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Anne Stuart Percy, Lady Warkworth (c.1745 – 20 January 1813), also known as "Lady Percy" (Countess Percy), was the first wife of Hugh Percy, later Duke of Northumberland (1742–1817). [1] She is known for her association with the novelist Laurence Sterne, with whom she may have had an intimate relationship. [2]
Anne Stuart Percy, Lady Warkworth (c.1745 – 20 January 1813), also known as "Lady Percy" (Countess Percy), was the first wife of Hugh Percy, later Duke of Northumberland (1742–1817). [1] She is known for her association with the novelist Laurence Sterne, with whom she may have had an intimate relationship. [2]
Lady Anne Stuart was born circa 1745. She was the daughter of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu, Baroness Mount Stuart of Wortley. She married General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, son of Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland and Elizabeth Seymour, Baroness Percy, on 2 July 1764.
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Percy was granted a divorce in Parliament from Lady Anne in 1779 on the grounds of her adultery and immediately married Frances Julia Burrell on 23 May 1779, [2] with whom he had six daughters and three sons, with three daughters and two sons surviving him.
1 de mai. de 2022 · Percy was granted a divorce in Parliament from Lady Anne in 1779 on the grounds of her adultery and immediately married Frances Julia Burrell, with whom he had six daughters and three sons, with three daughters and two sons surviving him.
During the brief and ill-fated Northern Rebellion of 1569, Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon, gave a frank assessment of the leadership of Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland, stating that his wife, Anne Percy, Countess of Northumberland, was the driving force behind the earl's rising.
8 de jun. de 2018 · Warkworth Castle once home to the powerful Percy family. Discover why this magnificent northern castle saw so much rebellion against the crown, and what eventually sent Warkworth into decay.
