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Family and Education
b. 29 Sept. 1602, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Henry Percy†, 3rd earl of Northumberland and Dorothy (d. Aug. 1619), da. of Walter Devereux†, earl of Essex and wid. of Sir Thomas Perrott‡ of Haroldston, Pemb.; bro. of Henry Percy‡. educ. privately (tutor, William Nicholson) 1608-15; St John’s, Camb. (tutor, Edward Dowse) 1615, MA 1616; M. Temple 1615; Christ Church, Oxf. 1617, travelled abroad (Low Countries, Italy, France), 1618-24, Padua 1621. m. (1) 1629 (with £11,000), E.B. de Fonblanque, Annals of the House of Percy, ii. 370. Anne (d. 6 Dec. 1637), da. William Cecil, 2nd earl of Salisbury, 5da. (4 d.v.p.); (2) 1 Oct. 1642 Elizabeth (d. 11 Mar. 1705), da. of Theophilus Howard†, 2nd earl of Suffolk, 1s. 1da. d.v.p.; KB 1616; KG 1635. d. 13 Oct. 1668; will 10 Apr. 1667 – 30 Mar. 1668, pr. 30 Nov. 1668. TNA, PROB 11/328.
Offices Held

Master of horse, queen Henrietta Maria 1626 – 28; PC 5 Nov. 1636-at least 1641, 31 May 1660 – d.; mbr., Council of War 1637, pres. by 1640; ld. adm., 1638 – 42; commr, Admlty 1642 – 43, 1645 – 48, assembly of divines 1643, preservation of records 1643, cts. martial 1644, treaty of Uxbridge 1645, provision for New Model Army 1645, excise 1645, Westminster collegiate church and sch. 1645, abuses in heraldry 1645, plantations 1646, exclusion from sacrament 1646, sale of bishops’ lands 1646, appeals at Oxford Univ. 1647, indemnity 1647, managing assessment 1647, navy and customs 1647, scandalous offences 1648, obstructions to sale of bishops' lands 1648, treaty of Newport 1648, earl marshalship 1662; mbr., cttee. of Both Kingdoms, 1644 – 48; ld high constable, coronation of Charles II, 18- 23 Apr. 1661.

Ld. lt. Cumb., Northumb. and Westmld. (jt.) 1626 – 39; Northumb. (sole) 1639 – at least42, (jt.) 1660 – d., Suss. (jt.) 1635- Mar. 1642, (sole) Mar. 1642–5, 1660 – d., Anglesey, Pemb. and Surr.. 1642 – 45; mbr., council of the north 1633 – 36; kpr. Nonsuch Palace, Surr. 1639; custos rot. Suss. by 1644 – 50, 1660 – d., Northumb. by 1650 – 60; commr. defence, Wilts. 1644, Surr. 1645, Northern Assoc., Cumb., Northumb., Yorks. 1645, militia, Cumb and Northumb. 1648, 1660, Suss. 1660.

Adm. of the Fleet 1636 – 37; gen. forces south of Trent 1639 – 40; capt.-gen. 1640 – 41; capt. Tynemouth, Northumb. 1660 – d.

Gov., Charterhouse 1660–d. Davies, Charterhouse in London, app. D.

Parlimentarian
PERCY, Algernon, Lord Percy (1602-1668), of Petworth, Suss.; later of Northumberland House, Westminster
Associated with: Petworth House, Suss.; Syon House, Mdx.; Northumberland House, Westminster.
Likenesses

oil on canvas by Anthony van Dyck, c.1636-8, NPG 287.

Author
Littleton, Charles
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
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Oxford 1644
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