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Percy, Algernon (1602 - 1668)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1602-09-29
Death Date: 1668-10-13

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Cecil, Anne (1612 - 1637)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1629-1
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 5 children, 2 of whom survived infancy
  2. Howard, Elizabeth (1608 - 1704/5)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1642-10-1
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 14th Earl of Northumberland

Titles

  • 4th Baron Percy
    Assumed: 1626-03-28 (date summoned to parliament by this title)
    Vacated: 1668-10-13
  • 14th Earl of Northumberland
    Assumed: 1632-11-05
    Vacated: 1668-10-13

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Sussex 1624
Lord Lieut, Cumberland 1626 -11 -6 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Northumberland 1626 -11 -6 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Westmorland 1626 -11 -6
MP, Sussex 1626
Member, Council of the North, England 1632/3 -3 -21
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1635 -9 -16 Held jointly
Privy Councillor, England 1636 -3
Lord High Admiral, England 1636/7 -3 -19 1642
General, South of Trent 1639 -3 -26 (day & month dates uncertain)
Lord Lieut, Northumberland 1639 -8 -31
Chief Commander, Newcastle upon Tyne 1660 -8 -21
Chief Commander, Northumberland 1660 -8 -21
Lord Lieut, Northumberland 1660 -8 -21 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1660
Privy Councillor, England 1660 -5 -31

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Northumberland House, Middlesex
  • Syon House, Middlesex
  • Wressell, Yorkshire: East Riding
  • Petworth House, Sussex
    (Performance Venue)

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters
Performance - Chester (Unknown), Chester, Cheshire Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters Percy, Algernon (1602 - 1668) Musicians 1
Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters Percy, Algernon (1602 - 1668) Musicians 1
Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters Percy, Algernon (1602 - 1668) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Petworth House Sussex Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.