He was succeeded by their eldest son, the seventh Earl, in 1947. He was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and was in the line of succession to the British Throne. The titles are currently held by the latter's son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2011.
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