Ownership of

Owners of Petworth House are shown in bold type British Monarchs Events at Petworth

Henry VII 1485–1509 Earls of Northumberland 1–6 (1341–1537) Henry VIII visits Petworth Henry VIII 1509–47 1526 Mary I 1553–58 Thomas Percy Henry Percy Elizabeth I visits Petworth 1563 and 1583 Elizabeth I 1558–1603 1528 – executed 1572 1532 – found shot dead 1585 1600 7th 8th Earl of Northumberland 1600 Henry Percy 1564–1632 9th Earl imprisoned in the James I 1603–25 9th Earl of Northumberland ‘The Wizard Earl’ Tower of London, falsely Gunpowder Plot 1605 implicated in the Gunpowder Plot, 1605

Algernon Percy 1602–68 Charles I 1625 – executed 1649 10th Earl of Northumberland English Civil War 1642–51 Commonwealth and Protectorate 1651–60 1644–70 Charles II 1660–85 Joceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland James II 1685–89 At 16 and twice-widowed, William III and Mary II Elizabeth Percy marries for 1689–1702 the third time 1700 1700 Anne 1702–14

Lady Elizabeth Percy = 3) Charles Seymour 1662–1748 1667–1722 6th ‘The Proud Duke’ George I 1714–27 With no male heir the Algernon Seymour 1684–1750 Lady Katherine Seymour = Percy-Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset Sir William Wyndham Bt inheritance is split George II 1727–60 cr 1st Earl of Northumberland 1688–1740 and 1749 Charles Wyndham 1710–63 designs Petworth Park, 1751–65 Lady Elizabeth Seymour 1716–76 2nd Earl of Egremont George III 1760–1820 Dukes of Northumberland

George Wyndham 1751–1837 1800 3rd Earl of Egremont 1800 ‘Golden Age’ of Petworth – 3rd Earl is patron to JMW George IV 1820–30 Turner and a host of contemporary British artists

3rd Earl’s son inherits all William IV 1830–37 George Wyndham 1787–1869 but the title, due to his cr 1st Lord Leconfield 1859 illegitimacy. He is created 1st Lord Leconfield 22 years later

Victoria 1837–1901 Henry Wyndham 1830–1901 1900 2nd Lord Leconfield 1900 3rd Lord Leconfield gives Edward VII 1901–10 Petworth to the National George V 1910–36 Trust in 1947 Charles Wyndham 1872–1952 Hugh Wyndham 1877–1963 Edward Wyndham 1883–1967 First World War 1914–18 3rd Lord Leconfield 4th Lord Leconfield 5th Lord Leconfield In the 1950s John Wyndham Edward VIII 1936 negotiates the further gift of a large part of Petworth’s George VI 1936–52 art collection in lieu of John Wyndham 1920–72 = Pamela Wyndham-Quin Second World War 1939–45 inheritance tax – the first 6th Lord Leconfield m1947 ever instance of such a gift cr 1st Lord Egremont 1963 Lord and Lady Egremont Elizabeth II 1952– work closely with the Max Wyndham b1948 National Trust to reflect 2nd Lord Egremont 7th Lord Leconfield = Petworth’s ‘Golden Age’ Caroline Nelson m1978 in its displays.

They have four children 2000 2000

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