Earl of Northumberland

Earl of Northumberland is a hereditary British title of nobility, which was awarded several times in the Peerage of England and most recently in the Peerage of Great Britain. He is now operated by the family of Percy as a subordinate title to the dignity of Duke of Northumberland. It is named after the title of the county of Northumberland in England.

Ceremonies

1377 was Henry Percy, Baron Percy of Alnwick, was appointed Earl of Northumberland by King Richard II after his coronation. His son was the famous Henry Hotspur, who fell during the lifetime of his father at the battle of Shrewsbury. As father and son had rebelled against King Henry IV, the title was revoked in 1405. King Henry V annulled the forfeiture in 1416 again.

The male line of descendants Joscelin de Louvains became extinct in 1670 with Josceline de Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland. His daughter Elizabeth married in 1682 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, her granddaughter finally a knight from Yorkshire, Hugh Smithson, who was appointed in 1766 for the first Duke of Northumberland. One of Hugh Smithson's illegitimate sons was James Smithson, whose bequest who founded the Smithsonian Institution.

List of Earls of Northumberland

Among the former Earls see: Earl of Northumbria

Earls of Northumberland, First Creation ( 1377 )

Earls of Northumberland, Second Creation ( 1416 )

  • Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ( 1394-1455 )
  • Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland ( 1421-1461 ), forfeit 1461
  • John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu, 4th Earl of Northumberland ( 1431-1471 ), track 1470 withdrawn
  • Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland ( 1449-1489 ), reinstated in 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 ) forfeited in 1571; reinstated in 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 )

Earls of Northumberland, Third Creation ( 1674)

Earls of Northumberland, Fourth Creation ( 1749)

To the other Earls of Northumberland see Duke of Northumberland

Richard II of England Henry IV of England Henry V of England Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset Josceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland
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