Eighth Generation  

30. Sir Henry "Hotspur" PERCY [124051] (1st Earl Henry PERCY of Northumberland & 4th of Alnwick²¹, Lord Henry PERCY 3rd Baron Alnwick¹⁴, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹², Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹¹, 7th Baron Henry de PERCY of Topcliffe³, Baroness Eleanor de BALLIOL Percy², Ingleram of Harcourt (Lord)¹) was born on 20 May 1364 in Alnwick Northumberland England and died on 21 Jul 1403 in Shrewsbury Shropshire England at age 39.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Sir Henry, amongst much more,
Sir Henry Percy KG (20 May 1364 \endash 21 July 1403), nicknamed Hotspur, was an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots in the northern border and against the French during the Hundred Years' War. The nickname "Hotspur" was given to him by the Scots[citation needed] as a tribute to his speed in advance and readiness to attack. The heir to a leading noble family in northern England, Hotspur was one of the earliest and prime movers behind the deposition of King Richard II in favour of Henry Bolingbroke in 1399. He later fell out with the new regime and rebelled, being slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his fame.

Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: at Warkworth Castle, 20 May 1364, Alnwick Northumberland England.

Henry married Baroness Elizabeth MORTIMER Camoys [124052]. Elizabeth was born on 12 Feb 1371 in Usk Monmouthshire Wales and died on 20 Apr 1417 in King's Stanley Gloucestershire England at age 46.

Children from this marriage were:

   55    i. Countess Elizabeth PERCY of Westmoreland [124083] was born about Feb 1390 in Alnwick Northumberland England and died on 26 Oct 1437 in Staindrop Co. Durham England aged about 47.

Elizabeth married 7th Baron John de CLIFFORD Clifford [122034]. John was born on 23 Apr 1389 in Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumberland England and died on 13 Mar 1422 in Meaux Seine-et-Marne Ile-de-France France at age 32.

+ 56    ii. 2nd Earl Henry PERCY of Northumberland [121932] was born on 3 Feb 1393 in Alnwick Castle Northumberland England and died on 22 May 1455 in St Albans Hertfordshire England at age 62.

34. Alice de NEVILLE [120408] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²², Maud PERCY¹⁷, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹², Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹¹, 7th Baron Henry de PERCY of Topcliffe³, Baroness Eleanor de BALLIOL Percy², Ingleram of Harcourt (Lord)¹) was born about 1384.

Alice married Sir Thomas GREY of Heton [120404]. Thomas was born on 30 Nov 1384 in Alnwick Northumberland England and died on 2 Aug 1415 at age 30. The cause of his death was Execution.

General Notes: In a Document received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in March 2021, she states that,
Sir Thomas was one of the three conspirators in the Southampton Plot against Henry V, with the further Note by,
The historian Pugh contends that "there was no plot in 1415 to assassinate Henry V and his three brothers and that heinous charge, by far the most sensational in the indictment, was fabricated to ensure that Cambridge, Gray and Scrope did not escape the death penalty as a well-deserved punishment for the various other offences that they undoubtedly had committed". T.B.Pugh; Henry V and the Southampton Plot of 1415; pub A. Sutton; 1988

Children from this marriage were:

   57    i. Ralph GREY [121866] was born on 9 Sep 1406 in Chillingham Northumberland England.

Ralph married Elizabeth FITZHUGH [121867]. Elizabeth was born in 1410 in Revensworth Yorkshire England and died in 1445 at age 35.

+ 58    ii. Elizabeth GREY [121810] .

Alice next married Gilbert LANCASTER [120416].

36. Sir John NEVILLE [120413] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²², Maud PERCY¹⁷, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹², Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹¹, 7th Baron Henry de PERCY of Topcliffe³, Baroness Eleanor de BALLIOL Percy², Ingleram of Harcourt (Lord)¹) was born about 1387 and died before May 1420.

John married Elizabeth HOLLAND [121915].

Children from this marriage were:

   59    i. 2nd Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmoreland [121917] was born in 1406 and died in 1484 at age 78.

   60    ii. Baron John NEVILLE Neville [121918] .

   61    iii. Margaret NEVILLE [121920] was born about 1408 and died before 1434.

