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Died October 11, 1988, London, United Kingdom Spouse Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (m. 1946) Children Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland Siblings Henry Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland, Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon Parents Helen Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland Similar People Lady Elizabeth Diana Mo, Henry Percy - 11th Duke of N, Ralph Percy - 12th Duke of N, George Percy - Earl Percy, Jane Percy - Duchess |
Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland, (6 April 1914 – 11 October 1988), was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox. He succeeded to the dukedom of Northumberland in 1940, when his brother Henry, the 9th Duke, was killed in Belgium in World War II during the retreat to Dunkirk.
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Career
He was commissioned into the Northumberland Hussars. In 1940, as a Lieutenant, he transferred to the Royal Artillery. In 1947, as a Captain, he transferred back to the Northumberland Hussars.
Family
Northumberland married Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (died 19 September 2012), daughter of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, on 12 June 1946. They had seven children:
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