Friedrich Hancock, Baron Cyhook

## Friedrich Hancock, 6th Baron Hancock

Baron Cyhook in 1976

The Right Honourable **Friedrich Henry George von Klessgau Hancock**, M. P. **Baron Cyhook** (born 1 May 1939) is a former member in the European Parliament and the current Baron Cyhook. Now retired, he is an advocate for mental health.

## Early Life and Education

Hancock was born while his parents were working in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 1st, 1939. His father was Friedrich Hancock, 5th Baron Cyhook, and his mother was the Jewish-Dutch Johanna Rotters. He was the second-eldest child, with an elder brother, Percival.

The family moved back to Sladonia when Hancock was nine months old, and his brother, died of scarlet fever a year later, making him the heir to the Baronetcy. Six sisters and two brothers followed: Karoline in 1940, Gabrielle in 1942, Louise in 1945, Karl in 1946, twins Emma and Johanna in 1948, Margrette in 1950 and Stefan in 1956. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Roelle from 1944 until 1957, when he moved to England to attend Oxford University for seven years. There, he met Belgian student Juliana d'Sies, and the two began dating before splitting up when he decided to move back to Sladonia to attend the University of Roelle for a further four years, before studying at Harvard from 1968 until 1971.

## Career

Hancock met d'Sies again at a lecture in early 1971 upon his return to Sladonia, and the two were married on December 1st that year. They lived together in Sladonia where their three children were born: Hans in 1975, Gregoria in 1978 and Michael in 1982. Upon the birth of Hans, his father abdicated the Baronetcy and Hancock became the Right Honourable Baron Cyhook on October 15. He moved into the family home in Floresone and his parents downgraded to a townhouse.

In 1976, he ran for Mayor of Floresone and won the election. He was mayor of the city from 1976 until 1980, and again from 1997 until 2004. As mayor, he was responsible for implementing many mental health facilities, to much praise. He felt this was a pressing issue as his sister, Karoline, committed suicide in 1968, after suffering from depression.

### Time in the European Parliament

Hancock ran for the European Parliament in 1994 and won election, representing the Progressive Party of Sladonia. He kept his seat during the 1998 election, but retired in 2004.

### Retirement and Advocacy

Hancock retired in 2004 from all political offices, as his wife died in February that year. His father had died the year before, and he was not publicly active again until 2015, when he became the patron of the charity *Be Well*. He notably supported the banning of the Swastika in 2016, and the Same-Sex Marriage act of 2018. He also publicly denounced anti-Semitic politician Gregorio Vanas.

## Family Life

Hancock was the grandson of the 4th Baron, and a descendant of J. N. Claymour. His great-grandmother was American-born Caroline Leiter, the daughter of American businessman Levi Leiter. One of her sisters married the Viceroy of India, and another married the Earl of Suffolk. He is of English, Jewish, German, American-Swiss and Italian descent.

His wife, Juliana, was born in Belgium, but her mother was Lebanese. The couple have three children, eight grandchildren and one great grandson.