   62    iv. Sir Thomas NEVILLE [121919] was born before 20 May 1420 and died in 1459.

39. Sir Ralph NEVILLE of Westmoreland [120353] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²², Maud PERCY¹⁷, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹², Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹¹, 7th Baron Henry de PERCY of Topcliffe³, Baroness Eleanor de BALLIOL Percy², Ingleram of Harcourt (Lord)¹) died on 25 Feb 1458.

Ralph married someone.

His child was:

   63    i. Anne de NEVILLE [120352] .

Ralph married Mary FERRERS [121921].

42. Countess Eleanor NEVILLE of Northumberland [121929] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²², Maud PERCY¹⁷, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹², Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹¹, 7th Baron Henry de PERCY of Topcliffe³, Baroness Eleanor de BALLIOL Percy², Ingleram of Harcourt (Lord)¹) was born in 1397 in Raby Co. Durham England and died on 11 Aug 1472 in Alnwick Northumberland England at age 75.

Eleanor married 4th Baron Richard le DESPENCER Burghersh [121930].

Eleanor next married 2nd Earl Henry PERCY of Northumberland [121932]. Henry was born on 3 Feb 1393 in Alnwick Castle Northumberland England and died on 22 May 1455 in St Albans Hertfordshire England at age 62.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of the 2nd Earl, amongst much more,
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (3 February 1393 \endash 22 May 1455) was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. His father and grandfather were killed in different rebellions against Henry IV in 1403 and 1408 respectively, and the young Henry spent his minority in exile in Scotland. Only after the death of Henry IV in 1413 was he reconciled with the Crown, and in 1414 he was created Earl of Northumberland.

In the following years, Northumberland occasionally served with the king in France, but his main occupation was the protection of the border to Scotland. At the same time, a feud with the Neville family was developing, particularly with Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury. This feud became entangled with the conflict between the Dukes of York and Somerset over control of national government. The conflict culminated in the first battle of the Wars of the Roses, at St Albans, where both Somerset and Northumberland were killed.

Children from this marriage were:

   64    i. Joan PERCY [124084] was born about 1415 in Warkworth Northumberland England and died in 1475 in Whitby Yorkshire England aged about 60.

   65    ii. Henry PERCY [124085] was born about 1416 in Warkworth Northumberland England and died in 1418 in Whitby Yorkshire England aged about 2.

   66    iii. John PERCY [124086] was born about 1417 in Warkworth Northumberland England and died in 1418 in Whitby Yorkshire England aged about 1.

   67    iv. John PERCY [124087] was born on 8 Jul 1418 in Warkworth Northumberland England and died on 9 Jul 1418 in Whitby Yorkshire England.

+ 68    v. 3rd Earl Henry PERCY of Northumberland [124088] was born about 25 Jul 1421 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died on 29 Mar 1461 in Towton Moor Yorkshire England aged about 39.

   69    vi. 1st Baron Thomas PERCY Egremont [124089] was born on 29 Nov 1422 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died on 10 Jul 1460 in Northampton Northamptonshire England at age 37.

   70    vii. Countess Catherine PERCY of Kent [124091] was born on 28 May 1423 in Alnwick Northumberland England and died about 1499 in Beverley Yorkshire England aged about 76.

   71    viii. Canon George PERCY [124092] was born on 24 Jul 1424 in Alnwick Northumberland England and died on 14 Nov 1474 in Leconfield Yorkshire England at age 50.

   72    ix. Sir Ralph PERCY Governor of Bamburgh Castle [124093] was born on 11 Aug 1425 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died on 25 Apr 1464 in Hedgeley Moor Northumberland England at age 38.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Sir Ralph,
Sir Ralph Percy (11 August 1425 \endash 25 April 1464) was a knight, a Governor of Bamburgh Castle and a supporter of the Lancastrian faction in the Wars of the Roses. Percy was the son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor Neville, and the grandson of Sir Henry "Hotspur" Percy.
Percy married, firstly, Eleanor Acton and they had six children:
Sir Ralph Percy[1]
Peter Percy[citation needed]
Sir Henry Percy
George Percy
John Percy[citation needed]
Margaret Percy
Sir Ralph married, secondly Jane Teye. They had a child, Catherine Percy.

