Percy, Thomas de (1343 - 1403)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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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

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

Offspring

From Not identified, ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Percy, Thomas de (n.d.)

Primary Title

2nd Earl of Worcester

Titles

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

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Seneschal, France 1368/9 n.d.
Councillor, France 1369 n.d.
Seneschal, France 1369 1370
Seneschal, France 1372 n.d.
Keeper, Ross 1376-12-1 1381-05-1
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1377-7-16 n.d. Held jointly
Admiral of the North Fleet, England 1378-11-5 n.d.
Capt, France 1378/9-3-4 n.d. 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 n.d.
Vice Chamberlain of the Household, England 1389/90-2 n.d.
Justice, South Wales 1390-5-14 n.d.
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 n.d.
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 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1397 1398
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1397 n.d.
Constable, Ross 1397-10-19 1403-07-23 For life
JP, Shropshire 1397 1401
JP, Worcestershire 1397 n.d.
Procurator for the Clergy in Parliament, England 1397-9 n.d.
Capt, France 1397/8-1-22 n.d.
Admiral of the Fleet, Ireland 1398/9-1-16 n.d.
Admiral, England 1399-11-15 1401-04
Admiral of the Fleet, Ireland 1399-11-15 1401-04
JP, Worcestershire 1399 1401
Privy Councillor, England before 1399-12-4 n.d.
Capt, Cardiganshire ca. 1401-11 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, South Wales 1401 n.d.
Steward of the Household, England ca. 1401 ca. 1402
Guardian of the Prince of Wales, England 1401/2 n.d.
Lieut, South Wales 1402-3-31 n.d.

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

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1400-1401 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Worcester's Minstrel/s
Performance 1387-1388 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Thomas de Periehay's Minstrel/s
Performance 1402-1403 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Thomas Percy's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

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

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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)