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Earl of Northumberland is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been five creations of Earl of Northumberland:
1st. 1080. Robert de Mowbray 1st Earl Northumbria -1125. Extinct. 1125.
2nd. 1377. Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland 1341-1408. Extinct. 1670.
3rd. 1464. John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 1431-1471. Renounced. 1470.
4th. 1674. George Fitzroy 1st Duke Northumberland 1665-1716. Extinct. 1716.
Earl of Northumberland Feudal Creation (1st Creation)
Earl of Northumberland Feudal Creation is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
In 1080 Robert de Mowbray 1st Earl Northumbria was created 1st Earl of Northumberland Feudal Creation.
In 1125 Robert de Mowbray 1st Earl Northumbria died. Earl of Northumberland Feudal Creation extinct.
Earl of Northumberland (2nd Creation)
Earl of Northumberland is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland. Died 1408. Forfeit. Grandson.
2nd: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland. Died 1455. Son
3rd: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland. Died 1461. Son
4th: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1489. Son
5th: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1527. Son
6th: Henry Percy 6th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1537. Nephew.
7th: Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1572. Brother.
8th: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1585. Son
9th: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1632. Son
10th: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1668. Son
11th: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland. Died 1670. Extinct.
In 1377 Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 35) was created 1st Earl of Northumberland.
In 1381 Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 39) and Maud Lacy Countess Northumberland (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
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.
Before 8th July 1418 Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 25) and Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 54) and Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 39). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
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.
Before 1502 Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland (age 23) and Katherine Spencer Countess Northumberland (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. She the daughter of Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe (age 66) and Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde. He the son of Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
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.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 1st May 1557. The furst day of May was creatyd at Whytt-halle master Perse (age 29) the yerle of Northumberland, with viij haroldes and a dosen of trumpeters thrugh the quen('s) chambur, and thrugh the hall, and a-for hym my lord of Penbroke (age 56) and my lord Montyguw (age 28) and then my lord of Arundell (age 45) and my lord of Rutland (age 30), and hym-self whent in the myddes, alle in cremesun welvett in ther parlement robes, and whyt a hatt of velvett and cronet of gold on ys hed.
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 June 1558 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 30) and Anne Somerset Countess Northumberland (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester (age 56). They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In January 1562 Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland (age 30) and Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
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 1st October 1642 Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 40) and Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk. He the son of Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland and Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 23rd December 1662 Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland (age 18) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. She the daughter of Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester (age 55) and Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton. He the son of Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 60) and Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland (age 39). They were fifth cousins.
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.
Earl of Northumberland (3rd Creation)
The second creation of the Earl of Northumberland occurred on 16th March 1416 although it was, in effect a restoration of the first creation with Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 23) being restored rather than created. Unclear as to why some sources refer to this as a creation?
Earl of Northumberland (4th Creation)
Earl of Northumberland is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Renounced Earldoms of England.
On 27th May 1464 John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 33) was created 1st Earl of Northumberland as a reward for successfully suppressing the Lancastrian resistance in the North. The Earldom of Northumberland traditionally held by the Percy family with whom the Neville family had been feuding for generations.
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.
Earl of Northumberland (5th Creation)
Earl of Northumberland is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
On 1st October 1674 George Fitzroy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 8) was created 1st Earl of Northumberland, 1st Viscount Falmouth, 1st Baron Pontefract by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 44).
On 28th June 1716 George Fitzroy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 50) died at Epsom, Surrey without legitimate issue. Duke Northumberland, Earl of Northumberland, Viscount Falmouth, Baron Pontefract extinct.