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Baron Percy is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
1299 Edward I Creates New Barons
1455 First Battle of St Albans
Baron Percy of Topcliffe (1st Creation)
Baron Percy of Topcliffe is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Forfeit Baronies of England, Extinct Baronies of England.
1st: William "aux Gernons aka with Whiskers" Percy 1st Baron Percy Topcliffe. Died 1096. Son
2nd: Alan Percy 2nd Baron Percy Topcliffe. Died 1132. Son
3rd: William Percy 3rd Baron Percy Topcliffe. Died 1175. Daughter.
4th: Agnes Percy 4th Baroness Percy Topcliffe. Died 1205. Son
5th: Richard Percy 5th Baron Percy Topcliffe. Died 1244. Nephew.
6th: William Percy 6th Baron Percy Topcliffe. Died 1245. Son
7th: Henry Percy 7th Baron Percy Topcliffe. Died 1272. Son
8th: John Percy 8th Baron Percy. Died 1293. Brother.
9th: Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy. Died 1314. Son
10th: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy. Died 1352. Son
11th: Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy. Died 1368. Son
12th: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland. Died 1408. Forfeit. Grandson.
13th: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland. Died 1455. Son
14th: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland. Died 1461. Son
15th: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1489. Son
16th: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1527. Son
17th: Henry Percy 6th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1537. Nephew.
18th: Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1572. Brother.
19th: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1585. Son
20th: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1632. Son
21st: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1668. Son
22nd: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1670. Extinct.
In December 1067 William "aux Gernons aka with Whiskers" Percy 1st Baron Percy Topcliffe was created 1st Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
Before 1090 William "aux Gernons aka with Whiskers" Percy 1st Baron Percy Topcliffe and Emma Porte Baroness Percy Topcliffe were married. She by marriage Baroness Percy of Topcliffe.
In 1096 William "aux Gernons aka with Whiskers" Percy 1st Baron Percy Topcliffe died. In 1096 His son Alan succeeded 2nd Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
Before 1132 Alan Percy 2nd Baron Percy Topcliffe and Emma Gaunt Baroness Percy Topcliffe were married. She by marriage Baroness Percy of Topcliffe.
Around 1132 Alan Percy 2nd Baron Percy Topcliffe died. His son William succeeded 3rd Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
Around 1133 William Percy 3rd Baron Percy Topcliffe and Alice Clare Baroness Percy Topcliffe were married. She by marriage Baroness Percy of Topcliffe. She the daughter of Richard de Clare and Alice Gernon.
In or before 1170 Jocelin Percy (age 48) and Agnes Percy 4th Baroness Percy Topcliffe (age 34) were married. He by marriage Baron Percy of Topcliffe. He the son of Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain and Ida Chiny Countess Louvain.
Around 1175 William Percy 3rd Baron Percy Topcliffe died. His daughter Agnes (age 40) succeeded 4th Baroness Percy of Topcliffe.
In 1205 Agnes Percy 4th Baroness Percy Topcliffe (age 70) died. Her son Richard (age 35) succeeded 5th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
In 1244 Richard Percy 5th Baron Percy Topcliffe (age 74) died. He was buried at Whitby Abbey [Map]. His nephew William (age 47) succeeded 6th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
On 12th July 1245 William Percy 6th Baron Percy Topcliffe (age 48) died at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map]. He was buried at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire [Map]. His son Henry succeeded 7th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
In 1272 Henry Percy 7th Baron Percy Topcliffe died. His son John succeeded 8th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
Before 25th March 1273 Henry Percy 7th Baron Percy Topcliffe and Eleanor Warenne Baroness Percy Topcliffe were married. She by marriage Baroness Percy of Topcliffe. She the daughter of John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey (age 42) and Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey.
In 1293 John Percy 8th Baron Percy (age 19) died. His brother Henry (age 19) succeeded 9th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
In 1314 Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 40) died. He was buried at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire [Map]. His son Henry (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 10th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
In or before 1321 Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy (age 19) and Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick, Baroness Percy of Topcliffe. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 26th February 1352 Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy (age 51) died. His son Henry (age 31) succeeded 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 11th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
On 18th May 1368 Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 47) died at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He was buried at Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. His son Henry (age 26) succeeded 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Margaret Neville (age 39) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
On 19th February 1408 Thomas Rokeby's (age 15) force of Yorkshire levies defeated the Percy army during the Battle of Bramham Moor bringing to an end the Percy rebellion.
Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 66) was killed. His body was afterwards hanged, drawn and quartered, his head being sent to London bridge and his quarters to diverse places. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe forfeit.
Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf (age 38) was killed. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk had been forfeited in 1406 when Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf was declared a traitor. It was restored on the 19th of July 1408 to his two daughters Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 18) and Joan Bardolf (age 17) and their husbands William Clifford (age 33) and William Phelip (age 25) respectively.
The Abbot of Hailes Abbey [Map] was executed following the battle since he was wearing armour. Bishop Griffin Yonge (age 38), Bishop of Bangor, was captured, but wearing his vestments, he avoided execution.
In 1416 Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 22) was restored 2nd Earl of Northumberland, 5th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 13th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
On 22nd May 1455 the Wars of the Roses commenced with the First Battle of St Albans. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 43) commanded with Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 26), Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 55), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 40) and Walter Strickland (age 44).
The Lancastrians ...
Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset (age 49) was killed. His son Henry (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Somerset, 5th Earl Somerset. Note his father is frequently incorrectly referred to as the second Duke and Henry as the third Duke. His father's Dukedom, however, was a new creation.
Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 62) was killed. His son Henry (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl of Northumberland, 6th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 14th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland (age 33) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford (age 41) was killed. His son John (age 20) succeeded 9th Baron de Clifford, 9th Lord Skipton. Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 21) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
William Cotton (age 45) and Richard Fortescue (age 41) were killed.
Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 52) was wounded and captured.
King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 33), John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 54) and Edmund Sutton (age 30) were captured.
Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset was wounded. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 34) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 55) fought.
Richard Cotton of Hampstall Ridware (age 51) and his son William Cotton of Connington in Huntingdonshire (age 27) were killed.
On 29th March 1461 the Battle of Towton was a decisive victory for King Edward IV of England (age 18) bringing to an end the first war of the Wars of the Roses. Said to be the bloodiest battle on English soil 28000 were killed mainly during the rout that followed the battle.
The Yorkist army was commanded by King Edward IV of England with John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 45), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 56), William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 30) (knighted), Walter Blount 1st Baron Mountjoy (age 45), Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 57), John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 23) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 61).
The Lancastrian army suffered significant casualties including Richard Percy (age 35), Ralph Bigod Lord Morley (age 50), John Bigod (age 28), Robert Cromwell (age 71), Ralph Eure (age 49), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 51), John Beaumont (age 33), Thomas Dethick (age 61), Everard Simon Digby, William Plumpton (age 25) and William Welles (age 51) who were killed.
Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) was killed. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick, Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
Ralph Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 49) was killed. He was buried at the nearby Saxton church where his chest tomb is extant. Baron Dacre Gilsland extinct.
Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles (age 55) was killed. His son Richard (age 33) succeeded 7th Baron Welles.
The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 25), Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland and Andrew Trollope.
Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter was attainted after the battle; Duke Exeter, Earl Huntingdon forfeit.
Those who fought for the Lancaster included William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme (age 46), William Plumpton, John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 60), William Norreys (age 20), Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43), Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 30), John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 12), Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby, Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 56), James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde (age 39), William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22), Henry Roos and Thomas Tresham (age 41). Cardinal John Morton (age 41) were captured.
John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland (age 45), Robert Dethick (age 86), Andrew Trollope and his son David Trollope were killed.
On 27th March 1470 John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 39) revoked his title of Earl of Northumberland so that the Earldom could be given to of the Percy family who were its traditional holders.
Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 21) was restored 4th Earl of Northumberland, 7th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 15th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland (age 12) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
A deeply unpopular move with the Neville family who had been longstanding enemies of the Percies in the North. He was created 1st Marquess Montagu instead. Possibly a consequence of the defection of Warwick the Kingmaker (age 41) to the Lancastrian cause as evidenced by the Welles Rebellion earlier in the year.
On 28th April 1489 Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 40) was hanged at Cockledge or Blackmoor near York [Map] by the rebels when attempting to collect the tax. He was buried at Beverley Minster [Map].
Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland (age 11) succeeded 5th Earl of Northumberland, 8th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 16th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 7th Baron Poynings. He, Henry, 5th Earl, appears to have become a ward of King Henry VII since he was later married to King Henry's first cousin Katherine Spencer (age 12), daughter of Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde (age 57), probably as a means of ensuring Percy allegiance to the successors of the House of Lancaster i.e. Beaufort and Tudor.
The King then sent an army of 8000 north led by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey (age 46). The rebels dispersed; their leader John à Chambre was hanged for treason. The rebels then chose John Percy (age 30) as their leader. His leadership proved less than reliable; he eventually fled to the court of Margaret of York Duchess of Burgundy (age 42) (sister of Edward IV and Richard III) who remained sympathetic to the Yorkist cause.
On 19th May 1527 Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland (age 49) died. His son Henry (age 25) succeeded 6th Earl of Northumberland, 9th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 17th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 8th Baron Poynings. Mary Talbot Countess Northumberland by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
On 1st May 1557 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 29) was restored 7th Earl of Northumberland, 10th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 18th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 9th Baron Poynings.
On 22nd August 1572 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 44) was beheaded at The Pavement in York. He was buried at St Crux Church, York [Map]. His brother Henry (age 40) succeeded 8th Earl of Northumberland, 11th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 19th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 10th Baron Poynings.
On 21st June 1585 Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland (age 53) committed suicide at Tower of London [Map]. He was found dead in his bed in his cell, having been shot through the heart. A jury was at once summoned, and returned a verdict of suicide. He was buried in St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map]. His son Henry (age 21) succeeded 9th Earl of Northumberland, 12th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 20th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 11th Baron Poynings. Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland (age 21) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
On 5th November 1632 Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland (age 68) died. His son Algernon (age 30) succeeded 10th Earl of Northumberland, 13th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 21st Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Poynings.
On 13th October 1668 Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 66) died at Petworth. He was buried at Petworth. His son Josceline (age 24) succeeded 11th Earl of Northumberland, 14th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 22nd Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 5th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 13th Baron Poynings.
On 31st May 1670 Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland (age 25) died in Turin without male issue. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Poynings extinct. His daughter Elizabeth (age 3) was his sole heiress.
Baron Percy of Alnwick (2nd Creation)
Baron Percy of Alnwick is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Forfeit Baronies of England, Extinct Baronies of England.
1st: Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy. Died 1314. Son
2nd: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy. Died 1352. Son
3rd: Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy. Died 1368. Son
4th: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland. Died 1408. Forfeit. Grandson.
5th: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland. Died 1455. Son
6th: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland. Died 1461. Son
7th: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1489. Son
8th: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1527. Son
9th: Henry Percy 6th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1537. Nephew.
10th: Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1572. Brother.
11th: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1585. Son
12th: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1632. Son
13th: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1668. Son
14th: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1670. Extinct.
On 6th February 1299 King Edward I of England (age 59) created a number of new Barons by writ of summons to Edward's 44th Parliament ...
John Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 27) was created 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. Joan Ros Baroness Lovel (age 39) by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.
William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 44) was created 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. Maud Vaux Baroness Ros (age 42) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.
William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall (age 55) was created 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall. Lucy Burnell Baroness Devereux Lyonshall by marriage Baroness Devereux Lyonshall.
Adam Welles 1st Baron Welles (age 50) was created 1st Baron Welles. Joan D'Engayne Baroness Welles and Ughtred by marriage Baroness Welles.
Robert Clinton 1st Baron Clinton (age 41) was created 1st Baron Clinton. Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton (age 34) by marriage Baroness Clinton.
John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 30) was created 1st Baron Moels.
The next baronies may not have been created on 6th February 1299 but were created in 1299 possibly for Edward's 45th and 46th Parliaments on 10th April 1299 and 21st September 1299 respectively.
Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt (age 49) was created 1st Baron Deincourt.
John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 46) was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin. Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin.
John St John 1st Baron St John Lagenham (age 49) was created 1st Baron St John of Lagenham.
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 24) was created 1st Baron de Clifford. Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles (age 23) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor (age 44) was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor. Eleanor Courtenay Baroness Grey Codnor by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor.
John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 30) was created 1st Baron Mohun of Dunster. Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster (age 24) by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales was created 1st Baron Scales.
John St John 1st Baron St John of Basing (age 25) was created 1st Baron St John of Basing.
John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 24) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset.
Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 31) was created 1st Baron Zouche Ashby.
Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 25) was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick. Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy (age 15) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 37) was created 1st Baron Grandison. Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison by marriage Baroness Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Otto Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 61) was created 1st Baron Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon was created 1st Baron Multon Egremont. Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont (age 17) by marriage Baroness Multon Egremont.
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In 1314 Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 40) died. He was buried at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire [Map]. His son Henry (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 10th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
In or before 1321 Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy (age 19) and Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick, Baroness Percy of Topcliffe. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Before 10th November 1341 Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 20) and Mary Plantagenet Baroness Percy (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 60) and Maud Chaworth. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 26th February 1352 Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy (age 51) died. His son Henry (age 31) succeeded 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 11th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
After 1362 Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 41) and Joan Orreby Baroness Percy (age 13) were married. She by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick. The difference in their ages was 28 years.
On 18th May 1368 Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 47) died at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He was buried at Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. His son Henry (age 26) succeeded 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Margaret Neville (age 39) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
On 19th February 1408 Thomas Rokeby's (age 15) force of Yorkshire levies defeated the Percy army during the Battle of Bramham Moor bringing to an end the Percy rebellion.
Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 66) was killed. His body was afterwards hanged, drawn and quartered, his head being sent to London bridge and his quarters to diverse places. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe forfeit.
Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf (age 38) was killed. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk had been forfeited in 1406 when Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf was declared a traitor. It was restored on the 19th of July 1408 to his two daughters Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 18) and Joan Bardolf (age 17) and their husbands William Clifford (age 33) and William Phelip (age 25) respectively.
The Abbot of Hailes Abbey [Map] was executed following the battle since he was wearing armour. Bishop Griffin Yonge (age 38), Bishop of Bangor, was captured, but wearing his vestments, he avoided execution.
In 1416 Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 22) was restored 2nd Earl of Northumberland, 5th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 13th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
On 22nd May 1455 the Wars of the Roses commenced with the First Battle of St Albans. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 43) commanded with Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 26), Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 55), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 40) and Walter Strickland (age 44).
The Lancastrians ...
Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset (age 49) was killed. His son Henry (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Somerset, 5th Earl Somerset. Note his father is frequently incorrectly referred to as the second Duke and Henry as the third Duke. His father's Dukedom, however, was a new creation.
Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 62) was killed. His son Henry (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl of Northumberland, 6th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 14th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland (age 33) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford (age 41) was killed. His son John (age 20) succeeded 9th Baron de Clifford, 9th Lord Skipton. Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 21) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
William Cotton (age 45) and Richard Fortescue (age 41) were killed.
Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 52) was wounded and captured.
King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 33), John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 54) and Edmund Sutton (age 30) were captured.
Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset was wounded. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 34) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 55) fought.
Richard Cotton of Hampstall Ridware (age 51) and his son William Cotton of Connington in Huntingdonshire (age 27) were killed.
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On 29th March 1461 the Battle of Towton was a decisive victory for King Edward IV of England (age 18) bringing to an end the first war of the Wars of the Roses. Said to be the bloodiest battle on English soil 28000 were killed mainly during the rout that followed the battle.
The Yorkist army was commanded by King Edward IV of England with John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 45), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 56), William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 30) (knighted), Walter Blount 1st Baron Mountjoy (age 45), Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 57), John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 23) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 61).
The Lancastrian army suffered significant casualties including Richard Percy (age 35), Ralph Bigod Lord Morley (age 50), John Bigod (age 28), Robert Cromwell (age 71), Ralph Eure (age 49), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 51), John Beaumont (age 33), Thomas Dethick (age 61), Everard Simon Digby, William Plumpton (age 25) and William Welles (age 51) who were killed.
Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) was killed. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick, Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
Ralph Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 49) was killed. He was buried at the nearby Saxton church where his chest tomb is extant. Baron Dacre Gilsland extinct.
Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles (age 55) was killed. His son Richard (age 33) succeeded 7th Baron Welles.
The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 25), Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland and Andrew Trollope.
Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter was attainted after the battle; Duke Exeter, Earl Huntingdon forfeit.
Those who fought for the Lancaster included William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme (age 46), William Plumpton, John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 60), William Norreys (age 20), Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43), Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 30), John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 12), Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby, Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 56), James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde (age 39), William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22), Henry Roos and Thomas Tresham (age 41). Cardinal John Morton (age 41) were captured.
