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Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland 1421–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1421

Birth Location: Poynings, Suffolk, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 4 Feb 1484

Death Location: Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England

Father: Sir MP,

Mother: Lady Poynings,

Spouse(s): Henry III, Sir King.)

Children(s): Henry Percy, Lady PERCY, Sir Northumberland,, Anne PERCY, Eleanor PERCY, Lady Scrope, Ralph PERCY

Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland was born in 1421 in Poynings, Suffolk, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Knight Of The Shire For Sussex De Poynings 4Th Baron Poynings Of Mautravers Kg Mp And Lady Alianore De Berkeley Baroness Poynings. Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland married Henry Algernon De Percy Iii, Sir Knight Henry De Percy 3Rd Earl Of Northumberland Swore Allegiance To The House Of Lancaster He Fought On The Lancastrian Side At The Battle Of Wakefield Commander At The Battle Of Towton Where He Was Slain Fighting For The King, and had children including Anne De Percy, Eleanor De Percy, Henry Percy, Lady Elizabeth De Percy Baroness Scrope, Lady Margaret Margery De Percy, Ralph De Percy, Sir Knight Henry De Percy 4Th Earl Of Northumberland. Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland passed away in 1484 in Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England.

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  • Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland was born in 1421 in Poynings, Suffolk, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Richard Knight Of The Shire For Sussex De Poynings 4Th Baron Poynings Of Mautravers Kg Mp And Lady Alianore De Berkeley Baroness Poynings.
  • Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland married Henry Algernon De Percy Iii, Sir Knight Henry De Percy 3Rd Earl Of Northumberland Swore Allegiance To The House Of Lancaster He Fought On The Lancastrian Side At The Battle Of Wakefield Commander At The Battle Of Towton Where He Was Slain Fighting For The King, and had children including Anne De Percy, Eleanor De Percy, Henry Percy, Lady Elizabeth De Percy Baroness Scrope, Lady Margaret Margery De Percy, Ralph De Percy, Sir Knight Henry De Percy 4Th Earl Of Northumberland.
  • Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland passed away in 1484 in Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England.

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Lady Northumberland's Ancestors

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Lady Northumberland
1421–1484
Birth Place: Poynings, Suffolk, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Richard, Knight of the Shire for Sussex de Poynings, 4th Baron Poynings of Mautravers, KG, MP,
1385–1429
Poynings, Suffolk, England
Lady (ALIANORE de BERKELEY, Baroness) Poynings,
1392–1455
Beverstone Castle, Gloucestershire, England
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Lady Northumberland's Descendants

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Lady (Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of) Northumberland (25 Jul 1421–4 Feb 1484) m. Henry (Algernon de Percy) III (25 Jul 1421–29 Mar 1461) m. Sir ("Knight" HENRY de PERCY, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (Swore allegiance to the House of Lancaster. He fought on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Wakefield. Commander at the Battle of Towton, where he was slain fighting for the) King.) (25 July 1421–29 Mar 1461)
  1. 1. Henry Percy 1449–1489 m. Maud Herbert 1453–1485
    1. 1. Henry (Algernon De) Percy 1478–1527 m. Katherine Spencer 1477–1542
      1. 1. Margaret (Catherine) Coney 1508–1540
        1. 1. Richard Pierce 1540–1632 m. Marguerite Coney 1545–1571
      2. 2. Lady (Margaret Countess of Cumberland) Percy 1508–1540
  2. 2. Lady (MARGARET "Margery" de) PERCY 1450–1486
  3. 3. Sir ("Knight" HENRY de PERCY, 4th Earl of) Northumberland, 1449–1489
  4. 4. Anne (de) PERCY 1454–1522
  5. 5. Eleanor (de) PERCY 1455–1530
  6. 6. Lady (ELIZABETH de PERCY, Baroness) Scrope 1461–1512
  7. 7. Ralph (de) PERCY 1440–

Lady Northumberland's Timeline

2 Records

1421
25 Jul 1421
Birth of Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland in Poynings, Suffolk, Gloucestershire, England
Poynings, Suffolk, Gloucestershire, England
1484
4 Feb 1484
Age 63
Death of Lady Eleanor de POYNINGS , Baroness Poynings, Countess of Northumberland in Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England
Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1484
    Event Place: Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England

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