Percy, Henry (1502 - 1537)

Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1502
Death Date: 1537-06-30 (or 29 June 1537 [ODNB])

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1524-1
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

10th Earl of Northumberland

Titles

  • 10th Earl of Northumberland
    Assumed 1527-05-19
    Vacated 1537-06-30
  • Baron Poynings
    Assumed 1527-05-19
    Vacated 1537-06-30
  • 9th Baron Percy
    Assumed 1527-05-19
    Vacated 1537-06-30
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1531
    Vacated 1537

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Deputy Warden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1522-10 n.d.
Member, Council of the North, England 1522-7 n.d.
Lieut, Cumberland 1527-5-19 1530-10 Hereditary office; granted to Sir Thomas Wharton
Steward, Yorkshire: East Riding 1527-6-18 n.d.
Warden-gen, Marches towards Scotland 1527-12-2 1536/7-01 Warden-gen of the East & Middle Marches
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1528 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1528 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1528/9 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1528/9 1530
JP, Cumberland 1530 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1530 n.d.
JP, Northumberland 1530/1 1532
JP, Sussex 1531/2 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1531/2 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1532 n.d.
JP, Westmorland 1532 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1532 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1532 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1532-5-26 n.d.
Sheriff, Northumberland 1532-5-11 1533-09-29
Steward, Yorkshire: East Riding 1532-4-15 n.d. Held jointly
Sheriff, Northumberland 1533/4-2-24 1537-06-30
JP, Northumberland 1536 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1536 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1536 n.d.
JP, Westmorland 1536/7 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Alnwick, Northumberland
  • Petworth House, Sussex
  • Wressell, Yorkshire: East Riding

Lands

  • Cumberland: Cockermouth Honour
    Acquired: 1527
    Patrimony; sold to the crown 1531, but returned 1535 in exchange for other lands
  • Dorset
  • Lincolnshire
  • Middlesex: Hackney Manor
    Divested: 1535
  • Northumberland
  • Northumberland: Hexham
    Divested: 1530
    Granted away
  • Somerset
  • Sussex: Petworth Honour
    Divested: 1535
  • Yorkshire
  • Yorkshire: West Riding: Percy fee in Craven
    Divested: 1532
    Granted away 1532

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1534-1534 Sleaford (Unknown), Sleaford , Lincolnshire Earl of Northumberland's Players
Performance 1530-1531 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Northumberland's Players Percy, Henry (1502 - 1537) Players 1
Earl of Northumberland's Trumpeters Percy, Henry (1502 - 1537) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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.
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509–47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864–1932.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)