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Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, DL (born 16 November 1956), styled Lord Ralph Percy until 1995, is a British hereditary peer and rural landowner and current head of the House of Percy.
Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12.º Duque de Northumberland, DL (16 de novembro de 1956) é um nobre britânico. É o segundo filho de Hugh Percy, 10.º Duque de Northumberland e de Lady Elizabeth Montagu-Douglas-Scott.
Sir Ralph Percy (11 August 1425 – 25 April 1464) was an English nobleman of the House of Percy, a knight, a Governor of Bamburgh Castle and a supporter of the Lancastrian faction in the Wars of the Roses.
- Earls of Northumberland
- Dukes of Northumberland
- Other Members of The Percy Family
- Family Residences
- Recurring Names
- Prominent Members
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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...
10 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Ralph continued to defend the Percy strongholds of Alnwick, Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh until capitulating to the new Yorkist king, Edward IV. He would turncoat again, in favour of another Lancastrian die-hard, Henry Beaufort Duke of Somerset.
Ralph Percy and his wife Jane (née Richard), whom he married in 1979, are most accomplished in this regard. They serve as patrons, presidents or chairpersons of a wide range of societies and institutions, and their name is often first to appear on donor lists for good causes.
Ralph inherited the dukedom of Northumberland after the death of his elder brother in 1995. As well as managing the more traditional estate businesses of agriculture, forestry and minerals, the Duke has overseen expansion of the portfolio to include planning and development and commercial property.
