Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland 1917-1978

Paternal Family Tree: Smithson

Maternal Family Tree: Jean Nicholson -1778

On 18th November 1911 [her father] Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 31] and [her mother] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond [aged 65] and [her grandmother] Isabel Sophie Craven. He the son of Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 65] and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 62]. They were fifth cousins.

On 23rd November 1917 Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 37] and Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 30].

On 14th May 1918 [her grandfather] Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 71] died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map]. His son [her father] Alan [aged 38] succeeded 8th Duke Northumberland, 5th Earl Beverley, 11th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [her mother] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 31] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

After June 1924. Philip de László [aged 55]. Portrait of Diana Evelyn Percy [aged 6] and [her brother] Richard Charles Percy [aged 3].

The [her mother] Duchess of Northumberland [aged 37] commissioned this double portrait of her children Diana and Richard at the end of June 1924, enquiring if de László could paint them almost immediately: "I wonder if you would be able to do a picture of Diana & Richard within the next fortnight or three weeks as they will be staying in town from next Wed 25th for a short time & I could arrange for it then if it would be quite convenient to you to paint them then. I thought something after the same idea as the lovely portrait you did of Betty two years ago, either together or separate."

Richard Charles Percy: On 11th February 1921 he was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland and Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland. On 20th December 1989 Richard Charles Percy died.

1928. Philip de László [aged 58]. Portrait of Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland [aged 10].

On 23rd August 1930 [her father] Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 50] died. His son [her brother] Henry [aged 18] succeeded 9th Duke Northumberland, 6th Earl Beverley, 12th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.

On 29th April 1939 John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland [aged 23] and Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland and Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 52]. He the son of John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere [aged 66] and Violet Lambton Countess Ellesmere [aged 58]. They were fourth cousins.

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 24th August 1944 [her father-in-law] John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere [aged 71] died. His son [her husband] John [aged 29] succeeded 5th Earl Ellesmere, 5th Viscount Brackley. Diana Evelyn Percy [aged 26] by marriage Countess Ellesmere.

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On 12th June 1946 [her brother] Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke Northumberland [aged 32] and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Diana Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Northumberland [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Duchess Northumberland. She the daughter of Walter Scott 8th Duke Buccleuch 10th Duke Queensberry [aged 51] and Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury [aged 45]. He the son of [her father] Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland and [her mother] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 59]. They were fourth cousins.

1954. Norman Parkinson. Photograph of Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland [aged 36].

On 8th May 1957 James Stewart-Murray 9th Duke of Atholl [aged 77] died unmarried. His fourth cousin Iain [aged 25] succeeded 10th Duke Atholl, 11th Marquess Atholl, 12th Earl Atholl, 13th Earl Tullibardine, 6th Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire. Baron Strange Knockin abeyant. His fourth cousin once removed [her brother] Hugh [aged 43] succeeded 9th Baron Percy.

On 1st February 1963 George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 5th Duke of Sutherland [aged 74] died. His third cousin once removed [her husband] John [aged 47] succeeded 6th Duke Sutherland, 6th Marquess Stafford, 8th Earl Gower, 9th Baron Gower, 13th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Diana Evelyn Percy [aged 45] by marriage Duchess Sutherland.His niece Elizabeth [aged 41] succeeded 24th Countess Sutherland.

On 13th June 1965 [her mother] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 78] died.

On 16th June 1978 Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland [aged 60] died.

On 21st September 2000 [her former husband] John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland [aged 85] died. His first cousin once removed Francis [aged 60] succeeded 7th Duke Sutherland, 7th Marquess Stafford, 6th Earl Ellesmere, 9th Earl Gower, 6th Viscount Brackley, 10th Baron Gower, 14th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.

Royal Ancestors of Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland 1917-1978

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Ancestors of Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland 1917-1978

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Burrell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lewis

Great x 1 Grandfather: Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland 9 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute 6 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 7 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 8 x Great Granddaughter of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Cunynghame 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cunynghame

Grandfather: Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland 10 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Drummond

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hay-Drummond 10th Earl Kinnoul 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta d'Auriol

Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Hay-Drummond 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harley 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Harley Countess Kinnoul 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bangham

father: Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland 10 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll 5 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll 6 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Drummond Bellenden 5 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell 7th Duke Argyll 7 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Barnaby Gunning

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Bourke

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll 8 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Glassel

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Glassel

Grandmother: Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland 9 x Great Granddaughter of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 6 x Great Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Granddaughter of King James V of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll 9 x Great Granddaughter of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Lennox Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond 2 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Kerr 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond 3 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond 4 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Twysden

Grandfather: Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond 5 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Greville 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Algernon Frederick Greville 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Cavendish-Bentinck 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Maria Cox

mother: Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Craven 1st Earl Craven Craven Arms 3 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Augustus Craven Craven Arms 4 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Brunton Countess Craven

Great x 1 Grandfather: William George Craven Craven Arms 5 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Grandmother: Isabel Sophie Craven Craven Arms 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Yorke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agneta Johnson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Rattray

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Weake Rattray

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Catherine Craven 12 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry George Liddell 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 11 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Simpson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe 10 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Lyon 9 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland