Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, (3 February, 1392/1393 – 22 May, 1455) was the son of Henry Percy ("Harry Hotspur") and his wife Elizabeth de Mortimer, daughter of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Philippa Plantagenet.

He was restored to favour in 1416 by Henry V of England, receiving the estates of his paternal grandfather Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland and the re-creation of his earldom.Fact|date=November 2007

He was apparently loyal to Henry V till the death of the latter on 31 August, 1422. Henry V was succeeded by his one-year-old son Henry VI of England. Percy was on the regency council in the early years of the new reign.

Percy was later involved in the Wars of the Roses which placed him in an awkward situation. He owed his loyalty to the House of Lancaster but was first cousin of Anne Mortimer and kinsman to her son Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, head of the House of York. On 22 May, 1455, Percy fought on the Lancastrian side in the First Battle of St Albans, first battle of the Wars. He was among the casualties.

Marriage and children

Percy married Lady Eleanor Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and his second wife Joan Beaufort. Her siblings included Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III.

They had ten children:
*Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (25 July, 1421 - 29 March, 1461, Battle of Towton).
*Lady Katherine Percy. She married Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent
*Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont (29 November 1422, Leconfield, Yorkshire - 10 July 1460 Battle of Northampton, England)
* Sir Ralph Percy (d. 25 April 1464, Battle of Hedgeley Moor).

Further reading

*Rose, Alexander "Kings in the North - The House of Percy in British History". Phoenix/Orion Books Ltd, 2002, ISBN 1-84212-485-4 (722 pages paperback)

External links

* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10726.htm#i107252 thepeerage.com page (numbers him as 1st Earl)]

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