Duke of Northumberland is a title that has been created three times in English and British history, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the peerage of Great Britain.
Read more about Duke Of Northumberland: 1551 Creation, 1674 Creation, Jacobite Creation, 1766 Creation, Other Members of The Percy Family, Seats, Ducal Pipers
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“When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV] at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship’s crew, “now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family.””
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