Percy family

The House of Percy (also Perci) were the most powerful noble family in Northern England for much of the Middle Ages, having gained the title Baron Percy already in 1066. The name derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy, the initial home of the family prior to the Norman Conquest. Members have held the titles of Earl of Northumberland or Duke of Northumberland to this day. Prominent members of the family include:

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341–1408) (forfeit 1405)
Sir Henry Percy, also called Harry Hotspur
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1394–1455)
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421–1461) (forfeit 1461)
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (1449–1489) (restored 1470)
Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland (1478–1527)
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland (1502–1537)
Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (1528–1572) (forfeit 1571; restored 1572)
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (1532–1585)
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564–1632)
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (1602–1668)
Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland (1644–1670)
Hugh Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1714–1786) (became Duke of Northumberland in 1766)
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1714–1786)
- James Smithson, illegitimate son of the 1st Duke, associated with the Smithsonian Institution and smithsonite
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742–1817)
Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (1785–1847)
Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (1792–1865)
George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland (1778–1867)
Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland (1810–1899)
Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland (1846–1918)
Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (1880–1930)
Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland (1912–1940)
Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland (1914–1988)
Henry Alan Walter Richard Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland (1953–1995)
Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland (b. 1956)
George Dominic Percy, Earl Percy (b. May 4 1984)

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