Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
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| Born |
9 September 1882 London, England |
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| Died | 24 May 1947 (aged 64) Harewood House, Yorkshire |
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| Burial | 27 May 1947 All Saints Church, Harewood, Yorkshire |
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| Spouse |
Mary, Princess Royal (m. 1922–47; his death) |
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| Father | Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood | ||||
| Mother | Lady Florence Bridgeman | ||||
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| Henry George Charles Lascelles |
Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood KG GCVO DSO TD JP DL (9 September 1882 – 24 May 1947), styled The Honourable Henry Lascelles before 1892 and Viscount Lascelles between 1892 and 1929, was a British soldier, peer and a Yorkshire landowner. He was the son-in-law of King George V and Queen Mary.
Lascelles was the son of Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood and Lady Florence Bridgeman.
Lascelles attended the Royal Military College before being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards on 12 February 1902. He went on to command the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards during the First World War. After the war, Lascelles remained interested in local Yorkshire issues and events, often contributing to the Leeds Board of Management. He was president of the Yorkshire Rural Community Council.
Lord Harewood married Princess Mary, only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary, at Westminster Abbey, on 28 February 1922. His best man was Sir Victor Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet.
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