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Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland KG GCVO TD PC JP FRS (6 April 1914 – 11 October 1988), styled Lord Hugh Percy between 1918 and 1940, was a British landowner, soldier and peer. He was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox.
- 1936–1964
- Captain
Hugh Algernon Percy, 10.º duque de Northumberland, 1 (6 de abril de 1914 – 11 de octubre de 1988), fue el hijo de Alan Percy, 8.º duque de Northumberland, y Helen Gordon-Lennox.
- 11 de octubre de 1988 (74 años)
- Hugh Algernon Percy
- 6 de abril de 1914
- Alan Percy, 8.º duque de Northumberland
The heiress to the vast Percy estates married the Duke of Somerset; and her granddaughter married a Yorkshire knight, Sir Hugh Smithson, who in 1766 was created the first Duke of Northumberland and Earl Percy, and it is their descendants who now represent the famous old house.
Duke of Northumberland is a noble title that has been created three times in English and British history, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. The current holder of this title is Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland .
Hugh was duke of Northumberland for 48 years, serving with the Northumberland Hussars during the Second World War. In the harsh financial climate of post-war Britain, his judicious management of the estates provided great stability and continuity. Ralph inherited the dukedom of Northumberland after the death of his elder brother in 1995.
Bibliography. The name “Percy” conjures up images of a proud northern dynasty of territorial magnates dating back to the Norman Conquest. For centuries, the powerful Percies, earls of Northumberland, were almost viceroys of northern England and the Scottish borderlands.
References. External links. He served in the Northumberland Hussars and the Royal Regiment of Artillery during World War II, rising to the rank of captain. After the war, he served as a Conservative whip in the Churchill caretaker ministry.
