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In August 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 30] rewarded those who supported his Restoration by awarding them Baronetcies...
On 2nd August 1660 Hugh Smithson 1st Baronet [aged 62] was created 1st Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
On 10th August 1660 Peter Leicester 1st Baronet [aged 46] was created 1st Baronet Leicester of Tabley in Cheshire. Elizabeth Gerard Lady Leicester by marriage Lady Leicester of Tabley in Cheshire.
On 11th August 1660 William wheler 1st Baronet 1611 1666 [aged 49] was created 1st Baronet Wheler of the City of Westminster with a special remainder failing the heirs male of his body, "to Charles Wheeler [aged 40] [rectius Wheler], cosin to the said Sir William and the heires males of the body of the said Sir Charles."
On 16th August 1660 Thomas Lee 1st Baronet [aged 25] was created 1st Baronet Lee of Hartwell in Buckinghamshire.
On 16th August 1660 John Newton 1st Baronet [aged 49] was created 1st Baronet Newton of Barrs Court.
On 16th August 1660 Thomas Smith 1st Baronet [aged 38] was created 1st Baronet Smith of Hatherton in Cheshire.
On 31st August 1660 John Drake 1st Baronet [aged 35] was created 1st Baronet Drake of Ashe in Devon. Dionise Strode Lady Drake by marriage Lady Drake of Ashe in Devon.
On 21st October 1670 Hugh Smithson 1st Baronet [aged 72] died at his home in Tottenham High Cross. His son Jerome [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. He was buried in the Church of St John the Baptist, Stanwick, North Yorkshire [Map].
Monument to Hugh Smithson 1st Baronet and Dorothy Royston sculpted by William Stanton [aged 31]. Note the effigies appears to have been sourced differently since hers has no mottling.
Hugh Smithson 1st Baronet: Around 1598 he was born to Antony Smithson.
Jerome Smithson 2nd Baronet: In 1632 he was born to Hugh Smithson 1st Baronet. In 1684 Jerome Smithson 2nd Baronet died. His son Hugh succeeded 3rd Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
In 1684 Jerome Smithson 2nd Baronet [aged 52] died. His son Hugh [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
On 22nd March 1729 Hugh Smithson 3rd Baronet [aged 72] died. His grandson Hugh [aged 13] succeeded 4th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Monument in Church of St John the Baptist, Stanwick, North Yorkshire [Map].
Hugh Smithson 3rd Baronet: In 1657 he was born to Jerome Smithson 2nd Baronet.
On 6th June 1786 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 70] died. His son Hugh [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Duke Northumberland, 2nd Baron Lovain, 5th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland [aged 33] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 10th July 1817 Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland [aged 74] died. His son Hugh [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Duke Northumberland, 3rd Baron Lovain, 4th Baron Percy, 6th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland [aged 29] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 11th February 1847 Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland [aged 61] died without issue at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map].
Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland [aged 54] succeeded 4th Duke Northumberland, 4th Baron Lovain, 5th Baron Percy, 7th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Eleanor Grosvenor Duchess Northumberland [aged 26] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 12th February 1865 Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland [aged 72] died without issue. His first cousin George [aged 86] succeeded 5th Duke Northumberland, 8th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. His great nephew John [aged 24] succeeded 6th Baron Percy. Baron Lovain extinct.
On 22nd August 1867 George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland [aged 89] died. His son Algernon [aged 57] succeeded 6th Duke Northumberland, 3rd Earl Beverley, 9th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 2nd January 1899 Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland [aged 88] died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His son Henry [aged 52] succeeded 7th Duke Northumberland, 4th Earl Beverley, 10th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 49] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
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On 14th May 1918 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 71] died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map]. His son Alan [aged 38] succeeded 8th Duke Northumberland, 5th Earl Beverley, 11th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 31] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 23rd August 1930 Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 50] died. His son Henry [aged 18] succeeded 9th Duke Northumberland, 6th Earl Beverley, 12th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
On 21st May 1940 Henry George Alan Percy 9th Duke Northumberland [aged 27] was killed in action at Pecq in Belgium, serving with the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, in a brave charge against overwhelming odds that was described as suicidal. His body is interred in the Esquelmes War Cemetery. His brother Hugh [aged 26] succeeded 10th Duke Northumberland, 7th Earl Beverley, 13th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
On 11th October 1988 Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke Northumberland [aged 74] died. His son Henry [aged 35] succeeded 11th Duke Northumberland, 8th Earl Beverley, 10th Baron Percy, 14th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
On 31st October 1995 Henry Percy 11th Duke of Northumberland [aged 42] died from an overdose of amphetamines. He was unmarried. His brother Ralph [aged 38] succeeded 12th Duke Northumberland, 9th Earl Beverley, 11th Baron Percy, 15th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.