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Henry Percy (Tynemouth, 27 aprile 1564 – Petworth, 5 novembre 1632) fu il nono conte di Northumberland. Amante dell' alchimia e delle scienze, fu una delle figure intellettuali più importanti del suo tempo.
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG (27 April 1564 – 5 November 1632) was an English nobleman. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I . Under James I , Northumberland was a long-term prisoner in the Tower of London , due to the suspicion that he was complicit in the Gunpowder Plot.
Nel 1377 Henry Percy fu creato conte di Northumberland, titolo concesso dopo l'incoronazione di Riccardo II d'Inghilterra. Il suo omonimo figlio Henry Percy, meglio conosciuto come "Hotspur" (sperone ardente), non divenne mai conte in quanto morì prima di suo padre nella battaglia di Shrewsbury.
Northumberland è il personaggio principale nelle tragedie di Shakespeare Riccardo II (Shakespeare), Enrico IV, parte I e Enrico IV, parte II. Il suo ruolo in tali opere ispirò il personaggio di Lord Percy Percy, duca di Northumberland nella serie The Black Adder ambientata in tarda epoca plantegeneta.
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, (25 July 1421 – 29 March 1461) was an English magnate. The Earldom of Northumberland was then one of the greatest landholdings in northern England; Percy also became Lord Poynings on his marriage.
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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.
