Stephenson Family Tree » Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland (1532-1585)
Personal data Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland
- He was born in the year 1532 in Petworth, Sussex, England.
- He died on June 21, 1585 in Tower of London, London, England, United Kingdom, he was 53 years old.
- He is buried in the year 1585 in London, Middlesex, England.
- A child of Thomas Percy and Eleanor Harbottle
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland
He is married to Catherine Neville.
They got married before January 25, 1562 at Snape, Yorkshire, England.
Child(ren):
- Thomas Percy 1565-1587
- Bridget Percy 1565-1625
- Charles Percy 1568-1628
- Anne Percy 1568-????
- Lucy Percy 1570-????
- William Percy 1574-1648
- Ralph Percy ± 1575-1632
- Richard Percy 1576-1648
- Alan Percy 1577-1613
- Josceline Percy 1578-1631
- George Percy 1580-1632
- Eleanor Percy, 1583-1650
Timeline Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland
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Historical events
Day of death June 21, 1585
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1585: Source: Wikipedia
- March 3 » The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
- April 9 » The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.
- July 7 » The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France.
- August 8 » John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
- August 17 » A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina.
- August 17 » Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces.
Same birth/death day
- 1558 » Piero Strozzi, Italian general (b. 1510)
- 1582 » Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)
- 1585 » Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1532)
- 1591 » Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (b. 1568)
- 1596 » Jean Liebault, French agronomist and physician (b. 1535)
- 1621 » Louis III, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1575)
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Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I18387.php : accessed May 8, 2025), "Sir Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland (1532-1585)".