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{{short description|British financial analyst and landowner (born 1990)}} |
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{{short description|British financial analyst and landowner}}{{Infobox nobility|name=Lord Max Percy|birth_date=26 May 1990|noble family=[[House of Percy]]<br> [[House of Oettingen-Spielberg|Oettingen-Spielberg]] (by marriage)|spouse=[[Princess Nora zu Oettingen-Spielberg]]|issue=Romy Jane Percy|father=[[Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland]]|mother=[[Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland]]|occupation=investment analyst, landowner}} |
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|name = Lord Max Percy |
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|birth_name = Max Ralph Percy |
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|birth_date = {{birthdateandage|1990|5|26|df=y}} |
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|spouse = {{marriage|[[Princess Nora zu Oettingen-Spielberg|Princess Nora of Oettingen-Spielberg]]|2017}} |
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|children = 1 |
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|father = [[Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland]] |
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|mother = [[Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland|Jane Richard]] |
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|occupation = Investment analyst, landowner |
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== Early life and family == |
== Early life and family == |
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Percy was born on 26 May 1990 to the then [[Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland|Lord Ralph Percy]] and his wife, [[Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland|Jane Richard]]. In 1995, his father succeeded his childless brother as 12th [[Duke of Northumberland]]. Percy's mother, the Duchess of Northumberland, was appointed [[Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland]] in 2009. Percy lived at a farmhouse in [[Northumberland]] until his father became the duke, as the family then moved into [[Alnwick Castle]], Northumberland, and [[Syon House]], [[West London]].<ref name= tatler/> He is the younger brother of [[Lady Katie Percy|Lady Catherine Percy]], [[George Percy, Earl Percy|George, Earl Percy]], and [[Lady Melissa Percy|Lady Melissa Trafelet]].<ref name= tatler/> |
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Percy attended [[Eton College]] from 2003 to 2008 and earned a business degree from the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 2013. |
Percy attended [[Eton College]] from 2003 to 2008 and earned a business degree from the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 2013. |
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== Career == |
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Percy was an intern at Somerset Capital, an investment management company set up by [[Jacob Rees-Mogg|Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg]], and later worked as an investment analyst in [[Cape Town, South Africa]].<ref name= money>{{cite web | url=https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/house-prices/article-12270595/One-Britains-richest-aristocrats-entire-9-500-acre-estate-market-35m.html | title=Aristocrat put his 9,500-acre estate on the market for £35m | date=6 July 2023 }}</ref> Since 2022, he was served as the chief investment officer at Visiontrend Limited. |
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== Sale of Rothbury == |
== Sale of Rothbury == |
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In July 2023, Percy listed Rothbury, his 9,500-acre Northumberland estate for sale at £35 million.<ref name= tatler>{{cite web | url=https://www.tatler.com/article/lord-max-percy-is-selling-off-his-9500-acre-estate-rothbury | title=Lord Max Percy – son of the Duke of Northumberland – is selling off his 9,500 acre Northumberland estate for £35 million | date=7 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/duke-of-northumberland-s-son-puts-entire-9-500-acre-estate-up-for-sale-rc2tg27z3 | title=Duke of Northumberland's son puts entire 9,500-acre estate up for sale | date=12 July 2023 | last1=Willoughby | first1=George }}</ref> It is the largest landsale to take place in England in three decades.<ref name= tatler/> The estate has been in the Percy family since 1332, prior to that it belonged to the |
In July 2023, Percy listed [[Rothbury]], his 9,500-acre [[Northumberland]] estate for sale at £35 million.<ref name= tatler>{{cite web | url=https://www.tatler.com/article/lord-max-percy-is-selling-off-his-9500-acre-estate-rothbury | title=Lord Max Percy – son of the Duke of Northumberland – is selling off his 9,500 acre Northumberland estate for £35 million | date=7 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/duke-of-northumberland-s-son-puts-entire-9-500-acre-estate-up-for-sale-rc2tg27z3 | title=Duke of Northumberland's son puts entire 9,500-acre estate up for sale | date=12 July 2023 | last1=Willoughby | first1=George }}</ref> It is the largest landsale to take place in England in three decades.<ref name= tatler/> The estate has been in the Percy family since 1332, prior to that it belonged to the English monarch.<ref name= bbc>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg9l2kn5gjo | title=Northumberland: Rothbury Estate goes on sale for £35m | date=7 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name= wales>{{cite web | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/aristocrat-puts-35m-estate-market-27267704 | title=Aristocrat puts £35m estate on market - including 12 farms, caravan site and pub | date=6 July 2023 }}</ref> It includes twenty-three residential properties, the Crown and Thistle Pub in [[Alwinton]], twelve farms, a caravan site, a river for trout and salmon fishing, 1,800 acres of woodland and the [[Simonside Hills]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tees |first=Tyne |date=7 July 2023 |title=Lord Max Percy puts 9,500 acre Rothbury Estate up for sale for £35m |url=https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-07-07/aristocrat-puts-9500-acre-estate-up-for-sale-for-35m |website=itvNews}}</ref> The rent from the estate's farms brings in an annual income of £283,000 a year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Grace |date=6 July 2023 |title=Aristocrat puts northern estate his family have owned since 1332 up for sale - with lots including a pub and caravan site |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/aristocrat-puts-northern-estate-his-family-have-owned-since-1332-up-for-sale-with-lots-including-a-pub-and-caravan-site-4209618 |website=Yorkshire Post}}</ref> |
