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Henry PERCY, 2nd Earl Of Northumberland
1392 - 1455 (63 years)-
Name Henry PERCY [1, 2] Suffix 2nd Earl Of Northumberland Birth 3 Feb 1392 Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England 
[1, 2] Gender Male MilitaryService [3] MilitaryService TitleOfNobility 16 Mar 1416 [3] TitleOfNobility Occupation 1417 [3] He held the office of Warden of the Eastern March. MilitaryService 11 Mar 1451 [3] MilitaryService _FSFTID 9ZZL-N92 _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9ZZL-N92 _UID 16F5C6EC432E42FAB0A628501F317F575EF5 Death 22 May 1455 Battle Of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England [1, 2] Burial Aft 22 May 1455 Lady Chapel of the Abbey, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England [1, 2] Person ID I26093 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 24 Nov 2024
Father Henry "Hotspur" DE PERCY, b. 20 May 1364, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England d. 21 Jul 1403, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 39 years) Mother Elizabeth MORTIMER, b. 12 Feb 1370-1371, Usk, Monmouthshire, England d. 20 Apr 1417, Trotton, Sussex, England (Age 46 years) Marriage 10 Dec 1379 Usk, Monmouthshire, England - NOTE MARRIED
Family ID F12001 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Eleanor NEVILLE, Countess of Northumberland, b. 1398, Raby Castle, Durham, England d. 11 Aug 1472, Raby, Durham, England (Age 74 years) Marriage 7 Oct 1414 Alnwick, Northumberland, England Children 1. John PERCY, b. 8 Jul 1418, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England d. 1421, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (Age 2 years)2. Henry PERCY, b. 25 Jul 1421, Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England d. 29 Mar 1461, Battle Of Towton (Age 39 years)3. Thomas PERCY,, 1st Baron Egremont, b. 29 Nov 1422, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England d. 10 Jul 1460, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England (Age 37 years)4. Katherine PERCY, b. 28 May 1423, Leckenfield, Beveryley, East Riding Yorkshire, England d. 1504, France (Age 80 years)5. George PERCY, b. 24 Jul 1424, Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England d. 14 Nov 1474, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England (Age 50 years)6. Ralph PERCY, b. 11 Aug 1425, , Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England d. 25 Apr 1464, , Hedgeley Moor, Northumberland, England (Age 38 years)7. Richard PERCY, b. Abt 1426, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England d. 29 Mar 1461, Towton, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 35 years)8. William PERCY, Bishop of Carlisle, b. 7 Apr 1428, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England d. 26 Apr 1462, England (Age 34 years)9. Joan PERCY, b. Abt 1430, Alnwick, Northumberland, England d. Abt 1482, Whitby, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 52 years)10. Lady Anne PERCY, b. 1436, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England d. 5 Jul 1522, Westminster, Middlesex, England (Age 86 years)Family ID F11768 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Nov 2024
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Notes - Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (3 February 1393 – 22 May 1455) was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.
Henry became 2nd Earl at the death of his grandfather. His father (Henry 'Hotspur' Percy), who would have been 2nd Earl, predeceased his father and therefore the title went to 'Hotspur's' son.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Percy,_2nd_Earl_of_Northumberland#CITEREFCollins1812 for sources of the following. This source also offers a list of his children with dates of birth and death; however, these dates do not have sources attached so they may be bogus; Joan, for example is given a birthdate of 1430 while other sources say she was the eldest of the children. So beware.
Henry Percy was the son of another Henry Percy, known as "Hotspur", and Elizabeth Mortimer. Elizabeth was the daughter of Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March and Philippa, granddaughter of Edward III. Hotspur's father – the young Henry's grandfather – was also called Henry Percy, and in 1377 became the first of the Percy family to hold the title of Earl of Northumberland.[2] Both Hotspur and his father were early and active supporters of Henry Bolingbroke, who usurped the throne from Richard II in 1399, and became King Henry IV. They were initially richly rewarded, but soon grew disillusioned with the new regime. Hotspur rose up in rebellion, and was killed at Shrewsbury on 21 July 1403.[3]
Hotspur's father, the earl, was not present at the battle, but there is little doubt that he participated in the rebellion.[4] After a short imprisonment, he was pardoned, and in June 1404 he delivered his grandson into the king's custody at Doncaster.[5] By May 1405, however, the earl was involved in another rebellion. His plans failed, and he was forced to flee to Scotland, taking his grandson with him.[6] The following years were marked by an itinerant life and further plotting, while the young Henry remained in the custody of the Duke of Albany.[4] On 19 February 1408, the first earl of Northumberland was killed in the Battle of Bramham Moor, leaving the young Henry Percy as heir apparent to the earldom.[7] Henry remained in Scotland until the accession of Henry V in 1413, when he tried to claim his grandfather's title. His cause was aided by the king's aunt, Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland, who arranged his marriage to her daughter Eleanor.[8] It was in Henry V's interest to reconcile with the Percys, with their vast network in the north of England; on 11 May 1414, Henry Percy was restored to the Earldom of Northumberland,[9] followed by a formal creation on 16 March 1416.[10][b]
The Percy estates were primarily located in the northern counties of Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Cumberland.[5] Even though the title was restored in 1416, and the Percy estates were officially regranted, this did not mean the immediate return of all the family possessions. Protracted legal battles followed, particularly with John, Duke of Bedford.[17] Even at the time of his death, Northumberland had not recovered all the estates once held by his grandfather.[1]
Northumberland's marriage to Eleanor Neville produced at least ten children. Henry Percy was succeeded by his son Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, who himself died fighting in the Wars of the Roses, at the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461.[34]
- Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (3 February 1393 – 22 May 1455) was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.
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Sources - [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2022), entry for Henry PERCY, person ID GF9M-ZRZ. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2022), entry for Ralph PERCY, person ID KNWW-61H. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 24 Nov 2024), entry for Henry PERCY, person ID 9ZZL-N92. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2022), entry for Henry PERCY, person ID GF9M-ZRZ. (Reliability: 3).