John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland (age 45), Robert Dethick (age 86), Andrew Trollope and his son David Trollope were killed.
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On 27th March 1470 John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 39) revoked his title of Earl of Northumberland so that the Earldom could be given to of the Percy family who were its traditional holders.
Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 21) was restored 4th Earl of Northumberland, 7th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 15th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland (age 12) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
A deeply unpopular move with the Neville family who had been longstanding enemies of the Percies in the North. He was created 1st Marquess Montagu instead. Possibly a consequence of the defection of Warwick the Kingmaker (age 41) to the Lancastrian cause as evidenced by the Welles Rebellion earlier in the year.
On 28th April 1489 Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 40) was hanged at Cockledge or Blackmoor near York [Map] by the rebels when attempting to collect the tax. He was buried at Beverley Minster [Map].
Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland (age 11) succeeded 5th Earl of Northumberland, 8th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 16th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 7th Baron Poynings. He, Henry, 5th Earl, appears to have become a ward of King Henry VII since he was later married to King Henry's first cousin Katherine Spencer (age 12), daughter of Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde (age 57), probably as a means of ensuring Percy allegiance to the successors of the House of Lancaster i.e. Beaufort and Tudor.
The King then sent an army of 8000 north led by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey (age 46). The rebels dispersed; their leader John à Chambre was hanged for treason. The rebels then chose John Percy (age 30) as their leader. His leadership proved less than reliable; he eventually fled to the court of Margaret of York Duchess of Burgundy (age 42) (sister of Edward IV and Richard III) who remained sympathetic to the Yorkist cause.
On 19th May 1527 Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland (age 49) died. His son Henry (age 25) succeeded 6th Earl of Northumberland, 9th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 17th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 8th Baron Poynings. Mary Talbot Countess Northumberland by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
On 1st May 1557 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 29) was restored 7th Earl of Northumberland, 10th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 18th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 9th Baron Poynings.
On 22nd August 1572 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 44) was beheaded at The Pavement in York. He was buried at St Crux Church, York [Map]. His brother Henry (age 40) succeeded 8th Earl of Northumberland, 11th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 19th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 10th Baron Poynings.
On 21st June 1585 Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland (age 53) committed suicide at Tower of London [Map]. He was found dead in his bed in his cell, having been shot through the heart. A jury was at once summoned, and returned a verdict of suicide. He was buried in St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map]. His son Henry (age 21) succeeded 9th Earl of Northumberland, 12th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 20th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 11th Baron Poynings. Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland (age 21) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
On 5th November 1632 Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland (age 68) died. His son Algernon (age 30) succeeded 10th Earl of Northumberland, 13th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 21st Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Poynings.
On 13th October 1668 Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 66) died at Petworth. He was buried at Petworth. His son Josceline (age 24) succeeded 11th Earl of Northumberland, 14th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 22nd Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 5th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 13th Baron Poynings.
On 31st May 1670 Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland (age 25) died in Turin without male issue. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Poynings extinct. His daughter Elizabeth (age 3) was his sole heiress.
Baron Percy of Alnwick (3rd Creation)
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1st: Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1572. Brother.
2nd: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1585. Son
3rd: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1632. Son
4th: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1668. Son
5th: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1670. Extinct.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th April 1557. The xxx day of Aprell was master Perse (age 29) was mad knyght and baroun.
Note. P. 133. Creations of Thomas Percy to the barony of Percy and earldom of Northumberland. Our chronicler has given correctly the dates of these restorations. The patents are printed in Rymer's collection, xv. 461, 462. In the following August the Earl was made Warden of the Middle and East Marches towards Scotland. Ibid. pp. 468, 472, 475.
On 30th April 1557 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 29) was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick.
On 22nd August 1572 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 44) was beheaded at The Pavement in York. He was buried at St Crux Church, York [Map]. His brother Henry (age 40) succeeded 8th Earl of Northumberland, 11th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 19th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 10th Baron Poynings.
On 21st June 1585 Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland (age 53) committed suicide at Tower of London [Map]. He was found dead in his bed in his cell, having been shot through the heart. A jury was at once summoned, and returned a verdict of suicide. He was buried in St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map]. His son Henry (age 21) succeeded 9th Earl of Northumberland, 12th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 20th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 11th Baron Poynings. Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland (age 21) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
On 5th November 1632 Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland (age 68) died. His son Algernon (age 30) succeeded 10th Earl of Northumberland, 13th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 21st Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Poynings.
