Ninth Generation  

56. 2nd Earl Henry PERCY of Northumberland [121932] (Sir Henry "Hotspur" PERCY³⁰, 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 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.

Henry married Countess Eleanor NEVILLE of Northumberland [121929]. Eleanor was born in 1397 in Raby Co. Durham England and died on 11 Aug 1472 in Alnwick Northumberland England at age 75.

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58. Elizabeth GREY [121810] (Alice de NEVILLE³⁴, 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).

Elizabeth married Lord Phillip DARCY of Mennell [121809]. Phillip died about 1399.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 81    i. Lord John DARCY 5th Baron of Knayth [121807] was born about 1376 and died about 1411 aged about 35.

68. 3rd Earl Henry PERCY of Northumberland [124088] (Countess Eleanor NEVILLE of Northumberland⁴², 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 25 Jul 1421 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died on 29 Mar 1461 in Towton Moor Yorkshire England aged about 39.

General Notes: Wikipedia says this of this Henry,
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, (25 July 1421 \endash 29 March 1461) was an English magnate.

The Earldom of Northumberland was then one of the greatest landholdings in northern England; Percy also became Lord Poynings on his marriage. This title would bring him into direct conflict with the Poynings family themselves, and indeed, feuds with neighbouring nobles, both lay and ecclesiastical, would be a key occupancy of his youth.

Percy married Eleanor Poynings, who outlived him; together they had four children. He was a leading Lancastrian during the Wars of the Roses, from which he managed to personally benefit, although his father died early in the war. He was not, however, to live to enjoy these gains, being killed at the Battle of Towton in 1461 on the defeated Lancastrian side.

Henry married Baroness Eleanor POYNINGS Poynings [124101]. Eleanor was born on 25 Jul 1422 in Beverston Gloucestershire England and died on 4 Feb 1483 in Raby Castle Staindrop Co. Durham England at age 60.

Children from this marriage were:

   82    i. Ralph PERCY [124103] was born in 1440 in Yorkshire England and died about 1441 in Yorkshire England aged about 1.

   83    ii. 4th Earl Henry PERCY of Northumberland [124104] was born about 1449 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died on 28 Apr 1489 in South Kilvington Yorkshire England aged about 40.

+ 84    iii. Lady Margaret de PERCY [120290] was born about 1450 in Alwoodly Yorkshire England and died on 4 Mar 1486 in Yorkshire England aged about 36.

   85    iv. Lady Eleanor PERCY [124106] was born about 1451 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died before 1478 in Sussex England.

   86    v. Elizabeth PERCY [124107] was born about 1460 in Leconfield Yorkshire England and died on 25 May 1512 in Wensley Yorkshire England aged about 52.

76. Catherine NEVIL [82222] (5th Earl Richard NEVILLE of Salisbury⁴³, 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).

Catherine married Lord William Bonville HARINGTON [82221]. William was born in 1442 and died in 1460 at age 18.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 87    i. Cecily BONVILLE [82199] .

79. King Edward IV PLANTAGENET Of England [39435] (Cecily NEVILLE⁵⁴, 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 on 28 Apr 1442 and died on 9 Apr 1483 at age 40.

General Notes: Wikipedia says,
Edward was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470,[1] then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.
Edward inherited the Yorkist claim when his father, Richard, Duke of York, died at the Battle of Wakefield in December 1460. After defeating Lancastrian armies at Mortimer's Cross and Towton in early 1461, he deposed King Henry VI and took the throne. His marriage to Elizabeth Woodville in 1464 led to conflict with his chief advisor, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as the "Kingmaker". In 1470, a revolt led by Warwick and Edward's brother George, Duke of Clarence, briefly re-installed Henry VI.
Edward fled to Flanders, where he gathered support and invaded England in March 1471; after victories at the battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury, he resumed the throne. Shortly afterwards, Henry VI was found dead in the Tower of London. Despite a continuing threat from Henry Tudor, the last Lancastrian claimant, Edward reigned in relative peace for the next twelve years.
When Edward died suddenly in April 1483, his minor son became King Edward V, with his father's brother, the Duke of Gloucester, as Lord Protector. In June, Gloucester seized the throne as Richard III after declaring his nephews illegitimate; they are generally supposed to have been murdered shortly afterwards. In 1485, he was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field by Henry Tudor, who ruled as Henry VII, and married Edward IV's daughter, Elizabeth of York, thus uniting the two houses.

Edward had a relationship with Lady Elizabeth LUCY [120312]. Marriage status: unmarried.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 88    i. Lady Elizabeth PLANTAGENET [120310] was born about 1464.