Percy, Henry 1a

Birth Name Percy, Henry
Gender male
Age at Death 53 years, 5 months, 20 days

Narrative

Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (1532 - 1585) Henry was the son of Sir Thomas Percy and Eleanor Harbottle. He was brother of the 7th Earl. Although most other members of his family were Roman Catholic (as was the 7th Earl), Henry was Protestant.

Henry Percy served both Mary I and Elizabeth I in many capacities. While his brother was a leading agent in the Rising of the North - and was put to death after the failure of that rising - Henry was on the royal side, vigorously attacking the rebels.

In January of 1562, he married Lady Catherine Neville (1546-1594), the daughter of John Neville, Baron of Latimer and Lady Lucy Somerset.
He ended up falling from the government's favour, and was fatally shot in mysterious circumstances (both suicide and murder have been alleged) at the Tower of London on 21 June 1585.
(Wikipedia)

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1532     2
Death 1585-06-21 Tower of London   2

Age: 53y

Christening   BET 1572 AND 1585    

Families

Family of Percy, Henry and Neville, Catherine
Married Wife Neville, Catherine ( * 1546 + 1596-10-28 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1562-01-28   Religious Marriage  

Pedigree

    1. Percy, Henry
      1. Neville, Catherine

Source References

  1. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I25867 Carrie's Family Tree
      • Source text:

        # ID: I25867
        # Name: *William BOURCHIER
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: 1386 in Little Eaton, Essex, England 1
        # Death: 28 MAY 1420 in Troyes, Aube, France 2
        # Occupation: Count of Eu 2
        # Note:

        son of William and Eleanor de Lovaine

        William Bourchier (1386-1420) was a Count of Eu in Normandy.
        He was the son of William Bourchier and Eleanor Lovain. He married Anne Plantagenet, Countess of Stafford and Eu,the daughter of the English prince, Thomas of Woodstock.
        (Wikipedia)

         

         

         

         

        Father: *William BOURCHIER b: ABT 1330 in Halstead, Essex, England
        Mother: Eleanor LOUVAIN b: 27 MAY 1345 in Little Eaton, Essex, England

        Marriage 1 *Anne of GLOUCESTER b: APR 1383 in Pheshy, Essex, England

        * Married: 1404 3

        Children

        1. Has No Children Eleanor BOURCHIER b: ABT 1417
        2. Has No Children William BOURCHIER
        3. Has No Children Thomas BOURCHIER b: ABT 1404
        4. Has Children Henry BOURCHIER b: BET 1404 AND 1406 in Little Eaton, Essex, England
        5. Has Children *John BOURCHIER b: 1410 in Little Eaton, Essex, England

         

        Sources:

        1. Title: 1Wikipedia
        2. Title: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
        3. Title: Dunham Genealogy English and American Branches of the Dunham Family

         

         

      • Citation:

        e-mail: arciek@juno.com

  2. Wikipedia