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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. He is known for the circles he moved in as well as for his own achievements. He acquired the sobriquet The Wizard Earl (also given to Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare), from his scientific and alchemical experiments, his passion for cartography, and his large library. His mild deafness and slight speech impediment did not prevent him from becoming an important intellectual and cultural figure of his generation. ==Early life== He was born at Tynemouth Castle in Northumberland, England, the son of Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, whom he succeeded in 1585. He was brought up a Protestant, as his father had been, taking instruction from the vicar of Egremont. This did not prevent suspicions in later life, particularly when he associated with Charles Paget, that he was a crypto-Catholic.〔:s:Percy, Henry (1564-1632) (DNB00)〕 Around 1586, he first employed the artist Nicolas Hilliard paying 60 shillings for his portrait.〔Batho, G. R., ed., ''Household Papers of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland'', Camden Society, (1962), 64-65.〕 Although his earldom was in the north of England, Northumberland also had estates in the south at Petworth House in Sussex and also at Syon House in Middlesex, acquired by his marriage to Lady Dorothy Devereux (sister of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex) in 1594. They had four children: *Lady Dorothy Percy (c.1598 – 20 August 1659); married Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, by whom she had six children. *Lady Lucy Percy (1599/1600 – 5 November 1660); married as his second wife James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle. *Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (29 September 1602 – 13 October 1668); married firstly, Anne Cecil, by whom he had five daughters, including Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Essex; he married secondly, Lady Elizabeth Howard, by whom he had his heir, Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland. *Henry Percy, Baron Percy of Alnwick (1604 – April 1659); died unmarried. Through his eldest daughter Dorothy, Countess of Leicester, he is an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales. Though it did produce a male heir, Algernon, the marriage was not successful, and the couple separated after a time, despite efforts by the Queen, who was fond of Dorothy, to reconcile them. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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