Percy, Algernon (1602 - 1668)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

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

Siblings

Male

Percy, Henry ( - 1596)
Percy, Henry (1596 - 1597)
Percy, Henry (1604 - 1659)

Female

Percy, Dorothy (1598 - 1659)
Percy, Lucy (1599 - 1660)

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.

Offspring

From Howard, Elizabeth (1608 - 1704/5)

  1. Male offspring: Percy, Jocelyn (1644 - 1670)

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

Details of Properties

Residence

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

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1637-1637 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters
Performance 1637-1637 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters
Performance 1639-1639 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 3

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue 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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)