Resultado de búsqueda
Earl of Northumberland (1564–1632), The Wizard Earl. Henry Percy, 9. Earl of Northumberland KG (* 27. April 1564 in Tynemouth; † 5. November 1632) war eine mächtige intellektuelle und kulturelle Persönlichkeit des englischen Hochadels. Er erhielt wegen seiner wissenschaftlichen Ambitionen, seiner alchemistischen Experimente, seinem ...
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, KG (c. 1502 – 1537) was an English nobleman, active as a military officer in the north. He is now primarily remembered as the betrothed of Anne Boleyn , whom he was forced to give up before she became involved with and later married King Henry VIII.
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, also commonly called the Wizard Earl on account of his fascination with science, was born at Tynemouth Castle in April 1564. He was the eldest son of Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, and Katherine Neville, daughter of Lord Latimer.
Portrait/X50. Title: Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland 1564-1632. Description: After Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Nearly whole length, seated, head resting on his right hand; dark brown hair with quiff on top, receding over temples, dark brown eyes, dark brown moustache and full beard; plain white collar and cuffs, black gown with gold frogging ...
Eleanor Poynings. Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland KG (c. 1449 – 28 April 1489) was an English aristocrat during the Wars of the Roses. After losing his title when his father was killed fighting the Yorkists, he later regained his position. He led the rearguard of Richard III 's army at the Battle of Bosworth, but failed to commit his ...
18 de ago. de 2023 · Edit. Henry Percy (1564–1632), 9th Earl of Northumberland, was also known as ‘the Wizard Earl’ because of his scientific experiments with alchemy and astrology. Percy had a colourful life. He was born at Tynemouth Castle and received a protestant education, but later got into trouble when sympathising with the Catholic views of friends in ...
Henry employed Thomas Percy (c 1560–1605) as a rent-collector at Syon House. Thomas, the great-grandson of the 4th Earl of Northumberland, was very unscrupulous. He had 34 charges of dishonesty brought against him. Henry was a Catholic sympathiser and suffered under the punitive laws passed by Elizabeth I in the 1580s.
