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Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 1532–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

Death Date: 21 June 1585

Death Location: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Thomas Northumbria

Mother: Eleanor Beamisch

Spouse(s): Catherine Neville, Lucy Latymer, Lady Mortimer, Mary Neville

Children(s): Josceline Percy, Lord Percy, Eleanor Percy, Lucy Percy, Anne Percy, Joan Percy, Lord Northumberland, William Percy, Elizabeth Percy, Eleonore Percy, Anne Percy, Eleanor Buckingham, Lord Percy, Enid Percy, Anne Percy, *Bridgett Percy, Eleanor Buckingham, Mary Percy, Lucy Anglesey, Charles, George, Richard, George, Alan, George, William George, George 1606, Thomas Percy, Bridgett Percy, Sir Percy

In 1532, Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland entered the world in Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, born to Thomas Percy Earl Of Northumbria And Eleanor Wygardesdr Of Guicarde Harbottel Of Beamisch. Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland married Catherine Neville, Lady Elizabeth Mortimer, Lucy Neville Lady Of Latymer, Mary Neville, and had children including Alan Sir De Percy Son Of Henry George, Anne De Percy, Anne Percy, Bridgett Henry Percy, Bridgett Percy, Charles Sir De Percy Son Of Henry George, Eleanor Percy, Eleanor Percy Duchess Of Buckingham, Eleonore Percy, Elizabeth Percy, Enid Maud Percy, George De Percy Son Of Henry George Governor Of Colonial Virginia Earliest Jt Imm England To Virginia December 1606, Joan Percy, Josceline Percy, Lord Henry The Wizard Percy 9Th Earl Of Northumberland, Lord Ralph Percy, Lord Richard Percy, Lucy Percy Of Petworth Lady Owen Of Anglesey, Lucy Percy, Mary Percy, Richard Sir Percy Son Of Henry George, Sir Joscelyne Percy, Thomas Percy, William De Percy Son Of Henry George, William Percy. Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland passed away in 1585 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1532, Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland entered the world in Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, born to Thomas Percy Earl Of Northumbria And Eleanor Wygardesdr Of Guicarde Harbottel Of Beamisch.
  • Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland married Catherine Neville, Lady Elizabeth Mortimer, Lucy Neville Lady Of Latymer, Mary Neville, and had children including Alan Sir De Percy Son Of Henry George, Anne De Percy, Anne Percy, Bridgett Henry Percy, Bridgett Percy, Charles Sir De Percy Son Of Henry George, Eleanor Percy, Eleanor Percy Duchess Of Buckingham, Eleonore Percy, Elizabeth Percy, Enid Maud Percy, George De Percy Son Of Henry George Governor Of Colonial Virginia Earliest Jt Imm England To Virginia December 1606, Joan Percy, Josceline Percy, Lord Henry The Wizard Percy 9Th Earl Of Northumberland, Lord Ralph Percy, Lord Richard Percy, Lucy Percy Of Petworth Lady Owen Of Anglesey, Lucy Percy, Mary Percy, Richard Sir Percy Son Of Henry George, Sir Joscelyne Percy, Thomas Percy, William De Percy Son Of Henry George, William Percy.
  • Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland passed away in 1585 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Henry Northumberland's Ancestors

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Henry Northumberland
1532–1585
Birth Place: Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Parents
Thomas Percy Earl of Northumbria
1504–1537
Alnwick, County Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor (Wygardesdr. of Guicarde Harbottel of) Beamisch
1501–1567
Beamish, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (Algernon) Percy
1478–1527
Catharine Spencer
–1542
Guiscard (Richard) Harbottle
1485–1513
Horton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Jane (Joan)) Willoughby
1485–1567
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Northumberland's Descendants

