Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
English aristocrat (1564-1632) · Scientists · Died at 68
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG was an English nobleman. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I. Under James I, Northumberland was a long-term prisoner in the Tower of London, due to the suspicion that he was complicit in the Gunpowder Plot.
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Quartered arms of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG (as displayed on his Garter stallplate in St. George's chapel)
Large portrait miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, 1590-95
Peele wrote a poem The Honour of the Garter, dedicated to Northumberland and for the occasion of his admission to the Order of the Garter, on 26 June 1593.Awards
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He is known for the circles he moved in as well as for his own achievements. He acquired the sobriquet The Wizard Earl, from his scientific and alchemical experiments, his passion for cartography, and his large library.
