Francis Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech

Francis David Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech (13 March 1954 – 1 February 2016), was a peer in the United Kingdom.

Biography

Lord Harlech was born in 1954, the fifth child and second son of William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and his wife Sylvia Thomas. He was educated at Worth School. He succeeded his father as 6th Baron Harlech in 1985 and sat as a Conservative member of the House of Lords until the removal of the hereditary peers in 1999.

Harlech lived at Brogyntyn near Oswestry.

In May 2011, Lord Harlech and his daughter were involved in a dangerous driving incident in Penrhyndeudraeth, north Wales.^[1]

He died of natural causes on 1 February 2016.^[2] A North Wales Police spokesman said, "North Wales Police were called to an address at Talsarnau near Harlech at 11.40am on Monday, following reports of the sudden death of a man in his 60s."

Marriage and Children

Harlech married Amanda Jane Grieve in 1986 and they had a son and a daughter:^[3]

Jasset David Cody Ormsby-Gore, 7th Baron Harlech (born 1 July 1986), currently studying at Central St Martins
Hon Tallulah Sylvia Maria Ormsby-Gore (born 16 May 1988), who has studied at the New York Film Academy

Lord and Lady Harlech were divorced on 31 August 1998.^[4]

Styles and arms

Styles of address

1954–1964: Mr Francis Ormsby-Gore
1964–1985: The Hon. Francis Ormsby-Gore
1985–2016: The Rt Hon. The Lord Harlech

Coat of arms

Arms of Francis Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech
Notes Coat of arms of the Ormsby-Gore family Coronet A coronet of a Baron Crest 1st: an Heraldic Tiger rampant Argent; 2nd: a Dexter Arm embowed in armour proper holding in the hand a Man's Leg also in armour couped at the thigh Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gules a Fess between three Cross Crosslets fitchy Or (Gore); 2nd and 3rd, Gules a Bend between six Cross Crosslets Or (Ormsby) Supporters Dexter: an Heraldic Tiger Argent maned and tufted Sable ducally gorged Or; Sinister: a Lion Or Motto In Hoc Signo Vinces (Under this sign thou shalt conquer)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Francis Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech

16. William Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech

8. George Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech

17. Lady Emily Seymour

4. William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech

18. Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly

9. Lady Margaret Gordon

19. Maria Pegus

2. David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech

20. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

10. James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

21. Georgina Alderson

5. Lady Beatrice Gascoyne-Cecil

22. Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran

11. Lady Cicely Gore

23. The Hon. Edith Jocelyn

1. Francis Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech

12. William Thomas

6. Hugh Thomas

26. Sir Charles Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet

13. Ada Hobhouse

3. Sylvia Thomas

28. Edward Bellew, 2nd Baron Bellew

14. The Hon. Richard Bellew

29. Augusta Bryan

7. The Hon. Guendaline Bellew

30. Henry Gilbey

15. Ada Gilbey

31. Catherine Shepherd

References

↑ "Curse of Harlechs hits again". Dailymail.co.uk. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
↑ "Obituary: Lord Harlech". The Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2016. p. 29.
↑ "The glamorous aristocrat who has won Ralph Fiennes' heart". Dailymail.co.uk. 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
↑ The Peerage, Entry for 6th Lord Harlech

External links

Francis Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by David Ormsby-Gore	Baron Harlech 1985–2016	Succeeded by Jasset David Cody Ormsby-Gore

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