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William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy 1391–1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1391

Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 22 MAY 1455

Death Location: Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent

Father: Sir Percy

Mother: Elizabeth Mortimer

Spouse(s): Eleanor Neville, Eleanor G

Children(s): Ralph Percy, Ann Percy, Jane Percy, George DePercy, Third Nothumberland, George Percy, John Percy, Thomas Percy, Lady Percy, Eleanor Percy, Henry Percy, Lady Percy, Catherine Percy, Henry Percy, Henry Percy, William DePercy, Joan Percy, Sir dePercy, Ann Vaughan, John dePercy, Lady Northumberland, Katherine Percy, Richard Percy, William DePercy, Margaret Northumberland, Joan Percy, Elizabeth Percy, Elizabeth Percy, Ann Percy, Eleanor dePercy, William DePercy, Henry Northcumberland, Baroneess Percy, Egremont Percy, Thomas PERCY, Joan Percy, Henry Percy

William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy was born in 1391 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, the child of Sir Henry Hotspur Percy And Elizabeth De Mortimer. William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy married Eleanor Countess Of Northumberland De Neville, Eleanor Deneville G, and had children including Ann Percy, Ann Vaughan, Baroneess Percy, Beverly Percy, Catherine Percy, Egremont Percy, Eleanor Depercy, Eleanor Percy, Elizabeth Percy, George Depercy, George Percy, Henry 3Rd Earl Of Northumberland Percy, Henry De Percy, Henry Percy, Henry Percy Northcumberland, Jane Percy, Joan Percy, John Percy, John Vincent Depercy, Katherine De Percy, Lady Anne Depercy Of Northumberland, Lady Catherine Percy, Lady Katherine Elizabeth Percy, Margaret Depercy Of Northumberland, Ralph Percy, Richard Lord Le Despencer, Richard Percy, Sir Raffe Depercy, Third Earl Of Nothumberland, Thomas Percy, William Depercy. William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy passed away in 1455 in Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent.

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Biography

  • William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy was born in 1391 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, the child of Sir Henry Hotspur Percy And Elizabeth De Mortimer.
  • William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy married Eleanor Countess Of Northumberland De Neville, Eleanor Deneville G, and had children including Ann Percy, Ann Vaughan, Baroneess Percy, Beverly Percy, Catherine Percy, Egremont Percy, Eleanor Depercy, Eleanor Percy, Elizabeth Percy, George Depercy, George Percy, Henry 3Rd Earl Of Northumberland Percy, Henry De Percy, Henry Percy, Henry Percy Northcumberland, Jane Percy, Joan Percy, John Percy, John Vincent Depercy, Katherine De Percy, Lady Anne Depercy Of Northumberland, Lady Catherine Percy, Lady Katherine Elizabeth Percy, Margaret Depercy Of Northumberland, Ralph Percy, Richard Lord Le Despencer, Richard Percy, Sir Raffe Depercy, Third Earl Of Nothumberland, Thomas Percy, William Depercy.
  • William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy passed away in 1455 in Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Percy
1364–1403
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
SP
Elizabeth Mortimer
1370–1417
Birth Location: Usk, Monmouth, Wales
EM

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Neville
1398–1463
Birth Location: County Durham, England
EN
Eleanor G
1360–1441
Birth Location: Raby, Durham, England
EG

Children(s)

