Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland

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Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British nobleman, soldier, and politician who became a prominent peer and influential figure in Georgian England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
British nobleman
British politician
human
peer of Great Britain
adoptedSurname Percy
allegiance British Army
associatedWithLocation Alnwick Castle
Syon House
birthDate 1714-12-19
birthName Hugh Smithson
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
child Algernon Percy
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1786-06-06
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
era Georgian era
familyName Percy
fatherInLaw Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
givenName Hugh
house House of Percy
languageSpoken English
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
militaryRank general
monarchDuringTenure George II of Great Britain
surface form: George II

George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
nobleTitle Baronet
Duke of Northumberland
Earl of Northumberland
notableActivity influence in Georgian court politics
patronage of arts and architecture
notableFor revival of the Percy family’s prominence in the 18th century
parliamentaryServiceEnd 1750s
parliamentaryServiceStart 1740
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
Member of Parliament for Middlesex
Privy Counsellor
precededBy Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (as holder of Percy estates)
reasonForSurnameChange inheritance of Percy estates and titles
regionOfActivity England
religion Church of England
socialClass aristocracy
spouse Elizabeth Seymour
succeededBy Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
titleCreationDate 1766

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James Smithson parent Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
James Smithson illegitimateChildOf Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Jacques-Louis Macie father Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
James Lewis Macie father Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Percy family notableMember Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland