Percy, Henry (1449 - 1489)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 10
Total events naming patron - 9
Troupes - 3
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1449
Death Date: 1489-04-28

Notes

Under father's attainder from 4 Nov. 1461; attainder reversed 1471. Imprisoned in the Fleet May 1464; removed to the Tower after Sept. 1465; discharged 27 Oct. 1469

Siblings

Female

Percy, Anne ( - 1522)
Percy, Elizabeth ( - )
Percy, Eleanor ( - )
Percy, Margaret ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Herbert, Maud ( - 1485)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1476
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Herbert, Maud ( - 1485)

  1. Male offspring: Percy, Henry Algernon (1478 - 1527) (patron)
  2. Male offspring: Percy, William (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Percy, Alan (1480 - 1560)
  4. Male offspring: Percy, Josceline (d. 1532)
  5. Female offspring: Percy, Eleanor (d. 1530)
  6. Female offspring: Percy, Anne (1485 - 1552) (patron)
  7. Female offspring: Percy, Elizabeth (n.d.)

Primary Title

8th Earl of Northumberland

Titles

  • 8th Earl of Northumberland
    Assumed 1470-03-25 (date restored to title)
    Vacated 1489-04-28
  • 7th Baron Percy
    Assumed 1470-03-25 (date restored to title)
    Vacated 1489-04-28
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1474
    Vacated 1489
  • 6th Baron Poynings
    Assumed 1483/4-02
    Vacated 1489-04-28

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Warden, Marches towards Scotland 1470-6-24 n.d. Warden of East & Middle Marches
Chief Justice in Eyre, North of Trent 1471-6-5 1472-05-18
Constable, Northumberland 1471-6-5 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1471 1472
JP, Northumberland 1471 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1471 1476
JP, Sussex 1471 1481
JP, Kent 1471 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1472 1473
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1472 1473
JP, Surrey 1472 1475
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1472 n.d.
JP, Kent 1473 1475
JP, Cumberland 1473 n.d.
Constable, Northumberland 1473/4-3-5 n.d. Held jointly
JP, Westmorland 1474 1476
JP, Lincolnshire 1474 1475
Sheriff, Northumberland 1474-8-14 1489-04-28 For life; reconfirmed 12 Feb. 1487/8
Constable & Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1475 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1475 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1475 1479
JP, Northumberland 1475 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1475 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1475 1478
Master Forester, Yorkshire: West Riding 1475 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1477 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1477 1479
JP, Lincolnshire 1477 1480
JP, Norfolk 1478 1483
JP, Kent 1479 1481
JP, Surrey 1479 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1480 n.d.
Constable, Northumberland 1481-9-15 1482 Held jointly
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1481 1484
JP, Cumberland 1481 n.d.
JP, Westmorland 1481 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1481 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1482 1484
Chamberlain of England, England 1483-11-30 1485-08-22
Governor, Northumberland 1483-5-30 n.d. Part of the Marches towards Scotland
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1483 1486
JP, Surrey 1483 1484
JP, Cumberland 1483 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1483 n.d.
JP, Southampton 1483 1485
JP, Westmorland 1483 n.d.
JP, Kent 1483 1485
JP, Sussex 1483 1485
JP, Northumberland 1483 n.d.
Constable, Northumberland 1484 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1485 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1486 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1486 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1488 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Cambridgeshire
  • Cumberland
  • Kent
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Northumberland
  • Suffolk
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1483-1484 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Northumberland's Entertainers
Performance 1481-1482 Worcester (Unknown), Worcester , Worcestershire Earl of Northumberland's Minstrel/s
Performance 1482-1483 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Earl of Northumberland's Minstrels
Performance 1483-1484 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Earl of Northumberland's Minstrels
Performance 1483-1484 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Northumberland's Minstrels
Performance 1483-1483 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Northumberland's Minstrels
Performance 1483-1483 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Northumberland's Minstrels
Performance 1484-1484 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Northumberland's Minstrels
Performance 1484-1484 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Northumberland's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Northumberland's Entertainers Percy, Henry (1449 - 1489) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Northumberland's Minstrel/s Percy, Henry (1449 - 1489) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Northumberland's Minstrels Percy, Henry (1449 - 1489) Entertainers/Minstrels 7

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Petworth House Sussex Private Residence

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)