Henry PERCY 3d Earl of Northumberland
- Born: 25 Jul 1421
- Marriage (1): Lady Eleanor POYNINGS on 25 Jun 1435
- Died: 29 Mar 1461, Battle of Towton aged 39
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Percy,_3rd_Earl_of_Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, (25 July 1421 – 29 March 1461) was an English magnate.
The Earldom of Northumberland was one of the greatest fifteenth-century 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 Lady Eleanor POYNINGS, daughter of Sir Richard POYNINGS of Pynings, Sussex and Eleanor BERKELEY, on 25 Jun 1435. (Lady Eleanor POYNINGS was born circa 1422 and died on 11 Feb 1484.)
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