Percy family - Definition and Overview

The title of Earl of Northumberland was created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain. Its most famous holders were the House of Percy (also Perci), who were the most powerful noble family in Northern England for much of the Middle Ages. The heirs of the Percys were ultimately made Duke of Northumberland in 1766.

Earls of Northumberland, first Creation (1377)

• Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341-1408) (forfeit 1405)

Earls of Northumberland, second Creation (1416)

• Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1394-1455)
• Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421-1461) (forfeit 1461)
• Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (1449-1489) (restored 1470)
• Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland (1478-1527)
• Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland (1502-1537)

Earls of Northumberland, third Creation (1557)

• Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (1528-1572) (forfeit 1571; restored 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, fourth Creation (1674)

• George Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1665-1716)

Earls of Northumberland, fifth Creation (1749)

See Duke of Northumberland, third creation

Further reading

• Rose, Alexander Kings in the North - The House of Percy in British History. Phoenix/Orion Books Ltd, 2002, ISBN 1842124854 (722 pages paperback)