Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland

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Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the early 16th century, closely involved in northern governance and Tudor court politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
member of the House of Percy
activeYears early 16th century
associatedWithEvent Pilgrimage of Grace
betrothedTo Anne Boleyn
burialPlace Hackney
causeOfTitleExtinction died without legitimate male heir
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1502
dateOfDeath 1537
educatedAt court of Henry VIII
employer Henry VIII of England
era Tudor period
familyName Percy
father Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland
givenName Henry
health frequently ill in later life
involvedIn Tudor court politics
northern governance of England
issue no surviving legitimate children
monarchServed Henry VIII of England
mother Catherine Spencer
nobleFamily Percy family
nobleTitle 6th Earl of Northumberland
notableFor role in administration of northern England under Henry VIII
notableWork governance of the English northern borders
parliamentaryRole English peer in the House of Lords
patronage northern gentry and retainers
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Hackney
Middlesex
linked to: County of Middlesex
politicalStance did not openly support the Pilgrimage of Grace
positionHeld Earl of Northumberland
Justice of the Peace in the north of England
Lord Warden of the East March
Lord Warden of the Middle March
member of the King’s Council
relationshipWith former suitor of Anne Boleyn
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Alnwick Castle
Leconfield
Wressle Castle
sibling Anne Percy
Eleanor Percy
Elizabeth Percy
Lucy Percy
Mabel Percy
linked to: Mabel Bagenal

Sir Alan Percy
Sir Ingelram Percy
Sir Josceline Percy
Sir Thomas Percy
linked to: Thomas Percy

Sir William Percy
spouse Lady Mary Talbot
Mary Talbot
spouseFather George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury
linked to: George Talbot
successor Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
successorRelation earldom recreated for kinsman Thomas Percy

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President of the Council of the North firstHolder Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Wolsey arrestedBy Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
subject linked to: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
House of Percy notableMember Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland child Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland successor Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland previousTitleHolder Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland