 Percy Shelley was the first-born son of a wealthy country squire with strong political connections and a descendant of Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet of Castle Goring, and Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel.Victor's family is one of the most distinguished of that republic and his ancestors were counsellors and syndics.Percy had a sister named Elizabeth; Victor had an adopted sister named Elizabeth.