Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12. Duke of Northumberland, DL ist ein englischer Aristokrat, erblicher Peer und ein bedeutender britischer Landeigentümer aus der Familie Percy.
Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, DL (born 16 November 1956), styled Lord Ralph Percy until 1995, is a British hereditary peer and rural landowner and current head of the House of Percy.
Ralph inherited the dukedom of Northumberland after the death of his elder brother in 1995. As well as managing the more traditional estate businesses of agriculture, forestry and minerals, the Duke has overseen expansion of the portfolio to include planning and development and commercial property. With his Duchess, Jane, they have developed ...
The 12th Duke of Northumberland, Ralph Percy, who inherited the dukedom on the death of his elder brother, Henry (1953 – 1995), owns 132,000 acres of land, mainly rented out to tenant farmers. Retaining control of so much land over the centuries was due in equal measure to good judgement and good fortune. Continuity demanded a long string of ...
Wappen des heutigen Familienoberhaupts, Ralph Percy, 12. Duke of Northumberland. Percy (ursprünglich auch Perci) war über weite Teile des Mittelalters die mächtigste Familie in Nordengland. Die Familie geht zurück auf den normannischen Adligen William de Percy aus Percy-en-Auge in der Normandie.
For the current Duke of Northumberland, see Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland. Sir Ralph Percy (11 August 1425 – 25 April 1464) was an English nobleman of the House of Percy, a knight, a Governor of Bamburgh Castle and a supporter of the Lancastrian faction in the Wars of the Roses.
Ralph Percy, the 12th Duke, is listed as the sixth most wealthy person in the North East, up one place from last year, with a fortune of £419million, increased from £382million a year ago.
