Sir Issac Lascelles, The 2nd Baron of Huntington

Sir Isaac Lascelles was born the only son of Sir Isaac Lascelles, The Baron of Huntington, and of Katherine Cecil. isaac was born after his father's sudden death. He is currently styled: Sir Issac Lascelles, The Baron of Huntington. He lives at Hagley Park with his uncle: Jonathan Lascelles and his three older half-sisters: Laura, Josephine, and Francis.

Birth

Isaac's father, Sir Isaac Lascelles, The Baron of Huntington died a day after the engagement party to his mother, Katherine Cecil, the sister of Sir Thomas Cecil, The Baron of Palmer. His sudden death left his eldest daughter from his first marriage Laura Lascelles the heir to the Hagley Park Estates owned by his older brother.

When Katherine found out that she was pregnant, there was much news for excitement, and some cause for concern. Though his parents were engaged, they were not yet married this left the issue of the legitimacy of the child Katherine was carrying in question. Jonathan Lascelles, The Baron of Huntington's elder brother, petitioned The Duke of Worcester (who acted as regent for King Henry II) to allow the child, whether male of female, to be recognized as legitimate. This would mean that the child (if male) would inherit Sir Isaac's titles of "Baron of Huntington" and he would be the lawful inheritor of Hagley Park, putting the unborn child above the inheritance claim of his three older sisters.

The Duke of Worcester hesitated to recognize the child as a legitimate, due to the fact that his younger son, The Duke of Chelsea, was betrothed to the unborn childss elder sister Laura Lascelles, the current heir of the Park Hagley Estates. If Katherine gave birth to a son, he would displace his sister as heir. The Regent eventually relented on his concerns, and allowed the unborn child full rights, thanks to the help of The Earl of Medford.

Prepreationsns for the birth were made quickly. The Regent sent his sister-in-law, The Lady Anna Beaufort, The Duchess of Beverly and Lord Richard Gore to serve as "Royal attendants" in order to ensure that in the event of the birth of a girl, Jonathan Lascelless didn't replace the child with a boy.

The birth of a boy was a relief. The child was named in honor of his late father and was the first member of the nobility who was automatically born with a title. He was first in line to inherit his uncle's home, Hagley Park, and fourth in line to inherit the titles of his 3rd cousin, Sir Malcolm Lascelles, "The Earl of Medford" and his estates.