Ralph Percy
1425–1462
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
RP
Ann Percy
1436–1522
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
AP
Jane Percy
1418–
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
JP
George DePercy
1424–1424
Birth Location: Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England
GD
Third Nothumberland
1421–1461
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
TN
George Percy
1425–1474
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
GP
John Percy
1418–1420
Birth Location: Warkworth, Northumberland, England
JP
Thomas Percy
1422–1460
Birth Location: Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England
TP
Lady Percy
1423–1475
Birth Location: Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England
LP
Eleanor Percy
1415–
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
EP
Henry Percy
1421–1461
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
HP
Lady Percy
1423–1499
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
LP
Catherine Percy
1423–1499
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
CP
Henry Percy
1421–1461
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
HP
Henry Percy
1416–1420
Birth Location: Warkworth, Northumberland, England
HP
William DePercy
1428–1462
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
WD
Joan Percy
1415–
Birth Location: Warkworth, Yorkshire, England
JP
Sir dePercy
1428–
Birth Location: Warkworth, Northumberland, England
Sd
Ann Vaughan
1428–1522
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
AV
John dePercy
1424–1474
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Jd
Lady Northumberland
1444–1522
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
LN
Katherine Percy
1423–1475
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
KP
Richard Percy
1426–1461
Birth Location: Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England
RP
William DePercy
1428–1502
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
WD
Margaret Northumberland
1450–1486
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
MN
Joan Percy
1417–1512
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
JP
Elizabeth Percy
1417–1522
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
EP
Elizabeth Percy
1414–1455
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
EP
Ann Percy
1428–1522
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
AP
Eleanor dePercy
1429–
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Ed
William DePercy
1428–
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
WD
Henry Northcumberland
1421–1369
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
HN
Baroneess Percy
1415–
Birth Location: –
BP
Egremont Percy
1422–
Birth Location: –
EP
Thomas PERCY
1434–1507
Birth Location: Lenn, Wiltshire, England
TP
Joan Percy
1430–
Birth Location: –
JP
Henry Percy
1272–1315
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
HP

William Percy's Ancestors

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William Percy
1391–1455
Birth Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Parents
Sir Henry "hotspur" Percy
1364–1403
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth (de) Mortimer
1370–1417
Usk, Monmouth, Wales
Grandparents
Henry (4th Baron, Lord Marshall of EN.) DePercy
1342–1408
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Margaret (De) Neville
1341–1372
Durham, County Durham, England
Roger Mortimer
1351–1381
Langonith, Llangoed, Isle of Anglesey, or Llyswen, Breconshire, Wales
Phillipa (Philippa) Plantagenent/
1355–1377
Eltham Palace, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1320–1368
Princess Plantagenet
1322–1368
Sir Raby
1290–1367
Alice Audley
1300–1373
Roger Mortimer
1328–1359
Phillippa Montagu
–1381
Lionel Clarence
1338–1368
Elizabeth Burgh
1332–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ainwick
1301–1352
Idoine Percy
1300–1365
Henry Plantagenet
1281–1345
Maud Chaworth
1282–1320
Ranulph, Neville
1262–1331
Euphemia Neville
1266–1320
Hugh Audley
1289–1347
Margaret DeClare
1292–1342

