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Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland 1421–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1421

Birth Location: Poynings, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 2 Feb 1483

Death Location: Raby Castle, Durham, England

Father: Sir Poynings

Mother: Lady Berkeley

Spouse(s): Henry Northumberland

Children(s): Sir Percy, Henry Northumberland

Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland was born in 1421 in Poynings, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Richard De Poynings And Lady Alianore Eleanor De Berkeley. Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland married Henry Percy 3Rd Earl Of Northumberland, and had children including Henry Percy 4Th Earl Of Northumberland, Sir Henry Percy. Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland passed away in 1483 in Raby Castle, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland was born in 1421 in Poynings, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Richard De Poynings And Lady Alianore Eleanor De Berkeley.
  • Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland married Henry Percy 3Rd Earl Of Northumberland, and had children including Henry Percy 4Th Earl Of Northumberland, Sir Henry Percy.
  • Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland passed away in 1483 in Raby Castle, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Poynings
1390–1429
Birth Location: Poynings, Suffolk, England
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Lady Berkeley
1390–1455
Birth Location: Beverston, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Henry Northumberland
1421–1461
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Percy
1449–1489
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Northumberland
1449–1489
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Northumberland's Ancestors

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Lady Northumberland
1421–1483
Birth Place: Poynings, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Richard de Poynings
1390–1429
Poynings, Suffolk, England
Lady (Alianore 'Eleanor' de) Berkeley
1390–1455
Beverston, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert de) Poynings
1382–1446
Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset, England
Lady (Elizabeth Eleanor) Grey
1384–1433
1689709, Denbighshire, Wales
Sir (John de Berkeley Baron de BerkeleySheriff) Somerset-Dorset-Gloucestershire-Hampshire)
1351–1428
Wotton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Elizabeth of Betteshorne Baroness de) Berkeley
1353–1420
Beverstone Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Poynings
1355–1387
Isabel Fitzpayn
1363–1394
Lord Ruthin
1362–1440
Lady DeRos
1366–1414
Thomas Marches)
1293–1361
Katharine Clivedon
1321–1385
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Poynings
1320–1369
Joan Rokesley
1325–1369
Sir Grey
1323–1388
Lady Blackmere
1345–1396
Maurice Berkeley
1271–1326
Eva Zouch
1273–1314
Sir Clivedon
1287–1373
Emma Charfield
1291–1385

