Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland (6 April 1914 – 11 October 1988), was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox. He succeeded to the dukedom of Northumberland in 1940, when his brother Henry, 9th Duke, was killed in Belgium in World War II during the retreat to Dunkirk.[1]
The Duke of Northumberland | |
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 The 10th Duke of Northumberland, photographed by Allan Warren. | |
| Tenure | 21 May 1940 – 11 October 1988 |
| Predecessor | Henry, 9th Duke |
| Successor | Henry, 11th Duke |
| Born | Hugh Algernon Percy 6 April 1914 |
| Died | 11 October 1988 (aged 74) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott |
| Issue | |
| Parents | Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox |
Coat of Arms of Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland
Career
Northumberland was commissioned into the Northumberland Hussars. In 1940, as a Lieutenant, he transferred to the Royal Artillery. In 1947, as a Captain, he transferred back to the Northumberland Hussars.
- Master of the Percy Foxhounds from 1940 to 1988
- President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England in 1956 and 1962
- Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 1956 to 1984
- Chairman of the Agricultural Research Council from 1958 to 1968
- Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1964 to 1988
- Chairman of the Medical Research Council from 1969 to 1977
- Chairman of the Committee of Enquiry on Foot and Mouth Disease
- Lord Steward of H.M. Household from 1973 to 1988
Family
Northumberland married Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (died 19 September 2012[2]), daughter of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, on 12 June 1946. They had seven children:
- Lady Caroline Mary Percy (b. 3 May 1947), married Pierre, Comte de Cabarrus on 12 January 1974 and had issue:
- Chiara de Cabarrus (22 November 1974)
- Diana de Cabarrus (b. 1977) married Alexander Baillie on 25 March 2017[3]
- Lady Victoria Lucy Diana Percy (b. 19 April 1949), married Aidan Cuthbert on 4 October 1975 and divorce had issue. Then remarried to Charles Lyon Fellowes in 2000 and divorce in 2006.
- Alice Cuthbert (1978)
- Lucy Cuthbert (1982) married Prince Khalid of Saudi Arabia on 28 March 2011.
- Molly Cuthbert (1984)
- David Cuthbert (1987)
- Lady Julia Helen Percy (b. 12 November 1950), married Nicholas Craig Harvey on 11 June 1983 and had issue:
- Georgina Craig Harvey (20 May 1986)
- Christopher Craig Harvey (4 October 1988)
- Laura Craig Harvey (7 September 1992)
- Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland (1 July 1953 – 31 October 1995)
- Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland (b. 16 November 1956), married Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland (née Jane Richard) and had issue
- Lady Louise Percy (25 – 27 May 1962)
- Lord James William Eustace Percy (b. 18 June 1965), married Lucy Caroline Rugge-Price and had issue:
- Thomas Hugh Percy (2001)
- Eliza Rose Percy (2003)
- Willa Katherine Percy (2005)
- Samuel James Edward Percy (2008)[4]
Ancestry
References
- CWGC entry
- "Duchess of Northumberland dies aged 90". The Independent. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/bailliede-cabarrus-marriage.html". Peerage News. External link in
|title=(help) - Peerage News: Samuel James Edward Percy
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 2 (107th ed.), Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, p. 2947, ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9 (Cited at thePeerage.com, which accessed 29 July 2020)
External links
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- Alnwick Castle website
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Northumberland
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale |
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 1956–1984 |
Succeeded by Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley |
| Preceded by Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham |
Lord Steward 1973–1988 | |
| Academic offices | ||
| New university | Chancellor of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1963–1988 |
Succeeded by Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Henry Percy, 9th Duke |
Duke of Northumberland 1940–1988 |
Succeeded by Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland and 10th Baron Percy |
| Preceded by James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl and 8th Baron Percy |
Baron Percy 1957–1988 | |
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