William Percy's Descendants

1.
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William (or Henry "Earl of Northumberland") Percy (3 February 1391–22 MAY 1455) m. Eleanor ((Countess of Northumberland) De) Neville (1398–1463) m. Eleanor (deNEVILLE) G (1360–1441)
  1. 1. Ralph Percy 1425–1462 m. Eleanor Acton 1429–1447 m. Jane Teye 1427–1455 m. Eleanor Acton 1429–1456 m. Lady (Eleanor) Poynings 1421–1483 m. Catharina Neville 1420–
    1. 1. Peter Percy 1447–1510 m. Annah JAMES 1454–1512 m. Catherine 1480– m. Eleanor Acton 1429–1456
      1. 1. Richard Percy 1500–1605 m. Richard (Percy) Mrs 1552– m. Marquitts Percy 1552– m. Percy 1532– m. Marguerite Coney 1550–1572
        1. 1. Richard Pearce 1553–1641 m. Marguerite Coney 1550–1572 m. Susanna Pearce 1738–1799 m. Richard Pearce 1572–1610 m. Susanna Pearce 1538–1599 m. Marguerite Coney 1567–
        2. 2. Benjamin Pearce 1563–1641
        3. 3. Richard Pearce 1570–
        4. 4. William Percy –1678
        5. 5. John Pierce 1591–
        6. 6. Thomas Pierce 1565–1588
      2. 2. Richard Pierce 1510–1553
      3. 3. Richard Percy 1478–1510
      4. 4. Richard dePercy 1482–
    2. 2. Peter Percy 1447–1510
    3. 3. Peter Percy 1422–1510
    4. 4. John PERCY 1448–
    5. 5. Richard Percy 1453–
    6. 6. Henry Percy 1449–1489
    7. 7. George Percy 1460–1500
    8. 8. Margaret Percy 1310–
    9. 9. Peter Percy 1447–1510
    10. 10. Sir (Henry or Peter Earl) Percy 1422–1510
    11. 11. Richard Percy 1500–1605
    12. 12. Margaret Percy 1445–1486
    13. 13. Henry Percy 1456–1486
    14. 14. Margaret Percy 1462–1506
    15. 15. John Percy 1462–1510
    16. 16. George Percy 1460–1510
    17. 17. Richard Percy 1453–
    18. 18. Catherine Percy 1451–1501
    19. 19. Peter (Percy) Pearce 1447–1485
    20. 20. Catherine Percy 1451–
    21. 21. Mary Percy 1450–
    22. 22. Peter (Percy) Pierce 1500–1605
    23. 23. George Percy 1460–1510
    24. 24. Peter Percy 1422–1510
    25. 25. Margaret Percy 1310–
    26. 26. Elizabeth Percy 1472–1504
    27. 27. Catherine Percy 1451–
  2. 2. Ann Percy 1436–1522
  3. 3. Jane Percy 1418–
  4. 4. George DePercy 1424–1424
  5. 5. Third (Earl of) Nothumberland 1421–1461
  6. 6. George Percy 1425–1474
  7. 7. John Percy 1418–1420
  8. 8. Thomas Percy 1422–1460
  9. 9. Lady (Catherine) Percy 1423–1475
  10. 10. Eleanor Percy 1415–
  11. 11. Henry ((3rd Earl of Northumberland)) Percy 1421–1461
  12. 12. Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Percy 1423–1499
  13. 13. Catherine Percy 1423–1499
  14. 14. Henry Percy 1421–1461
  15. 15. Henry (De) Percy 1416–1420
  16. 16. William DePercy 1428–1462
  17. 17. Joan Percy 1415–
  18. 18. Sir (Raffe) dePercy 1428–
  19. 19. Ann Vaughan 1428–1522
  20. 20. John (Vincent) dePercy 1424–1474
  21. 21. Lady (Anne dePercy of) Northumberland 1444–1522
  22. 22. Katherine (de) Percy 1423–1475
  23. 23. Richard Percy 1426–1461
  24. 24. William DePercy 1428–1502
  25. 25. Margaret (dePercy of) Northumberland 1450–1486
  26. 26. Joan Percy 1417–1512
  27. 27. Elizabeth Percy 1417–1522
  28. 28. Elizabeth Percy 1414–1455
  29. 29. Ann Percy 1428–1522
  30. 30. Eleanor dePercy 1429–
  31. 31. William DePercy 1428–
  32. 32. Henry (Percy) Northcumberland 1421–1369
  33. 33. Baroneess Percy 1415–
  34. 34. Egremont Percy 1422–
  35. 35. Thomas PERCY 1434–1507
  36. 36. Joan Percy 1430–
  37. 37. Henry Percy 1272–1315

William Percy's Timeline

15 Records

1391
3 February 1391
Birth of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1391
3 February 1391
Birth of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1391
3 February 1391
Birth of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1392
3 February 1392
Age 1
Birth of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1393
1393
Age 2
Birth of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1394
3 FEB 1394
Age 3
Birth of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1394
1394
Age 3
Birth of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1455
22 MAY 1455
Age 64
Death of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in First battle of the War of the Roses, Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire?, Kent, England (buried at St Albans Abbey.)
First battle of the War of the Roses, Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire?, Kent, England (buried at St Albans Abbey.)
1455
22 MAY 1455
Age 64
Death of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent
Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent
1455
23 MAY 1455
Age 64
Death of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
1455
1455
Age 64
Death of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
1455
22 MAY 1455
Age 64
Death of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Battle of St. Albans, Lbans
Battle of St. Albans, Lbans
1455
22 MAY 1455
Age 64
Death of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Battle of St.Albans, Lbans
Battle of St.Albans, Lbans
1455
22 MAY 1455
Age 64
Death of William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy in Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent
Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent
1871
12 February 1871
Age 480
William or Henry "Earl of Northumberland" Percy was baptized in Bristol, St Clement, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, St Clement, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 February 1871
    Event Place: Bristol, St Clement, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Bristol Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1455
    Event Place: First battle of the War of the Roses, Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire?, Kent, England (buried at St Albans Abbey.)
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1392
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1391
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1455
    Event Place: Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1393
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1394
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1455
    Event Place: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1394
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1455
    Event Place: Battle of St. Albans, Lbans
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1391
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1455
    Event Place: Battle of St.Albans, Lbans

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1391
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1455
    Event Place: Slag Bij St. Albans, Kent
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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