Lady Northumberland's Descendants

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Lady (Eleanor De Poynings Countess) Northumberland (25 Jul 1421–2 Feb 1483) m. Henry (Percy 3rd Earl of) Northumberland (25 Jul 1421–29 Mar 1461)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry) Percy 1449–1489 m. Maud (Herbert Countess Of) Northumberland 1448–1485 m. Maud (Herbert Countess) Northumberland 1448–1485
    1. 1. Eleanor (DePercy 1 Duchess of) Buckingham 1474–1530 m. John Audley 1478– m. Edward (Duke of Buckingham) Stafford 1465– m. Edward (D eStafford 3rd Duke of) Buckingham 1478–1521
      1. 1. Henry (Baron De Stafford) I 1501–1563 m. Ursula (Pole Baroness of Stafford, Of the House) Plantagenet 1504–1570
        1. 1. Dorothy Stafford 1526–1604 m. William Stafford 1500–1556
        2. 2. Elizabeth Stafford 1528–
        3. 3. Henry (DeStafford) II 1527–1565
        4. 4. Thomas DeStafford 1530–1557
      2. 2. Mary (De) Stafford 1495–
      3. 3. Elizabeth, (Duchess of Norfolk) DeStafford 1497–1558
      4. 4. Margaret Stafford 1511–1537
      5. 5. Anne Stafford 1493–
    2. 2. Ann Percy 1482–1552
    3. 3. Margaret Percy 1476–
    4. 4. Margery Percy 1475–1540
    5. 5. Allan Percy 1475–1536
    6. 6. Elizabeth PERCY 1489–1560
    7. 7. Josceline (William) Percy 1480–1532
    8. 8. Thomas DePERCY 1476–1493
    9. 9. Johanna (Joan) Percy 1475–1547
    10. 10. Sir (William) Percy 1476–1540
    11. 11. Lord (Henry Algernon Percy Thomas "5th Earl Northumberland" "Sir Knight of the Garter""Knight) Bachelor" 1478–1527 m. Lady (Countess Catherine) Spencer 1477–1542 m. Catherine Spencer 1480–1542
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret De Percy Countess) Cumberland 1497–1516
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas Egrement) DePercy 1422–1460
      3. 3. Lady (Countess Margaret De) Percy 1497–1540
      4. 4. Henry (PERCY 6th Earl of) Northumberland 1495–1537
      5. 5. Margaret Percy 1508–1540
      6. 6. Sir (Thomas Percy Earl of) Northumberland 1504–1537
      7. 7. Maude Percy 1510–1560
      8. 8. Margery dePercy 1475–1540
      9. 9. Ingelram Percy 1506–1538
  2. 2. Henry (Percy 4th Earl Of) Northumberland 1449–1489 m. Maud (Herbert Countess Of) Northumberland 1448–1485 m. Maud (Herbert Countess) Northumberland 1448–1485
    1. 1. Eleanor (Percy Duchess) Buckingham 1474–1530 m. Edward (D eStafford 3rd Duke of) Buckingham 1478–1521
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Stafford 3rd Duchess) Norfolk 1497–1558 m. Thomas (HOWARD 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl Surrey,Knight of the) Garter 1474–1554
        1. 1. Henry (Howard Earl of) Surrey 1517–1547 m. Frances (DeVere Countess of) Surrey 1517–1577
        2. 2. Thomas (Viscount) Howard 1520–1582
        3. 3. Catherine Howard 1524–1554
        4. 4. Catherine (Countess of Derby) Howard 1500–1530
        5. 5. Mary (Duchess of Richmond) Howard 1519–1557
        6. 6. Anne Howard 1518–1558
        7. 7. Mary Howard 1520–1537
        8. 8. Edmund Howard 1539–1539
        9. 9. Robert Howard 1537–1623
        10. 10. John Howard 1518–1523
        11. 11. Richard Howard 1517–1517
      2. 2. LADY (MARY ABERGAVENNY) STAFFORD 1495–1545
      3. 3. Anne Stafford 1493–
    2. 2. Eleanor (Percy Duchess Of) Buckingham 1474–1530 m. Edward (D eStafford 3rd Duke of) Buckingham 1478–1521
      1. 1. Elizabeth, (Duchess-Norfolk) Stafford 1497–1558 m. Thomas (3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl Surrey,Knight of the Garter) Howard 1474–1554
        1. 1. Sir (Henry Howard 5th Earl of Surrey Knight of the) Garter 1517–1547 m. Lady (Frances DeVERE Countess) Surrey 1517–1577
        2. 2. Catherine Howard 1487–1515
        3. 3. Thomas Howard 1493–1508
        4. 4. Catherine Howard 1524–1554
        5. 5. Thomas (Viscount) Howard 1520–1582
      2. 2. Mary (Stafford Lady) Abergavenny 1495–1552
      3. 3. Henry Stafford 1501–1563
      4. 4. Margaret Stafford 1511–1537
      5. 5. Catherine (Stafford Countess) Westmorland 1499–1555
    3. 3. Elizabeth DePERCY 1473–
    4. 4. Margery Percy 1475–1540
    5. 5. Johanna (Joan) Percy 1475–1547
    6. 6. Thomas DePERCY 1475–
    7. 7. Sir (William) Percy 1476–1540
    8. 8. Henry (Algernon th Earl Northumberland) Percy 1479–1527
    9. 9. Allen Percy 1479–1532
    10. 10. Josceline Percy 1480–1532
    11. 11. Anne (Countess Arundel) Percy 1485–1552
    12. 12. Elizabeth Percy 1485–1512

Lady Northumberland's Timeline

2 Records

1421
25 Jul 1421
Birth of Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland in Poynings, Suffolk, England
Poynings, Suffolk, England
1483
2 Feb 1483
Age 62
Death of Lady Eleanor De Poynings Countess Northumberland in Raby Castle, Durham, England
Raby Castle, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1421
    Event Place: Poynings, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1483
    Event Place: Raby Castle, Durham, England
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