Peerage Record – 10095

     Hon. James Edward Lascelles was born on 4 October 1953 at 2 Orme Square, Bayswater, London, England^G.^1,3 He is the son of George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood and Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein.⁴ He was baptised on 27 December 1953 at All Saints’ Church, Harewood, Yorkshire, England^G, with Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Frederick Lascelles, HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark and Sophie Bachmann as his godparent(s.)³ He married, firstly, Fredericka Ann Duhrrson, daughter of Alfred Duhrrson and Elizabeth Buntt, on 4 April 1973 at Wortham, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He and Fredericka Ann Duhrrson were divorced in 1985.¹ He married, secondly, Lori Susan Lee, daughter of John Robert Lee and Marianne Lee Bennett, on 4 May 1985 at Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.^G.¹ He married, thirdly, Joy Elias-Rilwan on 30 January 1999.⁴
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.⁴ He was a keyboard player with It’s a Small World folk band.⁴ He was member of the Footsbard travelling theatre group.⁴

     Hon. Robert Jeremy Hugh Lascelles was born on 14 February 1955 at 2 Orme Square, Bayswater, London, England^G.^1,2 He is the son of George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood and Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein.³ He was baptised on 9 April 1955 at All Saints’ Church, Harewood, Yorkshire, England^G, with HM Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother of the United Kingdom as his godparent(s.)² He married, firstly, Julie Baylis, daughter of Robert Baylis and Valerie Smart, on 4 July 1981 at London, England^G.⁴ He and Julie Baylis were divorced in June 1998.⁵ He married, secondly, Catherine Isobel Bell on 7 January 1999 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.⁵
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.³

     Angela Estree Lyssod D’Arcy Dowding was born on 20 April 1919 at Hanwell, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Stanley Dowding and Lilian Emma Lawler.¹ She married Hon. Gerald David Lascelles, son of Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood and Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary Windsor, The Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, on 15 July 1952 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ She and Hon. Gerald David Lascelles were divorced in 1978.¹ She died on 28 February 2007 at age 87 at Virginia Water, Surrey, England^G.⁴
     She was an actress, touring overseas with ENSA during the Second World War.⁵ From 15 July 1952, her married name became Lascelles.

     Henry Ulick Lascelles was born on 19 May 1953 at London, England^G.¹ He is the son of Hon. Gerald David Lascelles and Angela Estree Lyssod D’Arcy Dowding.³ He married Alexandra Clare Ruth Morton, daughter of Charles Peter Morton and Pauline Dorothy Edwards, on 25 August 1979 at Royal Chapel, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Park, Berkshire, England^G.^1,4 He and Alexandra Clare Ruth Morton were divorced in 1999.⁵ He married Fiona Margaret Gregson, daughter of Barry Gregson, on 2 June 2006.⁵
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³

     Wilhelm X Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim was born on 24 December 1787 at Biebrich, Hessen, Germany^G.^3,4 He was the son of Friedrich III Prinz General von Hessen-Kassel and Karoline Polyxena Prinzessin von Nassau-Usingen.⁵ He married Louise Charlotte Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, daughter of Frederik Oldenburg, Crown Prince of Denmark and Sophie Friederike Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on 10 November 1810 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.³ He died on 5 September 1867 at age 79 at Copenhagen, Denmark^G.³
     He gained the title of Prinz von Hessen-Kassel.¹ He held the office of Governor of Copenhagen.⁴ He gained the title of Landgraf Wilhelm X von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim in 1837.³

     Louise Charlotte Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark was born on 30 October 1789 at Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.² She was the daughter of Frederik Oldenburg, Crown Prince of Denmark and Sophie Friederike Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.³ She married Wilhelm X Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim, son of Friedrich III Prinz General von Hessen-Kassel and Karoline Polyxena Prinzessin von Nassau-Usingen, on 10 November 1810 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.² She died on 28 March 1864 at age 74 at Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.²
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Charlotte of Denmark.²

     Alexander von Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog von Oldenburg was born on 30 August 1810. He was the son of Georg Peter Friedrich von Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog von Oldenburg and Ekaterina Pavlovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia. He died on 16 November 1829 at age 19.¹
     He was also known as Frederick Paul Augustus (Alexander?) He gained the title of Herzog von Oldenburg.¹

     Friedrich III Prinz General von Hessen-Kassel was born on 11 September 1747 at Kassel, Hessen, Germany^G.² He was the son of Friedrich II Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel and Mary Hanover, Princess of Great Britain.³ He married Karoline Polyxena Prinzessin von Nassau-Usingen, daughter of Karl Wilhelm Fürst von Nassau-Usingen and Karoline Felicitas Gräfin zu Leiningen-Langsberg-Heidesheim, on 2 December 1786 in a Biebrich, Hesse marriage.² He died on 20 May 1837 at age 89 at Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany^G.⁴
     He gained the title of Prinz von Hessen-Kassel.⁵ He gained the title of Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel zu Rumpenheim on 25 January 1805.⁴ He gained the rank of General in the Dutch Army.

     Karoline Polyxena Prinzessin von Nassau-Usingen was born on 4 April 1762 at Biebrich, Hessen, Germany^G.² She was the daughter of Karl Wilhelm Fürst von Nassau-Usingen and Karoline Felicitas Gräfin zu Leiningen-Langsberg-Heidesheim.^1,3 She married Friedrich III Prinz General von Hessen-Kassel, son of Friedrich II Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel and Mary Hanover, Princess of Great Britain, on 2 December 1786 in a Biebrich, Hesse marriage.² She died on 17 August 1823 at age 61 at Schloss Rumpenheim, Offenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany^G.³
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Nassau-Usingen.³

     Alexander Paul Ludwig Constantine Herzog von Württemberg was born on 9 September 1804 at Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany^G.³ He was also reported to have been born on 9 September 1804 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G. He was the son of Ludwig Friedrich Alexander Herzog von Württemberg and Henriette Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg. He married Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, daughter of Count Ladislas Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde and Agnes Baronin von Inczedy de Nagy-Varad, on 2 May 1835 at Vienna, Austria^G, in a morganatic marriage.^3,4 He died on 4 July 1885 at age 80 at Tuffer, Styria, Austria.³