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Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Northumberland (1820–1911), was the wife of
There were no children from the marriage. The Duchess was widowed on 12 February 1865 and lived until 4 May 1911, dying at the age of 90 at
Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland
Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland, (15 December 1792 – 12 February 1865), styled Lord Algernon Percy from birth until 1816 and known as Lord Prudhoe between 1816 and 1847, was a British Navy, naval commander, explorer and Conservati ...
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Biography
Eleanor was born on 22 October 1820, the daughter ofRichard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (27 January 1795 – 31 October 1869), styled The Honourable Richard Grosvenor from 1795 to 1802, Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Grosvenor from 1831 to 1845, was an English polit ...
, and Lady Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower. She married Lord Prudhoe (later 4th Duke of Northumberland) on 27 August 1842, in what was considered an excellent marriage, as his older brother, Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (20 April 178511 February 1847), styled Earl Percy until 1817, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830.
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, was childless after 26 years of marriage. Lord Prudhoe was born in 1792, making him 28 years her senior and 50 years old at the time of their marriage. He succeeded to the title on 11 February 1847.
There were no children from the marriage. The Duchess was widowed on 12 February 1865 and lived until 4 May 1911, dying at the age of 90 at Stanwick Park
Stanwick Park (also known as Stanwick Hall) was a Palladian country house at Stanwick St John in North Yorkshire, England.
History
It was re-built by the 1st Duke of Northumberland, a great patron of the arts, , mostly to his own designs. Th ...
in Stanwick St John
Stanwick St John is a village, civil parish, former Manorialism, manor and ecclesiastical parish in the county of North Yorkshire, (formerly "North Riding" of Yorkshire), England. It is situated between the towns of Darlington and Richmond, ...
in the Richmondshire
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district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
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''The Lost Stanwick Hall: remnants of the Duchess Eleanor of Northumberland, her time and people'' contains many details about her life. This was written as an accompaniment to an exhibition of her life after she was widowed, during which time she was primarily resident at Stanwick Hall, which was demolished in 1923. The entire contents are readable on the Stanwick St John website, as are further articles on her life and her times in this small part of North Yorkshire.
References
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Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It was the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages">Provençal dialect ...
Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Northumberland