3rd Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy b. 25 Jul 1421 Alnwick, Northumberland, England d. 29 Mar 1461 Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, England: My Family History

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1421 - 1461 (39 years)

Name	Henry Percy [1, 2]
Title	3rd Earl of Northumberland
Birth	25 Jul 1421	Alnwick, Northumberland, England [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Death	29 Mar 1461	Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, England [1, 2]
Burial	York, North Yorkshire, England [1]
Person ID	I65166	Bob Juch's Tree
Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

Father	Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, b. 3 Feb 1392, Alnwick, Northumberland, England d. 22 May 1455, Battle of St. Albans, Herefordshire, England (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Eleanor Neville, b. 1398, Raby Castle, Durham, England d. 1472, Raby, Durham, England (Age 74 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	7 Oct 1414	Berwick, Wiltshire, England
Family ID	F14217	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eleanor Poynings, b. Abt 1422, Beverton, Gloucestershire, England d. Feb 1484, Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England (Age 62 years)

Marriage 25 Jun 1435

Children

	1. Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, b. Abt 1449 d. 28 Apr 1489, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England (Age 40 years) [natural]
	2. Margaret Percy, b. Abt 1447 [natural]
	3. Eleanor Percy, b. 1455 [natural]
	4. Elizabeth Percy, b. 1460 [natural]

Family ID F22493 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Dec 2022

Event Map

Birth - 25 Jul 1421 - Alnwick, Northumberland, England

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Notes

His maternal uncles included Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury. His maternal aunts included Cecily Neville. Percy was first cousin to (among others) Edward IV of England, Margaret of Burgundy, George, Duke of Clarence and Richard III of England. He was thus closely related to the House of York.

Percy however followed his father in swearing allegiance to the House of Lancaster. On December 30, 1460, Percy is known to have fought on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Wakefield. He commanded the Lancastrian van at the Battle of Towton, where he was killed.

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[S230] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
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