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Percy, Thomas de (1343 - 1403)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1343
Death Date: 1403-07-23

Notes

Taken prisoner at the Battle of Shrewsbury 21 July 1403; attainted & beheaded

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Not identified, ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: As Thomas de Percy never married, his only child was the illegitimate son of this union

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 2nd Earl of Worcester

Titles

  • 2nd Earl of Worcester
    Assumed: 1397-07-29
    Vacated: 1403-07-23 (date attainted & beheaded)
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1376-04
    Vacated: 1403-07-23

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Seneschal, France 1368/9
Councillor, France 1369
Seneschal, France 1369 1370
Seneschal, France 1372
Keeper, Ross 1376 -12 -1 1381 -05 -1
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1377 -7 -16 Held jointly
Admiral of the North Fleet, England 1378 -11 -5
Capt, France 1378/9 -3 -4 Held jointly
Capt, France 1381 -9 -21 1385/6 -01
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1383 -8 -3 1383/4 -01 -12 Held jointly
Assistant Warden, Marches towards Scotland 1384 -5 -1 1384 -06 -11
Admiral of the North Fleet, England 1384/5 -1 -29
Vice Chamberlain of the Household, England 1389/90 -2
Justice, South Wales 1390 -5 -14
Keeper, Carmarthenshire 1390 -12 -20 1403 -07 -23 For life
Chief Forester, Cumberland 1391 -11 -19 1393 -07 -14
Justice, South Wales 1392 -7 -7
Keeper, Pembrokeshire 1392/3 -1 -9 1403 -07 -23 For life
Steward of the Household, England 1392/3 -2 1399 -07
Justice, South Wales 1394 -7 -25
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1397
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1397 1398
Constable, Ross 1397 -10 -19 1403 -07 -23 For life
JP, Shropshire 1397 1401
JP, Worcestershire 1397
Procurator for the Clergy in Parliament, England 1397 -9
Capt, France 1397/8 -1 -22
Admiral of the Fleet, Ireland 1398/9 -1 -16
Admiral, England 1399 -11 -15 1401 -04
Admiral of the Fleet, Ireland 1399 -11 -15 1401 -04
JP, Worcestershire 1399 1401
Privy Councillor, England 1399 -12 -4
Capt, Cardiganshire 1401 -11
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, South Wales 1401
Steward of the Household, England 1401 1402
Guardian of the Prince of Wales, England 1401/2
Lieut, South Wales 1402 -3 -31

Lands

  • Caernarvonshire
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Leicestershire
    Granted a manor by father ca. 1364--8
  • Lincolnshire
    Granted a manor by father ca. 1364--8
  • Yorkshire
    Granted a manor by father ca. 1364--8

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury, Shropshire Earl of Worcester's Minstrel/s
Performance - Exeter (Unknown), Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Thomas de Periehay's Minstrel/s
Performance - Exeter (Unknown), Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Thomas Percy's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Thomas de Periehay's Minstrel/s Percy, Thomas de (1343 - 1403) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Thomas Percy's Minstrels Percy, Thomas de (1343 - 1403) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Worcester's Minstrel/s Percy, Thomas de (1343 - 1403) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.