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Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria. Mother. Judith of Lens. Maud, Countess of Huntingdon ( c. 1074 – 1130), or Matilda, was Queen of Scotland as the wife of King David I.
Maud di Northumbria, detta anche Matilde (1074 – 1130), è stata II contessa di Huntingdon e regina consorte di Davide I di Scozia. Era figlia di Waltheof II, conte di Northumbria e di Judith di Lens. Fu l'ultima dei conti anglosassoni a rimanere al potere dopo la conquista normanna dell'Inghilterra del 1066. Biografia
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William de Percy, 1st Baron Percy, who came from the village of Percy in Normandy, was in the train of William I. After arriving in England following the Harrying of the North (1069–70), he was bestowed modest estates in Yorkshire by Hugh d'Avranches. However, by the reign of Henry II the family was represented by only an heiress, Agnes de Percy (d...
The title was created for the third time in 1766 for Hugh Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, the former Sir Hugh Smithson, 4th Baronet (1714–1786), who had assumed by Act of Parliament in 1750 for himself and his descendants the surname Percy, due to his having married in 1740 the daughter of Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (1684–1750), whos...
Several other members of the Percy family have also gained distinction. Charlotte Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, wife of the third Duke, was governess of the future Queen Victoria. Lord Josceline Percy, second son of the fifth Duke, was a politician. Lord Henry Percy, third son of the fifth Duke, was a soldier. Lord Algernon Percy, second son of...
The seat of the Dukes of Northumberland is Alnwick Castle, which is located in Alnwick, Northumberland. The family's London residence is Syon House in Brentford, which replaced, as their London residence, the demolished Northumberland House in the Strand. Warkworth and Prudhoe castles were the residences of the Earls of Northumberland in the Middle...
Recurring names in the Percy genealogy include: 1. Henry (first borne by the 7th feudal baron of Topcliffe and his 10 immediate successors, including the 1st Earl and Harry Hotspur) 2. Hugh (first borne by the 1st Duke) 3. Joscelin/Josceline (first borne by Joscelin of Louvain) 4. Algernon (first borne by the 1st Baron as a nickname: Aux Gernonsor ...
Prominent members of the family include: 1. William de Percy (d.1096)[fr] (d. 1096), 1st feudal baron of Topcliffe, Yorkshire, nicknamed "Aux Gernons" ("with moustaches"), a Norman who emigrated to England at the time of the Conquest 2. Alan de Percy, 2nd feudal baron of Topcliffe (d. circa 1130/5) 3. William II de Percy, 3rd feudal baron of Topcli...
part of this is taken from the article on the Duke of Northumberland This summary genealogical tree shows how the current house of Percy is related:
Paternal arms of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy (1273–1314): Azure, five fusils in fess or,("Percy ancient") which he abandoned in favour of right: Or, a lion rampant azure ("Percy modern"/Brabant) Both arms were quartered by the Percy Earls of Northumberland and remain quartered by the present Duke of Northumberland 1. Arms of original de Perci f...
In 1381, he married Maud Lucy (1343 – 18 December 1398), daughter of Sir Thomas de Lucy, 2nd Baron Lucy, and Margaret de Multon, and thus sister and heiress of Anthony Lucy, 3rd Baron Lucy (died 1368), of Cockermouth Castle, Cumbria, which estate he inherited on condition that he and his heirs male should bear the arms of Lucy ...
Dissolução. A Nortúmbria (em inglês: Northumbria; em inglês antigo: Norþanhymbre) era um reino anglo formado na Grã-Bretanha no início do século VII; é também o nome de um condado, bem menor em território, que sucedeu ao reino.
In 1070, Judith married Earl Waltheof of Huntingdon and Northumbria. They had three children – Maud de Lens aka Matilda (1074-1130), Judith (1075-1137) and Adelese aka Alice (c. 1075/76-1126). Their eldest daughter, Maud, brought the earldom of Huntingdon to her second husband, David I of Scotland.
Brief Life History of Maud. The entry on People of Medieval Scotland, POMS states: Matilda aka (Maud) was the daughter of Waltheof, earl of Northumbria (d.1076), son of Siward and Judith (d. c. 1086), niece of William the Conqueror. She was first married to Sir Simon (I) de Senlis (d.1111-13), with whom she had two sons.
