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Personal data Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland 

  • He was born on July 25, 1421 in Leconfield, Yorkshire.
  • Title: 2. Earl van Northumberland
  • He died on March 29, 1461 in Slag bij Towton, Yorkshire, he was 39 years old.
  • A child of Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland and Eleonore Neville
  • This information was last updated on July 23, 2021.

Household of Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland

He is married to Eleonore Poynings.

They got married.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Percy  1445-1522 
  3. Margaretha Percy  1460-???? 


Notes about Henry Percy Earl van Northumberland

Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland was born on 25 July 1421 at Leconfield, Yorkshire, England.
He was the son of Henry de Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor de Neville.
He married Eleanor de Poynings, daughter of Richard de Poynings, circa 1446.
He died on 29 March 1461 at age 39 at Towtown, Yorkshire, England, killed in action.
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland gained the title of 2nd Earl of Northumberland in 1455.
He fought in the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461.
http://www.thepeerage.com/p1045.htm#i10447

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Birthday July 25, 1421

  • Gravin Jacoba (Beiers Huis) was from 1417 till 1433 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1421: Source: Wikipedia
    • November 18 » A seawall at the Zuiderzee dike in the Netherlands breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people. This event will be known as St Elizabeth's flood.

Day of death March 29, 1461

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1461: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 2 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
    • March 4 » Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
    • March 29 » Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses.
    • June 28 » Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England.
    • August 7 » The Ming dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
    • August 15 » The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.


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