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Henry (Percy 8th Earl of) Northumberland (1532–21 June 1585) m. Catherine Neville (1546–28 Oct 1596) m. Lucy (Neville, Lady Of) Latymer (1549–20 Apr 1608) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Mortimer (abt 1525–) m. Mary Neville (1520–18 Dec 1565)
  1. 1. Josceline Percy 1578–1631
  2. 2. Lord (Richard) Percy 1576–1648
  3. 3. Eleanor Percy 1583–1650
  4. 4. Lucy Percy 1570–1613
  5. 5. Anne Percy 1568–1653
  6. 6. Joan Percy 1559–
  7. 7. Lord (Henry "The Wizard" Percy, 9th Earl of) Northumberland 1564–1632 m. Lady (Dorothy (Countess of Northumberland)) Devereux 1564–1619 m. Lady (Dorothy (Countess of Northumberland)) Devereux 1564–1619
    1. 1. Henry (, 1st Baron of Alnwick Percy) (1643) 1596–1597
    2. 2. Sir (Algernon Seymour Charles Percy, 10th Earl of) Northumberland 1602–1668
    3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Northumberland Percy) (Perrot) 1593–
    4. 4. Lady (Lucy (Northumberland) Percy Countess of) Carlisle 1599–1660
    5. 5. COUNTESS (LADY DOROTHY PERCY, SIDNEY OF LEICESTER) * 1598–1659
    6. 6. Lord (George of Northumberland) Percy 1580–1632
    7. 7. Lady (Eleanor Northumberland) Percy 1595–1677
    8. 8. Lord (Henry Alnwick) Percy 1604–1704
    9. 9. Sir (Henry Percy, Lord of) Alnwick 1596–1659
    10. 10. Jane Perrot 1584–
    11. 11. Dorothy Perrott 1588–1659
    12. 12. Penelope Perrot 1590–1654
    13. 13. John Percy 1599–1666
    14. 14. James Percy 1590–1600
    15. 15. Robert (Percy \) Perrot 1586–1597
    16. 16. Henry (, 1st Baron of Alnwick Percy) (1643) 1596–1597
    17. 17. Sir (Algernon Seymour Charles Percy, 10th Earl of) Northumberland 1602–1668
    18. 18. Lady (Elizabeth Northumberland Percy) (Perrot) 1593–
    19. 19. Lady (Lucy (Northumberland) Percy Countess of) Carlisle 1599–1660
    20. 20. COUNTESS (LADY DOROTHY PERCY, SIDNEY OF LEICESTER) * 1598–1659
    21. 21. Lord (George of Northumberland) Percy 1580–1632
    22. 22. Lady (Eleanor Northumberland) Percy 1595–1677
    23. 23. Lord (Henry Alnwick) Percy 1604–1704
    24. 24. Sir (Henry Percy, Lord of) Alnwick 1596–1659
    25. 25. Jane Perrot 1584–
    26. 26. Dorothy Perrott 1588–1659
    27. 27. Penelope Perrot 1590–1654
    28. 28. John Percy 1599–1666
    29. 29. James Percy 1590–1600
    30. 30. Robert (Percy \) Perrot 1586–1597
  8. 8. William Percy 1563–1628
  9. 9. Elizabeth Percy 1559–
  10. 10. Eleonore Percy 1559–1650
  11. 11. Anne (De) Percy 1568–
  12. 12. Eleanor (Percy Duchess of) Buckingham 1583–1650
  13. 13. Lord (Ralph) Percy 1575–1648
  14. 14. Enid (Maud) Percy 1555–1584
  15. 15. Anne (De) Percy 1568–
  16. 16. *Bridgett (Henry) Percy 1565–1625
  17. 17. Eleanor (Percy Duchess of) Buckingham 1583–1650
  18. 18. Mary Percy 1563–1643
  19. 19. Lucy (Percy of Petworth Lady Owen of) Anglesey 1570–1613
  20. 20. Charles, (Sir de Percy, son of Henry) George 1565–1628
  21. 21. Richard, (Sir Percy, son of Henry) George 1573–1648
  22. 22. Alan, (Sir de Percy, son of Henry) George 1577–1613
  23. 23. William (de Percy, son of Henry) George 1574–1648
  24. 24. George (de Percy, son of Henry George, Governor of Colonial Virginia earliest JT, IMM England to Virginia December) 1606 1580–1632
  25. 25. Thomas Percy 1559–1560
  26. 26. Bridgett Percy 1561–1598
  27. 27. Sir (Joscelyne) Percy 1565–1631

Henry Northumberland's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland in Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
1585
21 June 1585
Age 53
Death of Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland in Slain/murdered in his bed with a gunshot to the heart while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, London, England for the 3rd time by Queen Elizabeth for his complicity in the Catholic uprising and support for Mary Queen of Scots.
Slain/murdered in his bed with a gunshot to the heart while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, London, England for the 3rd time by Queen Elizabeth for his complicity in the Catholic uprising and support for Mary Queen of Scots.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1585
    Event Place: Slain/murdered in his bed with a gunshot to the heart while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, London, England for the 3rd time by Queen Elizabeth for his complicity in the Catholic uprising and support for Mary Queen of Scots.
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

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