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The Right Honourable Josceline “11th Earl of Northumberland” Percy

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The Right Honourable Josceline “11th Earl of Northumberland” Percy

Birth
England
Death
21 May 1670 (aged 25)
Turin, Città Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte, Italy
Burial
Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England Add to Map
Plot
Percy family vault
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Josceline Percy was the heir to Algernon, 10th Earl of Northumberland, and Elizabeth Howard, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Suffolk. The last Earl of Northumberland, the 11th Earl had only one surviving child, Elizabeth, who later married Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset. On his death aged just twenty-six, the earldom became extinct, and Elizabeth inherited the entire Percy fortune. Her third husband the Duke of Somerset used her fortune to rebuild Petworth House, West Sussex, now owned and maintained by the National Trust, but still home to their descendants.
Josceline Percy was the heir to Algernon, 10th Earl of Northumberland, and Elizabeth Howard, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Suffolk. The last Earl of Northumberland, the 11th Earl had only one surviving child, Elizabeth, who later married Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset. On his death aged just twenty-six, the earldom became extinct, and Elizabeth inherited the entire Percy fortune. Her third husband the Duke of Somerset used her fortune to rebuild Petworth House, West Sussex, now owned and maintained by the National Trust, but still home to their descendants.


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  • Created by: Peter Symonds
  • Added: Jul 24, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55387023/josceline-percy: accessed ), memorial page for The Right Honourable Josceline “11th Earl of Northumberland” Percy (4 Jul 1644–21 May 1670), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55387023, citing St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Petworth, Chichester District, West Sussex, England; Maintained by Peter Symonds (contributor 46908338).