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     Rt. Hon. Lt.-Col. Lord Charles Fitzroy was born on 28 February 1791.² He was the son of George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave.² He married Lady Anne Cavendish, daughter of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington and Lady Elizabeth Compton, on 25 October 1825.¹ He died on 17 June 1865 at age 74.²
     He fought in the Peninsular Wars.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 1st Foot Guards.³ He fought in the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815.³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.).² He held the office of Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.²

     Lady Helen Magdalan Gordon-Lennox was born on 13 December 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Isabel Sophie Craven.¹ She married Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, son of Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Edith Campbell, on 18 October 1911.¹ She died on 13 June 1965 at age 78.¹
      Her married name became Percy. She was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1920.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ She held the office of Mistress of the Robes to HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother between 1937 and 1964.¹ She was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1938.¹ She gained the rank of Staff Captain between 1939 and 1943 in the service of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.¹ She gained the rank of Commander between 1943 and 1946 in the service of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.¹ She was decorated with the award of the Order of Mercy.¹ She was invested as a Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.).¹ She was Aide-de-Camp to HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.¹

     Agnes Stewart was the daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart, 3rd of Garlies and Elizabeth Douglas.¹ She married John Maxwell, 3rd Lord Maxwell, son of John Maxwell, Master of Maxwell and Janet Crichton, between 15 February 1491 and 20 February 1492. She died after 25 July 1530.
      From between 15 February 1491 and 20 February 1492, her married name became Maxwell.

     Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland was born on 15 July 1912. He was the son of Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Magdalan Gordon-Lennox. He died on 21 May 1940 at age 27 at Esquelmes, Belgium, killed in action.²
     He gained the title of 9th Duke of Northumberland. He fought in the Second World War.

     Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland was born on 6 April 1914. He was the son of Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Magdalan Gordon-Lennox. He married Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Queensberry and Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, on 12 June 1946.¹ He died on 11 October 1988 at age 74 at Syon House, Brentford, London, England.
     He gained the title of 10th Duke of Northumberland.

     General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland was born on 14 August 1742. He was the son of Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland and Elizabeth Seymour. He married, firstly, Anne Stuart, daughter of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu, Baroness Mount Stuart of Wortley, on 2 July 1764.¹ He and Anne Stuart were divorced in 1779. He married, secondly, Frances Julia Burrell, daughter of Peter Burrell and Elizabeth Lewis, on 23 May 1779. He died on 10 July 1817 at age 74.
     He gained the title of 2nd Duke of Northumberland.

     Frances Julia Burrell was the daughter of Peter Burrell and Elizabeth Lewis.¹ She married General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, son of Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland and Elizabeth Seymour, on 23 May 1779. She died on 28 April 1820.²
      Her married name became Percy.

     Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland was born on 20 April 1795. He was the son of General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland and Frances Julia Burrell. He married Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive, daughter of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis and Henrietta Antonia Herbert, on 29 April 1817. He died on 11 February 1847 at age 51.
     He gained the title of 3rd Duke of Northumberland.

     George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland was born on 22 June 1778.¹ He was the son of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley and Susan Isabella Burrell.¹ He married Louisa Harcourt Wortley, daughter of Hon. James Archibald Stuart Wortley, on 22 June 1801. He died on 22 August 1867 at age 89.
     He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Lovaine [G.B., 1784] on 21 October 1830.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Beverley, co. York [G.B., 1790] on 21 October 1830.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Duke of Northumberland on 12 February 1865.

     Louisa Harcourt Wortley was the daughter of Hon. James Archibald Stuart Wortley. She married George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland, son of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley and Susan Isabella Burrell, on 22 June 1801. She died on 30 June 1848.
      Her married name became Percy.