Ownership of Petworth

Lady Elizabeth Seymour 1716–76

Dukes of Northumberland

Algernon Seymour 1684–17507th Duke of Somersetcr 1st Earl of Northumberlandand Earl of Egremont 1749

Lady Katherine Seymour =Sir William Wyndham Bt1688–1740

Lady Elizabeth Percy 1667–1722

3) Charles Seymour 1662–17486th Duke of Somerset ‘The Proud Duke’

Charles Wyndham 1710–632nd Earl of Egremont

George Wyndham 1787–1869cr 1st Lord Leconfield 1859

Henry Wyndham 1830–19012nd Lord Leconfield

George Wyndham 1751–18373rd Earl of Egremont

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Earls of Northumberland 1–6 (1341–1537)

Thomas Percy1528 – executed 15727th Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy1532 – found shot dead 15858th Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy 1564–16329th Earl of Northumberland ‘The Wizard Earl’

Algernon Percy 1602–6810th Earl of Northumberland

Joceline Percy 1644–7011th Earl of Northumberland

Charles Wyndham 1872–19523rd Lord Leconfield

Hugh Wyndham 1877–19634th Lord Leconfield

Edward Wyndham 1883–19675th Lord Leconfield

John Wyndham 1920–726th Lord Leconfield cr 1st Lord Egremont 1963

Pamela Wyndham-Quinm1947

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Max Wyndham b19482nd Lord Egremont 7th Lord Leconfield = Caroline Nelson m1978

Events at Petworth

Henry VIII visits Petworth 1526

Elizabeth I visits Petworth 1563 and 1583

9th Earl imprisoned in the Tower of London, falsely implicated in the Gunpowder Plot, 1605

At 16 and twice-widowed, Elizabeth Percy marries for the third time

With no male heir the Percy-Seymour inheritance is split

Capability Brown designs Petworth Park, 1751–65

‘Golden Age’ of Petworth – 3rd Earl is patron to JMW Turner and a host of contemporary British artists

3rd Earl’s son inherits all but the title, due to his illegitimacy. He is created 1st Lord Leconfield 22 years later

3rd Lord Leconfield gives Petworth to the National Trust in 1947

In the 1950s John Wyndham negotiates the further gift of a large part of Petworth’s art collection in lieu of inheritance tax – the first ever instance of such a gift

Lord and Lady Egremont work closely with the National Trust to reflect Petworth’s ‘Golden Age’ in its displays.

They have four children

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British Monarchs

Henry VII 1485–1509

Henry VIII 1509–47

Mary I 1553–58

Elizabeth I 1558–1603

James I 1603–25

Gunpowder Plot 1605

Charles I 1625 – executed 1649

English Civil War 1642–51

Commonwealth and Protectorate 1651–60

Charles II 1660–85

James II 1685–89

William III and Mary II 1689–1702

Anne 1702–14

George I 1714–27

George II 1727–60

George III 1760–1820

George IV 1820–30

William IV 1830–37

Victoria 1837–1901

Edward VII 1901–10

George V 1910–36

First World War 1914–18

Edward VIII 1936

George VI 1936–52

Second World War 1939–45

Elizabeth II 1952–

Owners of Petworth House are shown in bold type

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