George Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland

{{Short description|British nobleman}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = His Grace

| name = The Duke of Northumberland

| image= George Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland.jpg

| birth_name = Henry George Alan Percy

| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|07|15|df=yes}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1940|05|21|1912|07|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Pecq, Belgium

| death_cause = Killed in action

| resting_place = Esquelmes War Cemetery

| office = Parliamentary Private Secretary

| term_start = 1935

| term_end = 1940

| parents = {{unbulleted list|Alan Percy|Helen Gordon-Lennox}}

| commands = 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards

}}

Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland (15 July 1912 – 21 May 1940) was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox.

He was educated at Eton College."Northumberland, 9th Duke of, cr 1766, (Henry George Alan Percy) (15 July 1912–21 May 1940)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2007 He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Privy Seal in 1935.{{cite web |title=Lieut. Henry George Alan Percy 9th Duke of Northumberland (I20309) |url=http://www.stanford.edu/group/auden/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I20309&ged=auden-bicknell.ged |work=W. H. Auden - 'Family Ghosts' |publisher=Stanford University |access-date=25 October 2012 |first=Nicholas |last=Jenkins |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121215043844/http://www.stanford.edu/group/auden/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I20309&ged=auden-bicknell.ged |archive-date=2012-12-15 |url-status=live }} During his lifetime, the 9th Duke was considered one of Britain's most eligible bachelors.

He was killed at Pecq in Belgium, serving with the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards during the retreat to Dunkirk. His body is interred in the Esquelmes War Cemetery.{{cite web |url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2254063 |work=Commonwealth War Graves Commission |title=Lieutenant PERCY, HENRY GEORGE ALAN |access-date=25 August 2018}}

He was succeeded as Duke of Northumberland by his brother Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland. A posthumous portrait by Oswald Birley is now displayed at the family seat of Alnwick Castle.