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Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG (27 April 1564 – 5 November 1632) was an English nobleman. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I . Under James I , Northumberland was a long-term prisoner in the Tower of London , due to the suspicion that he was complicit in the Gunpowder Plot.
29 de mar. de 2024 · Henry Percy, 9th earl of Northumberland (born 1564, Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland, Eng.—died Nov. 5, 1632, Petworth, Sussex) was an English Roman Catholic who was imprisoned in the Tower of London from 1605 to 1621 on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot (q.v.).
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views 2,879,749 updated. Northumberland, Henry Percy, 9th earl of (1564–1632). Northumberland inherited the title at the age of 21 in 1585 when his father, confined to the Tower, was found shot. He was given the Garter in 1593 and performed some military services.
His main interests were in alchemy and astrology and through his scientific experiments he became known as 'the Wizard Earl'. He was installed as a Knight of the Garter in 1596 and in 1599 bore the...
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The 9th Earl (1564-1632) acquired the freehold of Syon and Isleworth (Middlesex) in 1603-4, to which other Middlesex properties (East Bedfont and Hatton) were added from 1656. The 10th Earl (1602-68) acquired Northumberland House in the Strand (London) at the time of his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Suffolk, in 1642.
Description. Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (April 27, 1564—November 5, 1632) was an English aristocrat. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I, who under James I was a long-term prisoner in the Tower of London. He is known for the circles he moved in as well as for his own achievements.
18 de ago. de 2023 · Henry Percy (1564–1632), 9th Earl of Northumberland, was also known as ‘the Wizard Earl’ because of his scientific experiments with alchemy and astrology. Percy had a colourful life. He was born at Tynemouth Castle and received a protestant education, but later got into trouble when sympathising with the Catholic views of friends in Paris.
