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Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy 1532–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Newburn Manor, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 JUN 1585

Death Location: London, Greater London, England

Father: Thomas Percy

Mother: Eleanor Harbottle

Spouse(s): Catherine Neville

Children(s): Henry, Percy, William Percy, Eleanor Percy, Thomas Percy, Anne Percy, Richard Percy, Alan Percy, Josceline Percy, George Percy, Charles Percy

In 1532, Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy entered the world in Newburn Manor, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Percy And Eleanor Harbottle. Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy married Catherine Neville, and had children including Alan Percy, Anne Percy, Charles Percy, Eleanor Percy, George Percy, Henry 9Th Earl Of Northumberland 3Rd Baron Percy, Josceline Percy, Richard Percy, Thomas Percy, William Percy. Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy passed away in 1585 in London, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1532, Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy entered the world in Newburn Manor, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Percy And Eleanor Harbottle.
  • Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy married Catherine Neville, and had children including Alan Percy, Anne Percy, Charles Percy, Eleanor Percy, George Percy, Henry 9Th Earl Of Northumberland 3Rd Baron Percy, Josceline Percy, Richard Percy, Thomas Percy, William Percy.
  • Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy passed away in 1585 in London, Greater London, England.

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Henry, Percy's Ancestors

Self
Henry, Percy
1532–1585
Birth Place: Newburn Manor, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Percy
1504–1537
Alnick, Northumberland, England
Eleanor Harbottle
1504–1566
Beamish, Durham, England
Grandparents
Henry (Algernon, 5th Earl of Northumberland) Percy
1478–1527
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Catherine, (Countess of Northumberland) Spencer
1477–1542
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry, Percy
1449–1489
Matilda Herbert
1448–1485
Robert Spencer
1430–1510
Eleanor, Plantagenet
1431–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry, Percy
1421–1461
Eleanor, Poynings
1422–1484
William, Herbert
1423–1469
Anne Devereux
1424–1486
Henry, Spencer
1392–1476
Isabelle Lincoln
1394–1479
Edmund, Plantagenet
1406–1455
Eleanor, Beauchamp
1408–1467

Henry, Percy's Descendants

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Henry, (8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron) Percy (1532–21 JUN 1585) m. Catherine Neville (1546–28 OCT 1596)
  1. 1. Henry, (9th Earl of Northumberland, 3rd Baron) Percy 1564–1632 m. Dorothy, (Countess of Northumberland) Devereux 1564–1619
    1. 1. Algernon, (10th Earl of Northumberland) Percy 1602–1668 m. Anne Cecil 1612–1637 m. Elizabeth Howard –1704
      1. 1. Elizabeth Percy 1636–1717 m. Arthur, (1st Earl of Essex) Capell 1631–1683
        1. 1. Algernon, (2nd Earl of Essex) Capell 1670–1710 m. Mary Bentinck 1679–1726
        2. 2. Anne Capell 1675–1752 m. Charles, (3rd Earl of Carlisle) Howard 1669–1738
  2. 2. William Percy 1574–1648
  3. 3. Eleanor Percy 1583–1650
  4. 4. Thomas Percy 1562–1587
  5. 5. Anne Percy 1568–
  6. 6. Richard Percy 1575–1649
  7. 7. Alan Percy 1577–1613
  8. 8. Josceline Percy 1578–1631
  9. 9. George Percy 1580–1632
  10. 10. Charles Percy –1628

Henry, Percy's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy in Newburn Manor, Fifeshire, Scotland
Newburn Manor, Fifeshire, Scotland
1585
21 JUN 1585
Age 53
Death of Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy in Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England
Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Newburn Manor, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1585
    Event Place: Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England

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