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     George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood was born on 7 February 1923.¹ He was the son of Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood and Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary Windsor, The Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.³ He married, firstly, Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein, daughter of Erwin Stein and Sophie Bachmann, on 29 September 1949 at St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street, Mayfair, London, England^G.¹ He and Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein were divorced on 6 April 1967 at London, England^G.⁴ He married, secondly, Patricia Elizabeth Tuckwell, daughter of Charles Tuckwell and Elizabeth Jane Norton, on 31 July 1967 at New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G.⁵ He died on 10 July 2011 at age 88.⁶
     He was styled as Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947.³ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded and became a POW.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.³ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada between 1945 and 1946.³ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Lascelles [U.K., 1812] on 24 May 1947.³ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Harewood, co. York [U.K., 1812] on 24 May 1947.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Harwood, of Harewood, co. York [G.B., 1796] on 24 May 1947.³ He graduated from King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He was editor of Opera magazine between 1950 and 1953.³ He was Director of ROH Covent Gardens between 1951 and 1953.³ He wrote the book Kobbé's Complete Opera Book, published 1952, editor.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G, in 1959.³ He was awarded the Order of Merit in 1959 Austrian.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) by Hull University, Hull, Yorkshire, England^G, in 1962.³ He held the office of Chancellor of the University of York between 1962 and 1967.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G, in 1966.³ He was Director of ROH Covent Gardens between 1969 and 1972.³ He was awarded the Janácek Medal in 1978.³ He wrote the book The Tongs and the Bones, published 1981, autobiography.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor by University of York, York, Yorkshire, England^G, in 1982.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Bradford University, Bradford, Yorkshire, England^G, in 1983.³ He was Governor of the BBC between 1985 and 1987.³ He was President of the British Film Classification Board between 1985 and 1996.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1986.³ He was chairman of English National Opera between 1986 and 1995.³ He lived in 2003 at Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.³

     Louise Marie d'Orléans, Princesse d'Orléans was born on 3 April 1812 at Palermo, Sicily, Italy^G.¹ She was the daughter of Louis Philippe I d'Orléans, Roi de France and Maria Amelia Teresa di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie.¹ She married Leopold I Georg Christian Friedrich, Roi des Belges, son of Franz I Friedrich Anton Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld and Auguste Karoline Sophie Gräfin Reuss zu Lobenstein und Ebersdorf, on 9 August 1832 at Compiègne, France^G.¹ She died on 11 October 1850 at age 38 at Oostende, Belgium^G.¹ She was buried on 13 October 1850 at Château de Laeken, Brussels, Belgium^G.¹
     She was also known as Mademoiselle d'Orléans.¹ She was given the name of Louise Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle at birth.¹

     Ludwig IX Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt was born on 15 December 1719.³ He was the son of Ludwig VIII Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt and Charlotte Christiana Magdalena Johanna Gräfin zu Hanau-Lichtenberg.^1,4 He married, firstly, Karoline Henriette Christina Louisa Pfalzgräfin von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, daughter of Christian III Pfalzgraf von Birkenfeld and Karoline Gräfin von Nassau-Saarbrücken, on 12 August 1741.³ He married, secondly, Marie Adelaide de Cheirouze Gräfin von Lemberg in 1775 in a morganatic marriage.¹ He died on 6 April 1790 at age 70 at Pirmasens, Germany^G.³
     He was Corps Commander of the Prussian Army under Frederick the Great.¹ He succeeded as the Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt in 1768.^5,6

     Friedrich II (I) Wilhelm Karl König von Württemberg was born on 6 November 1754 at Treptow, Brandenburg, Germany^G.³ He was the son of Friedrich II Eugen Heinrich Herzog von Württemberg and Friederike Dorothea Prinzessin von Brandenburg-Schwedt.⁴ He married, firstly, Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise Prinzessin von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, daughter of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and Augusta Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, on 11 October 1780.³ He married, secondly, Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, daughter of George III Hanover, King of Great Britain and Sophie Charlotte Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on 18 May 1797 at St. James's Palace, Chapel Royal, St. James's, London, England^G.¹ He died on 30 October 1816 at age 61 at Stuttgart, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.³
     He succeeded as the Herzog von Württemberg (styled as Reigning Duke of Württemberg) on 23 December 1797.³ He gained the title of Friedrich I König von Württemberg on 26 December 1805.³ He was crowned King of Württemberg on 1 January 1806.³