On 13th October 1668 Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 66) died at Petworth. He was buried at Petworth. His son Josceline (age 24) succeeded 11th Earl of Northumberland, 14th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 22nd Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 5th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 13th Baron Poynings.
On 31st May 1670 Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland (age 25) died in Turin without male issue. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Poynings extinct. His daughter Elizabeth (age 3) was his sole heiress.
Baron Percy (4th Creation)
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1st: Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset. Died 1750. Daughter.
2nd: Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland. Died 1776. Son
3rd: Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland. Died 1817. Son
4th: Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland. Died 1847. Brother.
5th: Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland. Died 1865. Great Nephew.
6th: John Murray aka Stewart-Murray 7th Duke of Atholl. Died 1917. Son
7th: John Stewart-Murray 8th Duke of Atholl. Died 1942. Brother.
8th: James Stewart-Murray 9th Duke of Atholl. Died 1957. Fourth Cousin Once Removed.
9th: Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke Northumberland. Died 1988. Son
10th: Henry Percy 11th Duke of Northumberland. Died 1995. Brother.
In 1722 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset (age 37) was created 1st Baron Percy. Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset (age 22) by marriage Baroness Percy.
On 7th February 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset (age 65) died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward (age 55) succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Earl Hertford, Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset and Baron Seymour of Trowbridge extinct. Mary Webb Duchess Somerset (age 53) by marriage Duchess Somerset. His daughter Elizabeth (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baroness Percy. His nephew Charles (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Egremont.
On 5th December 1776 Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland (age 60) died. Her son Hugh (age 34) succeeded 3rd Baron Percy
On 10th July 1817 Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland (age 74) died. His son Hugh (age 32) succeeded 3rd Duke Northumberland, 3rd Baron Lovain, 4th Baron Percy, 6th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland (age 29) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 11th February 1847 Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland (age 61) died without issue at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map].
Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland (age 54) succeeded 4th Duke Northumberland, 4th Baron Lovain, 5th Baron Percy, 7th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Eleanor Grosvenor Duchess Northumberland (age 26) by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 12th February 1865 Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland (age 72) died without issue. His first cousin George (age 86) succeeded 5th Duke Northumberland, 8th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. His great nephew John (age 24) succeeded 6th Baron Percy. Baron Lovain extinct.
On 20th January 1917 John Murray aka Stewart-Murray 7th Duke of Atholl (age 76) died. His son John (age 45) succeeded 8th Duke Atholl, 9th Marquess Atholl, 10th Earl Atholl, 11th Earl Tullibardine, 7th Baron Percy, 13th Baron Strange Knockin, 4th Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire.
On 16th March 1942 John Stewart-Murray 8th Duke of Atholl (age 70) died. His brother James (age 62) succeeded 9th Duke Atholl, 10th Marquess Atholl, 11th Earl Atholl, 12th Earl Tullibardine, 8th Baron Percy, 14th Baron Strange Knockin, 5th Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire.
On 8th May 1957 James Stewart-Murray 9th Duke of Atholl (age 77) died unmarried. His fourth cousin Iain (age 25) succeeded 10th Duke Atholl, 11th Marquess Atholl, 12th Earl Atholl, 13th Earl Tullibardine, 6th Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire. Baron Strange Knockin abeyant. His fourth cousin once removed Hugh (age 43) succeeded 9th Baron Percy.
On 11th October 1988 Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke Northumberland (age 74) died. His son Henry (age 35) succeeded 11th Duke Northumberland, 8th Earl Beverley, 10th Baron Percy, 14th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
On 31st October 1995 Henry Percy 11th Duke of Northumberland (age 42) died from an overdose of amphetamines. He was unmarried . His brother Ralph (age 38) succeeded 12th Duke Northumberland, 9th Earl Beverley, 11th Baron Percy, 15th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
Baron Percy Newcastle on Tyne (5th Creation)
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In 1953 Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy 1st Baron Percy Newcastle on Tyne (age 65) was created 1st Baron Percy Newcastle on Tyne.
On 3rd April 1958 Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy 1st Baron Percy Newcastle on Tyne (age 71) died. Baron Percy Newcastle on Tyne extinct.