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Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland Percy 1532–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Newburn Manor, Petworth, Sussex, England

Death Date: 21 Jun 1585 / Slain (murdered) by gunshot in his bed while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for the 3rd time by Queen E

Death Location: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Thomas Nortumberland

Mother: Eleanor Harbottle

Spouse(s): Katherine Neville

Children(s): Henry (Sir)

In 1532, Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland Percy entered the world in Newburn Manor, Petworth, Sussex, England, born to Thomas Percy 5Th Earl Of Nortumberland And Eleanor Harbottle. Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland Percy married Katherine Neville, and had children including Henry Percy Ii 9Th Earl Of Northumberland Sir. Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland Percy passed away in 1585 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland Percy entered the world in Newburn Manor, Petworth, Sussex, England, born to Thomas Percy 5Th Earl Of Nortumberland And Eleanor Harbottle.
  • Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland Percy married Katherine Neville, and had children including Henry Percy Ii 9Th Earl Of Northumberland Sir.
  • Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland Percy passed away in 1585 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Percy's Ancestors

Self
Sir Percy
1532–1585
Birth Place: Newburn Manor, Petworth, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Percy 5th Earl of Nortumberland
1504–1537
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Eleanor Harbottle
1504–1566
Beamish, Durham, England
Grandparents
Henry (Algernon) Percy
1478–1527
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Catherine Spencer
1477–1542
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1449–1489
Lady Herbert
1448–
Lord Knight
1435–1502
Eleanor Ormonde
1431–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
–1461
Eleanor Poynings
1479–1531

Sir Percy's Descendants

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Sir (Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland) Percy (1532–21 Jun 1585 / Slain (murdered) by gunshot in his bed while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for the 3rd time by Queen E) m. Katherine Neville (1546–28 Oct 1596)
  1. 1. Henry (Percy II, 9th Earl of Northumberland) (Sir) 1564–1632 m. Dorothy ("Dot" Devereux Countess of) Northumberland 1564–1619
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Percy 1598–1659 m. Robert (Sydney, 2nd Earl of) Leicester 1595–1677
      1. 1. Dorothy ((Sacharissa) Sydney, Countess of Sunderland, Baroness Spencer of) Wormleighton 1617–1684 m. Henry (Spencer, 1st Earl of) Sunderland 1621–1683

Sir Percy's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland Percy in Newburn Manor, Petworth, Sussex, England
Newburn Manor, Petworth, Sussex, England
1585
21 Jun 1585 / Slain (murdered) by gunshot in his bed while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for the 3rd time by Queen E
Age 53
Death of Sir Henry 8th Earl of Northumberland 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, Petworth, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1585 / Slain (murdered) by gunshot in his bed while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for the 3rd time by Queen E
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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