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Sir Henry Percy 1532 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Petworth, Sussex, England

Death Date: 21 Jun 1585

Death Location: Tower London, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Henry Northumberland

Mother: Lady Northumberland

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In 1532, Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland entered the world in Petworth, Sussex, England, born to Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland and Lady Mary Talbot, Countess of Northumberland. Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland passed away in 1585 in Tower London, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland entered the world in Petworth, Sussex, England, born to Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland and Lady Mary Talbot, Countess of Northumberland.
  • Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland passed away in 1585 in Tower London, London, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Percy's Ancestors

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Sir Percy
1532 – 1585
Birth Place: Petworth, Sussex, England
Parents
Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland
1502 – 1537
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Lady (Mary Talbot, Countess of) Northumberland
1504 – 1572
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Algernon "The Magnificent") Percy
1478 – 1527
Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Lady (Catherine Katherine Spencer de Spenser) despenser
1477 – 1542
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1478 – 1527
Lord Knight
1435 – 1510
Eleanor Beaufort
1431 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1478 – 1527

Sir Percy's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland in Petworth, Sussex, England
Petworth, Sussex, England
1585
21 Jun 1585
Age 53
Death of Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland in Tower London, London, Middlesex, England
Tower London, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Petworth, Sussex, England

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

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