During 1462 and 1463, the Lancastrians attempted to destabilise the kingdom, ruled by their Yorkist enemy, Edward IV. These attempts were concentrated in the north of England and directed by the Lancastrian Queen, Margaret of Anjou (Henry VI's wife).
The Earl of Warwick led campaigns to neutralise the Lancastrians in the north in the early 1460s. As a result, Sir Ralph Percy surrendered Bamburgh Castle to Edward IV, on Christmas Eve 1462 in return for a free pardon. Sir Ralph swore allegiance to Edward IV and, as part of Edward IV's policy of conciliation, Percy's lands were then returned to him. Sir Ralph took control of both Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh Castles, under his surrender agreement with Edward.
Fighting in the north continued, exacerbated by a Scottish invasion led by James III, Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI in 1463. When the Scots sued for peace, Lord Montague was sent to arrange terms. On 25 April 1464, Montague was on his way to Norham. The Duke of Somerset (who had surrendered and sworn allegiance with Percy) and Percy, forswearing their oaths, attacked Montague with 5,000 men. The site of that battle was Hedgeley Moor, seven miles south of Wooler. Percy led Somerset's vanguard and was killed.

   73    x. Richard PERCY Kt. [124094] was born about 1426 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died on 29 Mar 1461 in Towton Moor Yorkshire England aged about 35.

   74    xi. Bishop William de PERCY of Carlyle [124095] was born on 7 Apr 1428 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died on 26 Apr 1462 in England at age 34.

   75    xii. Anne PERCY [124096] was born about 3 Feb 1444 in Dagenham Essex England and died on 5 Jul 1522 in London Middlesex England aged about 78.

43. 5th Earl Richard NEVILLE of Salisbury [82232] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²², Maud PERCY¹⁷, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹², Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹¹, 7th Baron Henry de PERCY of Topcliffe³, Baroness Eleanor de BALLIOL Percy², Ingleram of Harcourt (Lord)¹) was born in 1399 and died in 1460 at age 61.

Richard married Lady Alice MONTACUTE 5th Countess of Salisbury [82233]. Alice was born in 1406 and died in 1462 at age 56.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 76    i. Catherine NEVIL [82222] .

   77    ii. 16th Earl Richard NEVILLE or Warwick [121933] was born in 1428 and died in 1471 at age 43.

54. Cecily NEVILLE [39434] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²², Maud PERCY¹⁷, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹², Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹¹, 7th Baron Henry de PERCY of Topcliffe³, Baroness Eleanor de BALLIOL Percy², Ingleram of Harcourt (Lord)¹) was born in 1415 and died in 1495 at age 80.

Cecily married 3rd Duke Richard PLANTAGENET Of York [39433]. Richard was born on 21 Sep 1411 and died on 30 Dec 1460 at age 49.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Richard,
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 \endash 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate, a great-grandson of King Edward III through his father, and a great-great-great-grandson of the same king through his mother. He inherited vast estates and served in various offices of state in Ireland, France, and England, a country he ultimately governed as Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI.

His conflicts with Henry's wife, Margaret of Anjou, and other members of Henry's court, as well as his competing claim to the throne, were leading factors in the political upheaval of mid-fifteenth-century England, and a major cause of the Wars of the Roses. Richard eventually attempted to take the throne, but was dissuaded, although it was agreed that he would become king on Henry's death. But within a few weeks of securing this agreement, he died in battle. Two of his sons, Edward IV and Richard III, later ascended the throne.

Children from this marriage were:

   78    i. Anne PLANTAGENET [39430] was born on 10 Aug 1439 and died on 14 Jan 1476 at age 36.

Anne married Sir Thomas ST LEGER [39427]. Thomas was born in 1419 and died in 1483 at age 64.

+ 79    ii. King Edward IV PLANTAGENET Of England [39435] was born on 28 Apr 1442 and died on 9 Apr 1483 at age 40.

   80    iii. King Richard III PLANTAGENET Of England [39436] was born on 2 Oct 1452 and died on 22 Aug 1485 at age 32.