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favour by Henry VII. In his office of lord lieutenant 
of the county of York, he was engaged in levying cer¬ 
tain taxes impofed by king Henry ; and was feized and 
murdered by the populace, April 18, 14.89. 
Henry Algernon, fifth earl of Northumberland, his 
fon, was an eminent protestor of literature and literary 
men ; and was in particular the patron, of Skelton, a 
contemporary poet. Of this nobleman there was pub- 
liflied, in 1770, a very curious volume, entitled the Re¬ 
gulations and Eftablifhment of his Houfehold; from 
which it appears, that his manner of living was extreme¬ 
ly magnificent. He had iffue, 1. Henry Algernon, fixth 
earl of Northumberland. 2. Sir Thomas Percy, knight, 
who was unfortunately engaged in the infurredtion called 
the Pilgrimage of Grace, and executed in June 1537. 
The earl died May 19, 1527. Henry Algernon, his Ion, 
fixth earl of Northumberland, made a confiderable figure 
in the reign of Henry VIII. He appears to have been 
the favoured rival of that monarch in the affections of 
Anne Boleyn, before file afcended the throne of'Eng¬ 
land. In this affair he was counteracted by the intrigues 
of cardinal Wolfey ; and, having engaged in the party 
of his enemies, was perfonally commifTioned to arreft 
'liirn at his houfe in the county of York. He died June 
39 , 1537 - 
By the death of this nobleman without iffue, and by 
the attainder of his brother fir Thomas Percy, the title 
became extinCt in this family, and was transferred by 
Edward VI. to John Dudley earl of Warwick. This 
nobleman being executed for high treafon, Thomas 
Percy, fon of fir Thomas Percy, knight, who had flittered 
in confequence of the abovementioned infuerection, was, 
by queen Mary, April 30, 1557, advanced to the titles 
of baron Percy of Cockcrmoutii and Petworth, and on 
the day following to that of earl of Northumberland, 
with remainder to' Henry his brother. This promotion 
was conferred upon him as a reward for his fervices in 
the recapture of Scarborough-caftle, which had been 
feized upon by Thomas, fecond fon of lord Stafford. At 
length, being driven into rebellion, and having fled to 
Scotland, he was betrayed in an infamous manner by 
HeCtor Graham of Harlaw, attainted of high treafon, 
and fuffered on the fcaffold Auguft 22, 1572. 
Hugh Percy, eighth earl of Northumberland, his bro¬ 
ther, having continued loyalto queen Elizabeth, marched 
againlt the infurgents, who were commanded by Nevile 
earl of Weftmoreland. But being afterwards fufpefted 
of confpiring for the delivery of Mary queen of Scots, 
he was committed to the Tower, where ho pui an end 
to his life, June 21, 1585. His foils, Charles and Jof- 
celine, were concerned in the infurreCtion of Robert De- 
vereux earl of Effex ; but were pardoned by queen Eli¬ 
zabeth. Henry, ninth earl of Northumberland, his fon> 
was one of the noble volunteers againft the Spanilh ar¬ 
mada in 1588 j and warmly attached himfelf to the party 
of king James towards the dole of the reign of queen 
Elizabeth. In his intercourfe. with that prince pre- 
vipufly to his acceffion to the Englifli throne, he em¬ 
ployed Thomas Percy, his kinfnjan, and was ruined by 
the part taken by that gentleman in the gunpowder-plot 
of 1605. He was committed of feveral imputed offences 
in the court of Star-chamber in the following year, and 
adjudged to pay a fine of 30,0001. and to be imprisoned 
for life in the l ower of London, where he was confined 
fifteen years, a great part of which he fpent in the com¬ 
pany of fir Walter Raleigh, and other learned men. He 
was at length fet at liberty upon condition of paying a 
fine of 20,oool. and died November 5, 1632. He had 
iffue, 1. Algernon, tenth earl of Northumberland. 2. 
Henry, created June 28, 1643, baron Percy of Alnwick. 
In the civil war he was ftedfaftly attached to Charles I. 
and was much diftinguiftied by that prince j and foon 
after his death was appointed to the nominal office of 
lord chamberlain of the houfehold to Charles II. He 
died in April 1659. 
