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 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 & 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]

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

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

External links

• Francis Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech