Person:Henry Percy (105)
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
b.25 Jul 1421 Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England
d.29 Mar 1461 Towton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. Aft Oct 1414
  1. Joan PercyAbt 1415 -
  2. Henry Percy
  3. John Percy1418 -
  4. Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland1421 - 1461
  5. Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont1422 - 1460
  6. Lady Katherine Percy1423 - Aft 1475
  7. George Percy1423 -
  8. Sir Ralph Percy, Knight1425 - 1464
  9. Sir Richard Percy, Knight1427 - 1461
  10. William Percy1428 - 1462
  11. Anne PercyAft 1428 - 1522
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Jun 1435 or before
  1. Sir Ralph PercyAbt 1440 -
  2. Henry Percy, 4th Earl of NorthumberlandAbt 1449 - 1489
  3. Lady Margaret PercyAbt 1450 -
  4. Eleanor PercyAbt 1455 -
  5. Elizabeth PercyAbt 1468 - Aft 1512
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Facts and Events
Name Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Gender Male
Birth[3] 25 Jul 1421 Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England
Marriage 25 Jun 1435 or before to Eleanor de Poynings, Baroness de Poynings
Military? 30 Dec 1460 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Combatant of Wakefield
Death[4] 29 Mar 1461 Towton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England Combatant of Towton
Burial? York, Yorkshire, EnglandSt. Denys Church
Reference Number[1] Q2521911?


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Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, (25 July 1421 – 29 March 1461) was an English magnate.

The Earldom of Northumberland was then one of the greatest landholdings in northern England; Percy also became Lord Poynings on his marriage. This title would bring him into direct conflict with the Poynings family themselves, and indeed, feuds with neighbouring nobles, both lay and ecclesiastical, would be a key occupancy of his youth.

Percy married Eleanor Poynings, who outlived him; together they had four children. He was a leading Lancastrian during the Wars of the Roses, from which he managed to personally benefit, although his father died early in the war. He was not, however, to live to enjoy these gains, being killed at the Battle of Towton in 1461 on the defeated Lancastrian side.

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References
  1. ↑ Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  3. ↑ Brydges, Egerton. Collins's peerage of England, genealogical, biographical, and historical, greatly augmented, and continued to the present time. (London: [T. Bensley], 1812)
    2:280.
  4. ↑ Brydges, Egerton. Collins's peerage of England, genealogical, biographical, and historical, greatly augmented, and continued to the present time. (London: [T. Bensley], 1812)
    2:296.
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