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Lady Dorothy Percy 1598–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1598

Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1659

Death Location: Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

Father: Henry (Sir)

Mother: Dorothy Northumberland

Spouse(s): Robert Leicester

Children(s): Dorothy Wormleighton

In 1598, Lady Dorothy Percy entered the world in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, born to Henry Percy Ii 9Th Earl Of Northumberland Sir And Dorothy Dot Devereux Countess Of Northumberland. Lady Dorothy Percy married Robert Sydney 2Nd Earl Of Leicester, and had children including Dorothy Sacharissa Sydney Countess Of Sunderland Baroness Spencer Of Wormleighton. Lady Dorothy Percy passed away in 1659 in Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1598, Lady Dorothy Percy entered the world in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, born to Henry Percy Ii 9Th Earl Of Northumberland Sir And Dorothy Dot Devereux Countess Of Northumberland.
  • Lady Dorothy Percy married Robert Sydney 2Nd Earl Of Leicester, and had children including Dorothy Sacharissa Sydney Countess Of Sunderland Baroness Spencer Of Wormleighton.
  • Lady Dorothy Percy passed away in 1659 in Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Percy's Ancestors

Self
Lady Percy
1598–1659
Birth Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Parents
Henry Percy II, 9th Earl of Northumberland (Sir)
1564–1632
Tynemouth Castle, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Dorothy ("Dot" Devereux Countess of) Northumberland
1564–1619
Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland) Percy
1532–1585
Newburn Manor, Petworth, Sussex, England
Katherine Neville
1546–1596
Snape Hall, Snape, Yorkshire, England
Walter ((1st Earl of Essex)) Devereux
1539–1576
Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Lady (Lettice , Countess of Essex & Leicester) Knollys
1543–1634
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nortumberland
1504–1537
Eleanor Harbottle
1504–1566
Sir Latimer
1520–1576
Lucy Somerset
1524–1583
Sir Knight
1516–1547
Lady Hastings
1520–1566
Sir Knollys
1514–1596
Lady Carey
1524–1568
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1478–1527
Catherine Spencer
1477–1542
John Latimer
1493–1543
Dorothy Vere
1497–1527
Henry Somerset
1496–1549
Elizabeth Herbert
1465–1565
Walter Hereford
1488–1558
Mathilde Grey
1490–1534
Lord Botreaux
1489–1544
Anne Stafford
1483–1544
Sir Knollys
1481–1521
Lady (Peniston)
1481–1558
Sir Aldenham
1491–1528
Mary Boleyn
1498–1543

Lady Percy's Descendants

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Lady (Dorothy) Percy (20 Aug 1598–20 Aug 1659) m. Robert (Sydney, 2nd Earl of) Leicester (1 Dec 1595–2 Nov 1677)
  1. 1. Dorothy ((Sacharissa) Sydney, Countess of Sunderland, Baroness Spencer of) Wormleighton 1617–1684 m. Henry (Spencer, 1st Earl of) Sunderland 1621–1683

Lady Percy's Timeline

3 Records

1596
13 Aug 1596
Lady Dorothy Percy was baptized in Petworth,Sussex,England
Petworth,Sussex,England
1598
20 Aug 1598
Birth of Lady Dorothy Percy in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1659
20 Aug 1659
Age 61
Death of Lady Dorothy Percy in Penshurst Castle, Kent, England
Penshurst Castle, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1598
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Petworth,Sussex,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1659
    Event Place: Penshurst Castle, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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