Sir Henry DE PERCY

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 2nd Earl of Northumberland
• Fact 1: Warden of the Marches of Scotland
• Fact 2: Knight of Garter
• Birth: 03 Feb 1393

Notes:

Name:
Henry Percy, Knt., K.G., 5th Lord Percy, was heir to his grandfather, the Duke of Northumberland, who took him shortly after his father's death, to Scotland. King Henry V, probably influenced by the young exile's mother-in-law, the Countess of Westmorland, aunt to the King, interested himself in his return. he was created Earl of Northumberland in Parliament on 16 Mar 1415/6, and was regranted the entailed estates. He was knighted by the King, to whom he was faithful throughout his life. They had nine sons and three daughters. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, a Lancastrian, was slain fighting at the first battle of St. Albans on 22 May 1455, and was buried at the Abbey there.

Henry married Alianor NEVILLE after Oct 1414. Alianor (daughter of Ralph DE NEVILLE, K.G. and Joan BEAUFORT) was born about 1401 in England; died in 1463 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Henry PERCY was born on 25 Jul 1421; died on 29 Mar 1461 in Battle of Towton; was buried in St. Denis, York.
2. Katherine PERCY was born on 28 May 1423 in Leconfield.
3. Thomas DE PERCY was born on 29 Nov 1422 in Leckonfield co. York, England; died on 10 Jul 1460 in Battle of Northampton.
4. George DE PERCY was born in 1424.
5. Joan DE PERCY was buried in Whitby Abbey.
6. William DE PERCY was born in 1428; died in 1462.
7. Richard DE PERCY died on 29 Mar 1461 in Battle of Towton.
8. Ralph DE PERCY, Knt. died on 25 Apr 1464 in Battle of Hedgely Moor.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Apr 1377, Knighted

Notes:

Henry was a Knight. He was killed at Shewsbury. Henry was often called "Henry Hotspur".[ingram1.FTW]

http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal02286
The Complete Peerage V.ix,p714. He was buried at Whitchurch, disinterred, his head sent to York, and his quarters to London, Newcastle, Bristol and Chester, and then sent to his widow.

Name:
Henry Percy 'Harry hotspur', Knt., K.B., K.G., son and heir apparent, of Henry Percy 4th Lord Percy by Margaret, daughter of Ralph de Neville, 4th Lord Neville of Raby, Durham. He attended King Richard II on his expedition into Scotland in 1385, and was called by the Scots 'Haatspore'. In 1399 he acted with his father in the proceedings which placed King Henry IV on the throne. With is father, he won the notable victory of Homildon Hill over the Scots. Friction with the King, however, led to open conflict. Sir Henry Percy was slain at Shrewsbury on 21 July 1403, and was buried at York Minster.

Henry married Elizabeth MORTIMER in bef. 10 Dec 1379. Elizabeth (daughter of Edmund DE MORTIMER, II and Philippa Of CLARENCE) was born on 12 Feb 1370/1 in Usk, co. Monmouth; died on 20 Apr 1417 in Yorkshire, England; was buried in Trotton, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]