Baron Percy
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The title Baron Percy has been created several times in the Peerage of England
. The first, in 1066 a Feudal Barony rather than a peerage
, became extinct in 1299. The second, in 1299, became extinct in 1517. The third, in 1557, became extinct in 1670. The present creation was in 1722, by writ of summons.
until 1527 see: Earl of Northumberland
(2nd to 5th)
, when the 7th Duke of Somerset was called to Parliament in the barony Percy, which was believed to have been last held by his mother, Elizabeth
.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. The first, in 1066 a Feudal Barony rather than a peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, became extinct in 1299. The second, in 1299, became extinct in 1517. The third, in 1557, became extinct in 1670. The present creation was in 1722, by writ of summons.
Barons Percy, first Creation (1066)
(d. 1096)- Alan de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy (ca. 1069–1135)
- William de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy (d. ca. 1150)
- William de Percy, 4th Baron Percy (1112–1168)
- Agnes de Percy, Baroness Percy (1134-1205) married Joscelin of Louvain (d.c. 1189)
- Richard de Percy, 5th Baron PercyRichard de PercySir Richard de Percy , 5th Baron Percy, was a Magnate from the North of England, and a participant in the First Barons' War.He was the son of Agnes de Perci, suo jure Baroness Percy, the heiress of the Percy estates, and her husband Joscelin of Louvain, who was styled "brother of the queen"...
(1166-1243), signatory to Magna CartaMagna CartaMagna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
. - William de Percy, 6th Baron Percy (1193–1245)
- Henry de Percy, 7th Baron Percy (1228–1272)
- Henry de Percy, 8th Baron Percy (1273–1314) (1299 created Baron Percy of Alnwick)
Barons Percy (of Alnwick), second Creation (1299)
- Henry de Percy, 1st Baron PercyHenry de Percy, 1st Baron PercyHenry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick was the son of Henry de Percy and Eleanor de Warenne, daughter of John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey and Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Surrey, half sister of Henry III....
(1273–1314) - Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron PercyHenry de Percy, 2nd Baron PercyHenry de Percy, 9th Baron Percy and 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick was the son of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick, and Eleanor Fitzalan, daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel....
(1300–1351) - Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy (1320–1368)
- Henry Percy, 4th Baron PercyHenry Percy, 1st Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy and a descendent of Henry III of England. His mother was Mary of Lancaster, daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, son of Edmund, Earl of Leicester and...
(1341–1408) (1377 created (1st) Earl of NorthumberlandEarl of NorthumberlandThe title of Earl of Northumberland was created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain, succeeding the title Earl of Northumbria. Its most famous holders were the House of Percy , who were the most powerful noble family in Northern England for much of the Middle Ages...
)
until 1527 see: Earl of Northumberland
Earl of Northumberland
The title of Earl of Northumberland was created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain, succeeding the title Earl of Northumbria. Its most famous holders were the House of Percy , who were the most powerful noble family in Northern England for much of the Middle Ages...
(2nd to 5th)
Barons Percy, fourth Creation (1722)
This barony was created by errorBaronies created by error
Baronies created by error refers to English baronies , Scottish baronial titles and Irish baronies that were created by error...
, when the 7th Duke of Somerset was called to Parliament in the barony Percy, which was believed to have been last held by his mother, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset
Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset , major heiress, was born Lady Elizabeth Percy, the only surviving child of the 11th Earl of Northumberland and deemed Baroness Percy in her own right. She carried the earldom of Northumberland to her son Algernon...
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- Algernon Seymour, 1st Baron Percy, 7th Duke of SomersetAlgernon Seymour, 7th Duke of SomersetGeneral Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset was the son of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset and his wife, Elizabeth...
(1684–1750) - Elizabeth Seymour, 2nd Baroness PercyElizabeth Percy, Duchess of NorthumberlandElizabeth Percy, née Seymour, Duchess of Northumberland, heiress to the earldom of Northumberland and 2nd Baroness Percy was a British peeress....
(1716–1776) - Hugh Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, 2nd Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 2nd Duke of NorthumberlandLieutenant-General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, FRS was an officer in the British army and later a British peer...
(1742–1817) - Hugh Percy, 4th Baron Percy, 3rd Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 3rd Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland KG, PC , styled Earl Percy until 1817, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830....
(1785–1847) - Algernon Percy, 5th Baron Percy, 4th Duke of NorthumberlandAlgernon Percy, 4th Duke of NorthumberlandAdmiral Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland KG, PC, FRS , styled Lord Algernon Percy until 1816 and known as The Lord Prudhoe between 1816 and 1847, was a British naval commander, explorer and Conservative politician.-Background:Northumberland was the younger son of General Hugh Percy, 2nd...
(1792–1865) - John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 6th Baron Percy, 7th Duke of AthollJohn Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of AthollJohn James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl KT , styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1846 and 1864, was a a Scottish peer.-Background and education:...
(1840–1917) - John George Stewart-Murray, 7th Baron Percy, 8th Duke of AthollJohn Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of AthollColonel John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl KT GCVO CB DSO PC ADC , styled Marquess of Tullibardine until 1917, was a Scottish soldier and Conservative politician.-Early life:...
(1871–1942) - James Thomas Stewart-Murray, 8th Baron Percy, 9th Duke of AthollJames Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of AthollMajor James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl , styled Lord James Stewart-Murray until 1942, was a Scottish peer and soldier....
(1879–1957) - Hugh Algernon Percy, 9th Baron Percy, 10th Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 10th Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland KG, GCVO, KStJ, PC, TD, FRS was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox.-Career:...
(1914–1988) - Henry Alan Walter Richard Percy, 10th Baron Percy, 11th Duke of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 11th Duke of NorthumberlandHenry Alan Walter Richard Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland FRS was the son of Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland. He was a godchild of Queen Elizabeth II.He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford...
(1953–1995) - Ralph George Algernon Percy, 11th Baron Percy, 12th Duke of NorthumberlandRalph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberlandthumb|Portrait by [[Allan Warren]]Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland DL is a British peer. He is the son of Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott....
(b. 1956)