Isabella Percy, Countess of Beverley


Isabella Susan Percy, Countess of Beverley, formerly Isabella Susan Burrell, was the wife of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley, and the mother of the 5th Duke of Northumberland.
Isabella was the second daughter of Peter Burrell, a barrister, of Beckenham, Kent, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Lewis. Her brother was Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr. Two of her sisters married into the aristocracy: Elizabeth, who married the Duke of Hamilton, and Frances, who became Duchess of Northumberland.
Isabella married the future earl on 8 June 1775, by special licence, at Syon House in London. Their children were:
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In 1786, Percy inherited the title of Lord Lovaine, and his wife became Lady Lovaine. In 1790, he was created 1st Earl of Beverley, and his wife became Countess of Beverley. The countess died in 1812, aged 61, and was buried in the Northumberland Vault at Westminster Abbey.
The Earl of Beverley died in October 1830, aged 80, and was succeeded by his eldest son, George, who later inherited the dukedom of Northumberland from his cousin, the 4th Duke, in 1865.