Lady Anne, Countess of Northumberland SOMERSET

1526 - 1591  (65 years)

• Name	Lady Anne, Countess of Northumberland SOMERSET  [1]
  Birth	1526	Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  BIRTH AND BETRAYAL AND EXILE	31 Aug 1570	Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium   [2]
  	Anne and Thomas went into hiding in Scotland with the Border outlaw Hector Graham of Harlaw. In June 1570, Anne gave birth, but shortly thereafter they were betrayed by Graham. Thomas Percy was captured, Anne and baby were able to escape to Brugge, Belgiu
  HUSBAND EXECUTED	22 Aug 1572	York, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	Anne attempted to ransom her husband, sought aid from Pope Pius V and King Philip II of Spain, but on August 22 1572, refusing to renounce his Catholicism, Thomas Percy was beheaded in York. Anne remained in Exile the rest of her life.
  Death	9 Sep 1591	Namur, Namur, Belgium   [1]
  DIED IN EXILE	17 Oct 1596	Namur, Belgium   [2]
  	Died of smallpox at the convent of Namur in Wallonia, Belgium. Her daughter Mary, remained in Belgium, eventually founding a Benedictine convent in Brussels.
  TitleOfNobility	[2]
  	Countess of Northumberland
  Name	Anne de Beaufort-Somerset  [2]
  Name	Anne Plantagenet De Beaufort Somerset  [2]
  _FSFTID	L63Z-PG9
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L63Z-PG9
  _UID	2704F8033ABC4DD88652E046B00F4E166274
  Person ID	I594784864	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry SOMERSET,   b. 1501, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret COURTENAY, Countess of Worcester,   b. 1502, England d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F536734087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas PERCY,   b. 10 Jun 1528, Newborn Manor Petworth, Sussex, England d. 22 Aug 1572, York, Yorkshire, England (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1558	Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales   [2]
  Children	1. Lady Lucy PERCY,   b. 1558, Cockermouth, Northumberland, England d. 1630, England (Age 72 years)   2. Elizabeth PERCY,   b. Abt 1559, Cockermouth, Northumberland, England d. Abt 1601, Picardy, France (Age ~ 42 years)   3. Thomas PERCY,   b. 1560, Cockermouth, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 1560, Northumberland, England (Age 0 years)   4. Mary PERCY,   b. 1560, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England d. 1565 (Age 5 years)   5. Joan PERCY,   b. Abt 1562, London, England d. Abt 1616, England (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F536734086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Anne Percy, Countess of Northumberland (née Somerset; 1536 – 17 October 1596) was an English noblewoman and one of the instigators of the Northern Rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I of England. To avoid punishment for her prominent role in the failed insurrection, Anne, along with her infant daughter, was forced into exile in Flanders, where she spent the rest of her life involving herself in Catholic plots and maintaining contact with the other English Catholic exiles. In Liège while living on a pension from King Philip II of Spain, she wrote 'Discours des troubles du Comte du Northumberland'. Her husband Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, who had led the rebellion, was executed for treason. Three of her daughters were left behind in England and raised by their paternal uncle, Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Dec 2024), entry for Thomas PERCY, person ID MB44-4C2. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Dec 2024), entry for Lady Anne, Countess of Northumberland Somerset, person ID L63Z-PG9. (Reliability: 3).