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Há 1 dia · In October 1766, Elizabeth Percy, the first Duchess of Northumberland (1716–1776), was travelling through Europe and staying in Rotterdam. Footnote 1 A keen traveller, the duchess would traverse Europe several times throughout her life: visiting friends and establishing connections with people, buying items for her vast collections, and visiting sites of interest, including the collections ...
Há 15 horas · I am spending the half-term week in Northumberland, ... Elizabeth Percy, ... the real Duchess of Downton Abbey manages affairs at Highclere Castle to keep the show on the road.
Há 5 dias · In 1682, Charles duke of Somerset married the lady Elizabeth Percy, daughter and heiress of Jocelyne earl of Northumberland, and thus became possessed of the house; which descended to his son Algernon, who succeeded to the title and estate in 1748.
Há 3 dias · Early in 1523, Anne was secretly betrothed to Henry Percy, son of Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, but the betrothal was broken off when the Earl refused to support it. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey refused the match in January 1524. In February or March 1526, Henry VIII began his pursuit of Anne.
Há 5 dias · Henry, Earl of Ogle and Duke of Newcastle, son of the second Duke, having died without issue by his wife (the heiress of Percy, Earl of Northumberland), John Holies, Earl of Clare, who married Lady Margaret Cavendish, one of the Duke's daughters and coheiresses, possessed Bolsover Castle, and was, in 1694, created Duke of Newcastle.
Há 1 dia · The Percy hegemony in the north had in appearance at least been replaced by dominance of the Neville family, or their kin. Scrope’s Revolt. The dominance was relatively shortlived. In 1404, the Earl of Northumberland was restored to his castles and some regional positions. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, did not remain loyal for long.
Há 5 dias · In 1642, Lady Elizabeth Howard, second daughter of Theophilus, married Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, and by her marriage settlement Suffolk House "was transferred to the bridegroom, upon his payment of £15,000 to his wife's family." Thenceforth it was usually referred to as Northumberland House.
