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1551 Edward VI's 14th Birthday

1553 Trial and Execution of Lady Jane Grey's Supporters

Duke Northumberland (1st Creation)

11 Oct 1551, the day before his fourteenth birthday, King Edward VI (age 13) celebrated at Hampton Court Palace [Map] by rewarding his guardians; it may have been a case of his guardians rewarding themselves.

John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 47) was created 1st Duke Northumberland. Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 42) by marriage Duchess Northumberland. His son Henry Dudley (age 25) was knighted.

Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 34) was created 1st Duke Suffolk for having married King Edward VI's first cousin Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 34). Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk by marriage Duchess Suffolk.

William Paulet (age 68) was created 1st Marquess Winchester. Elizabeth Capell Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.

His guardian William Herbert (age 50) was created 1st Earl Pembroke. Anne Parr Countess Pembroke (age 36) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (age 51), the King's uncle attended.

Henry Dudley was knighted at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map].

On 22 Aug 1553 John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 49) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke Northumberland, Earl Warwick and Viscount Lisle forfeit. John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick (age 26), his son, was also attainted, with the Earldom of Warwick forfeit.

Thomas Palmer and John Gates (age 49) were hanged, drawn and quartered.

Duke Northumberland (2nd Creation)

On 06 Apr 1683 George Fitzroy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 17) was created 1st Duke Northumberland by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52).

On 28 Jun 1716 George Fitzroy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 50) died at Epsom, Surrey without legitimate issue. Duke Northumberland, Earl of Northumberland, Viscount Falmouth, Baron Pontefract extinct.

Duke Northumberland (3rd Creation)

In 1766 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 50) was created 1st Duke Northumberland. Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland (age 49) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 06 Jun 1786 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 70) died. His son Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland (age 43) succeeded 2nd Duke Northumberland, 2nd Baron Lovain, 5th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland (age 33) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 10 Jul 1817 Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland (age 74) died. His son Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland (age 32) succeeded 3rd Duke Northumberland, 3rd Baron Lovain, 4th Baron Percy, 6th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland (age 29) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 11 Feb 1847 Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland (age 61) died without issue at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map].

Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland (age 54) succeeded 4th Duke Northumberland, 4th Baron Lovain, 5th Baron Percy, 7th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Eleanor Grosvenor Duchess Northumberland (age 26) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 12 Feb 1865 Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland (age 72) died without issue. His first cousin George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland (age 86) succeeded 5th Duke Northumberland, 8th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. His great nephew John Murray aka Stewart-Murray 7th Duke of Atholl (age 24) succeeded 6th Baron Percy. Baron Lovain extinct.

On 22 Aug 1867 George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland (age 89) died. His son Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland (age 57) succeeded 6th Duke Northumberland, 3rd Earl Beverley, 9th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 02 Jan 1899 Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland (age 88) died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His son Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 52) succeeded 7th Duke Northumberland, 4th Earl Beverley, 10th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 49) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 14 May 1918 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 71) died. His son Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland (age 38) succeeded 8th Duke Northumberland, 5th Earl Beverley, 11th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland (age 31) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 23 Aug 1930 Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland (age 50) died. His son Henry George Alan Percy 9th Duke Northumberland (age 18) succeeded 9th Duke Northumberland, 6th Earl Beverley, 12th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.

On 21 May 1940 Henry George Alan Percy 9th Duke Northumberland (age 27) was killed in action. His brother Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke Northumberland (age 26) succeeded 10th Duke Northumberland, 7th Earl Beverley, 13th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.

On 11 Oct 1988 Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke Northumberland (age 74) died. His son Henry Percy 11th Duke of Northumberland (age 35) succeeded 11th Duke Northumberland, 8th Earl Beverley, 10th Baron Percy, 14th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.

On 31 Oct 1995 Henry Percy 11th Duke of Northumberland (age 42) died from an overdose of amphetamines. He was unmarried . His brother Ralph Percy 12th Duke of Northumberland (age 38) succeeded 12th Duke Northumberland, 9th Earl Beverley, 11th Baron Percy, 15th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.