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Percy, Thomas (1422 - 1460)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1422-11-29
Death Date: 1460-07-10 (slain at the battle of Northampton)

Notes

Committed to Newgate for causing disturbances (ca. 1453--4) in the northern counties, resulting from an ongoing feud with his cousin Sir John Neville (ca. 1391--14 April 1471) (later 1st Baron Montague, 7th Earl of Northumberland and 1st Marquess of Montague); escaped 13 Nov. 1456

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Not identified, ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 1st Baron of Egremont

Titles

  • 1st Baron of Egremont
    Assumed: 1449-11-20
    Vacated: 1460-07-10

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1451
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bedfordshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Suffolk 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norfolk 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire 1452/3
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: East Riding 1459
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1459
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: West Riding 1459
Constable, Yorkshire: West Riding 1459 -12 -19 1460 -07 -10 For life
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1460
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1460

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Cumberland: Cockermouth Honour
  • Yorkshire: East Riding: Wressell Castle, Lordship & Manor
    Acquired: 1458-06-10
    Granted. Also spelled 'Wressle'

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Baron of Egremont's Minstrel/s
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir Thomas Percy's Minstrel
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir Thomas Percy's Minstrel/s
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir Thomas Percy's Taborer

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Thomas Percy's Minstrel Percy, Thomas (1422 - 1460) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Baron of Egremont's Minstrel/s Percy, Thomas (1422 - 1460) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Sir Thomas Percy's Taborer Percy, Thomas (1422 - 1460) Musicians 1
Sir Thomas Percy's Minstrel/s Percy, Thomas (1422 - 1460) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Egremont Castle Cumberland Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VI [1422--61]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1901--11
  • 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.