     Friederike Luise Karoline Sophie Charlotte Alexandrine Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 2 March 1778 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G. She was the daughter of Karl II Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Friederike Karoline Luise Prinzessin von Hessen-Darmstadt. She married, firstly, Friedrich Ludwig Karl Prinz von Preußen, son of Friedrich Wilhelm II König von Preußen and Friederike Luise Prinzessin von Hessen-Darmstadt, on 26 December 1793.¹ She and Friedrich Ludwig Karl Prinz von Preußen were divorced in 1796. She married, secondly, Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz zu Solms-Braunfels, son of Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst Fürst zu Solms-Braunfels and Sophie Christine Wilhelmine Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach, on 10 January 1798 at Berlin, Germany.¹ She married, thirdly, Ernst August I König von Hannover, son of George III Hanover, King of Great Britain and Sophie Charlotte Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on 29 May 1815 at Parish Church, Neustrelitz, Brandenburg, Germany^G.¹ She married Ernst August I König von Hannover, son of George III Hanover, King of Great Britain and Sophie Charlotte Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on 29 August 1815 at Carlton House, Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London, England^G. She died on 29 June 1841 at age 63 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.³ She was buried at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.³
     After her marriage, Friederike Luise Karoline Sophie Charlotte Alexandrine Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz was styled as Queen Consort Frederica of Hanover on 20 June 1837.³

     Georg V König von Hannover was born on 27 May 1819.³ He was the son of Ernst August I König von Hannover and Friederike Luise Karoline Sophie Charlotte Alexandrine Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He married Alexandrine Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, daughter of Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl Herzog von Sachsen-Altenburg and Amelie Theresa Luise Wilhelmine Philippina Herzogin von Württemberg, on 18 February 1843 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G. He died on 12 June 1878 at age 59 at 7 rue Presbourg, Paris, France^G.³ He was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³
     In 1834 he went blind after an accident.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 15 August 1835.³ He was Colonel of the 4th Regiment of Dragoons, Hanoverian Army.⁴ He succeeded as the Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg in 1851. He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Armagh [G.B., 1799] on 18 November 1851.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale [G.B., 1799] on 18 November 1851.⁴ He succeeded as the König von Hannover on 18 November 1851.³ He was deposed as King of Hanover on 20 September 1866.³ He gained the rank of General in the British Army.⁴

     Alexandrine Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg was born on 14 April 1818 at Hilburghausen, Thüringen, Germany^G.² She was the daughter of Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl Herzog von Sachsen-Altenburg and Amelie Theresa Luise Wilhelmine Philippina Herzogin von Württemberg.¹ She married Georg V König von Hannover, son of Ernst August I König von Hannover and Friederike Luise Karoline Sophie Charlotte Alexandrine Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on 18 February 1843 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G. She died on 9 January 1907 at age 88 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.² She was buried at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.²
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg.³ She was given the name of Alexandrine Marie Wilhelmine Katherine Charlotte Therese Henriette Luise Pauline Elisabeth Friederik von Sachsen-Altenburg at birth.¹

     Ernst August II Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich Prinz von Hannover was born on 21 September 1845 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.³ He was the son of Georg V König von Hannover and Alexandrine Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg. He married Thyra Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark, daughter of Christian IX zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Denmark and Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Karoline Auguste Julie Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel, on 21 December 1878 at Copenhagen, Denmark^G.³ He died on 14 November 1923 at age 78 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.³
     He gained the title of Prinz von Hannover.¹ He gained the title of HRH Prince Ernst Augustus of the United Kingdom.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel of Infantry in 1866 in the 42nd Regiment, Austrian Army.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1878.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Armagh [G.B., 1799] on 12 June 1878.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale [G.B., 1799] on 12 June 1878.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 June 1878.³ He was created Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg on 18 October 1884.^1,3 He gained the rank of Major-General in 1886 in the British Army.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1892.⁴ He gained the rank of General in 1898.⁴ He abdicated as Renounced the Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg on 24 October 1913.⁵ On 13 May 1915 he was struck of the Roll of the order of the Garter.⁴ He was deposed as Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, and all other British titles on 28 March 1919.⁵

     Friederike Sophie Marie Henriette Amelie Therese Prinzessin von Hannover was born on 9 January 1848 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Georg V König von Hannover and Alexandrine Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg. She married Liutbert Alexander George Lionel Alphonse Baron von Pawel-Rammingen on 24 April 1880.³ She died on 16 October 1926 at age 78.¹
     She gained the title of Princess Friederike of Hanover.¹ From 24 April 1880, her married name became von Pawel-Rammingen.

     Mary Ernestine Prinzessin von Hannover was born on 3 December 1849 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Georg V König von Hannover and Alexandrine Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg. She died on 4 June 1904 at age 54 at Gmunden, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.¹
     She gained the title of Princess Mary of Hanover.¹ She was given the name of Mary Ernestine Josephine Adolphine Henriette Therese Elisabeth Alexandrine at birth.¹