Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland

Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland

Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland DL (b. November 16 1956), is a British peer.

He was born the son of Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Elizabeth Montagu-Douglas-Scott. In 1979, he married Isobel Jane Richard, and with her has had four children:

* Lady Catherine Sarah Percy (b. 23 June 1982)
* George Dominic Percy, Earl Percy (b. 4 May 1984)
* Lady Melissa Jane Percy (b. 20 May 1987)
* Lord Max Ralph Percy (b. 26 May 1990)

He ranked 163rd in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005, with an estimated wealth of £300 million. His wife has recently created a large water garden at the family seat Alnwick Castle in part funded by the Lottery commission and other charitable bodies. The hereditary family seat is the castle used in the filming of the Harry Potter films.


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