Lascelles (pronounced Lassels or 'La-sells') is an English surname of Norman-French origin whose translation means the saddle. The surname was introduced into England by followers of William the Conqueror after 1066. Notable people with the surname include:
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, styled The Honourable George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, was a British classical music administrator and author, and an extended Member of the British Royal Family, as a maternal grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, and thus a first-cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He served as director of the Royal Opera House, chairman of the board of the English National Opera (ENO) (1986–1995); managing director of the ENO (1972–1985), managing director of the English National Opera North (1978–81), governor of the BBC (1985–1987), and president of the British Board of Film Classification (1985–1996).
Earl of Harewood, in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood was a British landowner, art collector, peer and, before which, member of parliament.
Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL, known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer, Tory politician, planter and art collector.
Saunderson is a surname. It may refer to:
Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, known by the courtesy title of Viscount Lascelles until 1929, was a British soldier and peer. He was the husband of Mary, Princess Royal, and thus a son-in-law of King George V and Queen Mary and a brother-in-law to kings Edward VIII and George VI.
Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood DL, known as Viscount Lascelles from 1839 to 1841, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Henry Thynne Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood, was a British peer and the son of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood.
Henry Ulick Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood was a British peer and the son of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood.
This is a list of those who have held the position of Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire from its creation in 1660 to its abolition on 31 March 1974. From 1699 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The incumbent Lord Lieutenant became in 1974 Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, covering a smaller area.
Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman was a British Whig politician.
Edward Montagu may refer to:
Henry Lascelles may refer to:
William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam,, styled Hon. William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 1815–1835, and Viscount Milton 1835–1857, was a British peer, nobleman, and Liberal Party politician.
Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood was a Barbadian-born planter, military officer, politician and peer.
Henry Lascelles was an English-born Barbados plantation owner. He was the son of Daniel Lascelles (1655–1734) and Margaret Metcalfe. He served as Collector of Customs for the British government in Barbados. He was a director of the British East India Company 1737–45, a financier, and Member of Parliament for Northallerton. He lived in his constituency, in Harewood, in Richmond-upon-Thames, and for periods in his twenties, at his family's plantation in Barbados.
Edwin Lascelles was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Ripon from 1846 to 1857.
The English toponymic surname Egerton may refer to:
Daniel Lascelles, English landowner and politician of Stank and Northallerton, North Riding, Yorkshire, was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Northallerton at a by-election on 3 February 1702. He did not stand for election again. He also served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1718–19.
Montagu is an English surname of Old French origin, a form of Montague. One notable family with this surname is the House of Montagu, who include the Earls of Sandwich. Notable people with the surname include: