Percy family

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The Percy family is a historic English noble lineage, traditionally holding the title of Duke of Northumberland and playing a prominent role in British medieval and early modern politics.

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Percy family canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family
alliedWith House of Lancaster
coatOfArms Or, a lion rampant azure
country Kingdom of England
United Kingdom
ethnicGroup English people
hasAncestralOrigin Norman nobility
hasCadetBranch Percy baronets of Ormaton
hasFamilySeat Alnwick Castle
Syon House
hasMotto Esperance en Dieu
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
influenced politics of northern England
involvedIn The Gunpowder Plot
surface form: Gunpowder Plot (through Thomas Percy, conspirator)

Rising of the North
language English
nobleTitle Baron Percy
Duke of Northumberland
Earl of Northumberland
notableFor border lordship on the Anglo-Scottish frontier
involvement in the Hundred Years' War
involvement in the Wars of the Roses
opposition to King Henry IV of England
role in early modern English politics
role in medieval English politics
notableMember Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland
Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland
Henry Percy
surface form: Henry Percy (Hotspur)

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland
Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
politicalAlignment English peerage
region Northern England
Northumberland
religiousAffiliation Anglicanism
Roman Catholicism
rivalOf House of Neville
House of York
socialClass Aristocracy
titleCreation Dukedom of Northumberland created in 1766
Earldom of Northumberland created in 1377

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Alnwick Castle grounds ownedBy Percy family
Syon Park associatedWith Percy family
Petworth associatedWith Percy family
Alnwick Castle ownedByFamily Percy family
Prudhoe Castle ownedBy Percy family
Warkworth Castle associatedWith Percy family
Duke of Northumberland nobleFamily Percy family
Earl of Northumberland memberOf Percy family
Earl of Northumberland allegiance Percy family
Earl of Worcester allegiance Percy family
Syon House ownedBy Percy family