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HENRY PELHAM CLINTON,
DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.
1756
THE Clintons have enjoyed the rank of barons from the
reign of Edward I. Edward, ninth lord Clinton, was
created, by queen Elizabeth, earl of
Lincoln, in 1752. Henry, seventh earl of
Lincoln, at a time when all the old family
estates were dissipated, revived its splendor by
a fortunate marriage with Lucy, daughter of Thomas, lord
Pelham, and sister of Thomas, duke of
Newcastle. He died 1728,
æt. 44;
but his son Henry, ninth earl, succeeded, in 1768, to the dukedom
of Newcastle-under-Line, created by a patent,
granted in 1756 to duke Thomas,
(Pelham,) with remainder to his aforesaid nephew. Henry,
thus become duke of Newcastle, was succeeded by his son
Thomas, second duke of this family, who died 1795 and
was succeeded by his son, then an infant.
His grace, third duke
of this family, was born 1785, and came of age Jan. 1806.
His mother, sister to lord
Harlington, remarried colonel Crawford.
Female Descent.] Odingfels, Say,
Deincourt, Botreaux, Stafford, Poynings, Fitzgerald, Haftings, Dighton,
Hill, Pennifton, Pelham, Pelham, Stanhope.
Chief Seat.] Clumber-park,
Nottinghamshire, part of the Holler estate, which his grace inherits.
Heir Presumptive.] To the earldom of
Lincoln - colonel Clinton, of the guards, eldest son of the late general
sir Henry Clinton, knight of the Bath.
HUGH PERCY,
DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND
1766
IT has been already mentioned, that Charles Seymour, the
proud duke of Somerset married the heiress of the great house of Percy,
earls of Northumberland, and was created earl of Northumberland, with
remainder to sir Hugh Smithson, hart. who had married his granddaughter
and heir, 1749. Hugh, who thus succeeded to the earldom of Northumberland,
in 1750, was created duke of Northumberland in 1766. His duchess died in
1776, and he died 1786.
His grace, Hugh, second duke, born 1742 devoted himself
early to a military life, and served, when earl Percy, with much
distinction in the American war. He was divorced from his first wife, lady
Mary, daughter of the earl of Bute, and remarried 1779 miss Burrell, a
sister of lord Gwydir, by whom he has several children. His grace enters
but little into public affairs.
Female Descent.] Fitzalan, Clifford,
Plantagenet, Nevile, Poynings, Herbert, Spencer of Spencer-combe, Haibottle,
Nevile, Devereux, Howard,Wriothesley, Seymour,'I'hynne, Smithson.
Chief Seats] Alnwick-castle,
Northumberland; and Sion house, Middlesex; both distinguished for ages as
the residences of the great house of Percy.
Heir.] Hugh, earl Percy, born 1785;
elected, on the death of Mr. Fox, for Westminster, but declined at the
subsequent general election.
Younger Branch.] Algernon, earl of
Beverley, younger brother to the duke.