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Percy's decision to sell Rothbury was met with protest by some residents of the estate, who argue that it should be given "back to the people".<ref name= wales/> Steven Bridgett, a member of the [[Northumberland County Council]], criticized the proposed sale claiming he feared the land would be bought by someone with "more money than sense" |
Percy's decision to sell Rothbury was met with protest by some residents of the estate, who argue that it should be given "back to the people".<ref name= wales/> Steven Bridgett, a member of the [[Northumberland County Council]], criticized the proposed sale claiming he feared the land would be bought by someone with "more money than sense"<ref name= wales/> and voiced concern that the land would be sold off to international corporations.<ref name= wales/> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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On 15 July 2017, he married [[Princess Nora |
On 15 July 2017, he married [[Princess Nora of Oettingen-Spielberg]], daughter of Albrecht Ernst, 10th Prince of [[Oettingen-Spielberg]], in a religious ceremony at [[Schloss Hirschbrunn]] in [[Bavaria]].<ref name= chronical>{{cite web | url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/son-duke-duchess-northumberland-gets-13395674 | title=Son of Duke and Duchess of Northumberland weds in Germany | date=27 July 2017 }}</ref> They have one child, Romy Jane Percy, who was born on 31 July 2019 in [[Munich]].<ref name="northumberland">{{Cite web |last=Gillan |first=Tony |date=7 August 2019 |title=Duke and Duchess of Northumberland celebrate birth of their first grandchild |url=https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/duke-and-duchess-of-northumberland-celebrate-birth-of-their-first-grandchild-488870 |website=Northumberland Gazette}}</ref> |
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He is close to the [[British royal family]] and attended the [[Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton|wedding]] of [[William, Prince of Wales|Prince William of Wales]] and [[Catherine, Princess of Wales|Catherine Middleton]] in 2011 and the [[Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank|wedding]] of [[Princess Eugenie|Princess Eugenie of York]] and [[Jack Brooksbank]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2018/10/13/royals-sheikhs-supermodels-oligarchs-eugenie-jacks-wedding/ | title=Royals, sheikhs, supermodels and oligarchs - what Eugenie and Jack's wedding guest list in full reveals | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=13 October 2018 | last1=Tominey | first1=Camilla }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=13 April 2011 |title=Royal wedding: Prince William and Kate Middleton's circle of friends |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8435045/Royal-wedding-Prince-William-and-Kate-Middletons-circle-of-friends.html |website=The Telegraph}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 22 July 2024
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Lord Max Ralph Percy (born 26 May 1990) is a British aristocrat, investment analyst and landowner. He is the younger son of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland.
Early life and family
[edit]Percy was born on 26 May 1990 to the then Lord Ralph Percy and his wife, Jane Richard. In 1995, his father succeeded his childless brother as 12th Duke of Northumberland. Percy's mother, the Duchess of Northumberland, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland in 2009. Percy lived at a farmhouse in Northumberland until his father became the duke, as the family then moved into Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, and Syon House, West London.[1] He is the younger brother of Lady Catherine Percy, George, Earl Percy, and Lady Melissa Trafelet.[1]
Percy attended Eton College from 2003 to 2008 and earned a business degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2013.
Sale of Rothbury
[edit]In July 2023, Percy listed Rothbury, his 9,500-acre Northumberland estate for sale at £35 million.[1][2] It is the largest landsale to take place in England in three decades.[1] The estate has been in the Percy family since 1332, prior to that it belonged to the English monarch.[3][4] It includes twenty-three residential properties, the Crown and Thistle Pub in Alwinton, twelve farms, a caravan site, a river for trout and salmon fishing, 1,800 acres of woodland and the Simonside Hills.[5] The rent from the estate's farms brings in an annual income of £283,000 a year.[6]
Percy's decision to sell Rothbury was met with protest by some residents of the estate, who argue that it should be given "back to the people".[4] Steven Bridgett, a member of the Northumberland County Council, criticized the proposed sale claiming he feared the land would be bought by someone with "more money than sense"[4] and voiced concern that the land would be sold off to international corporations.[4]
Personal life
[edit]On 15 July 2017, he married Princess Nora of Oettingen-Spielberg, daughter of Albrecht Ernst, 10th Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg, in a religious ceremony at Schloss Hirschbrunn in Bavaria.[7] They have one child, Romy Jane Percy, who was born on 31 July 2019 in Munich.[8]
He is close to the British royal family and attended the wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton in 2011 and the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in 2018.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Lord Max Percy – son of the Duke of Northumberland – is selling off his 9,500 acre Northumberland estate for £35 million". 7 July 2023.
- ^ Willoughby, George (12 July 2023). "Duke of Northumberland's son puts entire 9,500-acre estate up for sale".
- ^ "Northumberland: Rothbury Estate goes on sale for £35m". 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Aristocrat puts £35m estate on market - including 12 farms, caravan site and pub". 6 July 2023.
- ^ Tees, Tyne (7 July 2023). "Lord Max Percy puts 9,500 acre Rothbury Estate up for sale for £35m". itvNews.
- ^ Newton, Grace (6 July 2023). "Aristocrat puts northern estate his family have owned since 1332 up for sale - with lots including a pub and caravan site". Yorkshire Post.
- ^ "Son of Duke and Duchess of Northumberland weds in Germany". 27 July 2017.
- ^ Gillan, Tony (7 August 2019). "Duke and Duchess of Northumberland celebrate birth of their first grandchild". Northumberland Gazette.
- ^ Tominey, Camilla (13 October 2018). "Royals, sheikhs, supermodels and oligarchs - what Eugenie and Jack's wedding guest list in full reveals". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Royal wedding: Prince William and Kate Middleton's circle of friends". The Telegraph. 13 April 2011.