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Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy 1421–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1421

Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 29 March 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry, Percy

Mother: Eleanor Neville

Spouse(s): Eleanor Poynings

Children(s): Anne Percy, Margaret Percy, Henry, Percy

In 1421, Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy entered the world in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England, born to Henry 2Nd Earl Of Northumberland Percy And Eleanor Neville. Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy married Eleanor Poynings, and had children including Anne Percy, Henry 4Th Earl Of Northumberland Percy, Margaret Percy. Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1421, Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy entered the world in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England, born to Henry 2Nd Earl Of Northumberland Percy And Eleanor Neville.
  • Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy married Eleanor Poynings, and had children including Anne Percy, Henry 4Th Earl Of Northumberland Percy, Margaret Percy.
  • Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry, Percy
1393–1455
Birth Location: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
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Eleanor Neville
1398–1472
Birth Location: Raby, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Poynings
1422–1480
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Anne Percy
1444–1522
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Percy
1447–
Birth Location: –
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Henry, Percy
1449–1489
Birth Location: –
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Henry, Percy's Ancestors

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Henry, Percy
1421–1461
Birth Place: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry, 2nd Earl of Northumberland Percy
1393–1455
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
Eleanor Neville
1398–1472
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry 'Hotspur') Percy
1364–1403
Ainwick, Northumberland
Lady (Elizabeth) Mortimer
1371–1417
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Ralph, (1st Earl of Westmorland) Neville
1364–1425
Joan, (Countess of Westmorland) Beaufort
1379–1440
Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou, France
Great-Grandparents
Edmund, Mortimer
1352–1381
Philippa March
1355–1382
John, Neville
1337–1388
John Beaufort
1340–1398
Katherine, Swynford
1350–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger, Mortimer
1328–1360
Lionel Clarence
1338–1368
Elizabeth Ulster
1332–1363
Ralph, Neville
1291–1367
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa England
1314–1369
Paon Roet
1310–1380

Henry, Percy's Descendants

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Henry, (3rd Earl of Northumberland) Percy (25 July 1421–29 March 1461) m. Eleanor Poynings (1422–1480)
  1. 1. Anne Percy 1444–1522 m. Thomas (Hungerford of) Rowden –1469
    1. 1. Mary Hungerford 1468–1533 m. Sir (Edward Hastings 2nd Lord) Hastings 1466–1506
      1. 1. Anne Hastings 1485–1550 m. Thomas (Stanley 2nd Earl of) Derby –1521
        1. 1. Margaret Stanley –1534 m. Robert, (1st Earl of Sussex) Radcliffe 1483–1542
        2. 2. Edward (Stanley 3rd Earl of) Derby 1509–1572
      2. 2. George (Hastings 1st Earl of) Huntingdon 1488–1544 m. Lady (Anne Stafford Countess of) Huntingdon 1483–1544
        1. 1. Lady (Dorothea) Hastings 1519– m. Sir (Richard) Devereux –1547
        2. 2. Francis (Hastings 2nd Earl of) Huntingdon 1514–1561 m. Catherine Pole 1511–1576
  2. 2. Margaret Percy 1447– m. Sir (William) Gascoigne 1450–1486
    1. 1. Anne Gascoigne 1474– m. Sir (Thomas) Fairfax 1475–1520
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gascoigne 1470–1559 m. Sir (George) Tailboys 1467–1538
      1. 1. Anne Tailboys 1510–1577 m. Sir (Edward) Dymoke 1508–1566
        1. 1. Frances Dymoke 1550–1610 m. Sir (Thomas) Windebank 1550–1607
  3. 3. Henry, (4th Earl of Northumberland) Percy 1449–1489
    1. 1. Eleanor, (Duchess of Buckingham) Percy 1474–1530 m. Edward, (3rd Duke of Buckingham) Stafford 1478–1521
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Stafford 1499–1558 m. Thomas, (3rd Duke of Norfolk) Howard 1473–1554
        1. 1. Mary, (Duchess of Richmond and Somerset) FitzRoy 1519–1557 m. Henry, (1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset) FitzRoy 1519–1536
        2. 2. Henry, (Earl of Surrey) Howard 1516–1546
      2. 2. Henry, (1st Baron Stafford) Stafford 1501–1563 m. Ursula, (Baroness Stafford) Pole 1504–1570
        1. 1. Edward (Stafford 3rd Baron) Stafford 1535–1603 m. Mary Stanley –1609
        2. 2. Dorothy Stafford 1526–1604 m. William Stafford 1500–1556
    2. 2. Henry (Algernon Percy 5th Earl of) Northumberland 1477–1527 m. Catherine Spencer 1480–1542
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Percy 1504–1537
        1. 1. Henry (Percy 2nd Earl of) Northumberland 1532–1585 m. Katherine Neville –1596
      2. 2. Henry (Percy 6th Earl of) Northumberland 1502–1537 m. Mary (Talbot Countess of) Northumberland –1572
      3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Percy –1540 m. Henry (Clifford 1st Earl of) Cumberland 1493–1542
        1. 1. Henry (Clifford 2nd Earl of) Cumberland 1517–1569 m. Lady (Eleanor) Brandon 1519–1547

Henry, Percy's Timeline

2 Records

1421
25 July 1421
Birth of Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
1461
29 March 1461
Age 40
Death of Henry, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Percy in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1421
    Event Place: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England
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