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LDRY, 479 
Algernon, tenth ear! of Northumberland, was appoint¬ 
ed, March 30, 1637, lord high admiral of England ; and 
'about that period h^d a confiderable fhare in the poltii- 
cal deliberations of Charles 1 . He was commander in 
chief of the army appointed to march again ft the Scots 
in the year 1639; but foon after had a mifunder Handing 
with the king, refpecling the appointment of Richard 
earl of Warwick to the command of the fleet, who wa; 
nominated for that purpofe by the parliament, in 1642. 
In confequence of this tranfadlion he was removed from 
the port of lord high admiral; and, refilling to continue 
in the office at the requeft of the parliament, the earl of 
Warwick w.as by that affembly appointed to fucceed 
him. The earl of Northumberland was feveral times 
feledted, as a man of moderate principles, to negociate 
between the king and the parliament; and was charged', 
in 1643, by Edmund Waller the celebrated poet, with 
being concerned in a plot formed at that time for deli¬ 
vering the city of London to the king. He was appointed 
to the care of the duke of York, and the other royal 
children, in 1645. After the death of the king, the earl 
of Northumberland lived chiefly in retirement till the 
reftoration, when he concerted with general Monk the 
proper meafures to be adopted upon tiiat occaiion. He 
died Odlober 13, 1668. 
Jofceline, eleventh earl of Northumberland, his fon, 
died May 21, 1670, and by his deceafe the title of earl 
of Northumberland became extinft ; which was foon 
after conferred by Charles II. upon George Fitzroy, his 
third fon by Barbara duchefs of Cleveland. The baro¬ 
nies of Percy, Lucy, Poynings, Fitzpayne, Bryan, and 
Latimer, then defeended to Elizabeth, only child of 
Jofceline, who married, firft, Henry earl of Ogle, fon of 
Henry fecond duke of Newcaftle ; fecondly, Thomas 
Thynne, of Longleat, in the county of Wilts, efquire, 
who was affaflinated; and thirdly, Charles, fixth duke of 
Somerfet, by whom he had iffue Algernon- leventh duke 
of Somerfet, who was by king Geqrge II. created baron 
Warkworth of Warkworth-caftle, and earl of Northum¬ 
berland, with remainder to fir Hugh Smythfon, of Stan- 
wick, in the-county of York, baronet, and Elizabeth his 
wife, daughter and heir of the duke of Somerfet. 
Sir Hugh Smythfon, who now took upon himfelf the 
name of Percy, was defeended from a family wliofe an- 
ceftry had been traced to William the Conqueror, and 
which had formed intermarriages with forne of the no- 
bleft families in the kingdom. He fucceeded to the 
titles of baron Warkworth and earl of Northumberland 
upon .the death of his father-in-law, February 7, 1750 ; 
and was appointed, April 20, 1763, lord lieutenant of 
Ireland, which office he refigned in the following year. 
He was alfo, by his majefty George III. raifed to the 
dignity of earl Percy and duke of Northumberland, and 
was conftituted December 24, 1778, mailer of the horfe 
to the king, which office he refigned in December 1780- 
He was farther created, January 28, 1784, lord Lovaine 
of Alnwick, with remainder to Algernon, his fecond 
fon. By his duchefs, who died December 5, 1776, his 
grace had iffue, two fons and one daughter, viz. Hugh, 
the prefent duke ; Elizabeth-Anne-Frances Percy, bora 
April 6, 1744, and died May 27, 1761, unmarried; and 
Algernon, the prelent earl of Beverley. His grace died 
June 6, 1786, and was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, the 
prefent and fecond duke. 
Creations. —Baron Percy, by William.the Con¬ 
queror. Baron Poynings, 1294 ; Firzpayne, 1296 ; Lucy, 
1296; Latimer, 1297; Bryan, 135,1; Baron Warkworth, 
of Warkwork-caftle, and Earl of the county of Northum¬ 
berland, 1749; and Earl Percy, and Duke of Northum¬ 
berland, October 18, 1766. 
Residences. —Sion Houfe, in the county of Middle- 
fex ; Alnwick-caftle, Warkworth-caftle, and Prudhoe- 
caftie, in the county of Northumberland ; Stamvick 
Park, in the county of York ; and Warrington-caftle, in 
the county of Cornwall. Tbwu-houle, Charing Crofs. 
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