Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

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Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and leading Lancastrian military commander during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.

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instanceOf 15th-century English person
Earl
English nobleman
Lancastrian military commander
allegiance House of Lancaster
associatedWithPlace Northern England
Northumberland
birthPlace Kingdom of England
birthYear 1393
burialPlace St Albans Abbey (traditional attribution)
linked to: Abbey of St Albans
causeOfDeath killed in battle
child Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Percy, Baron Egremont
conflict First Battle of St Albans
Wars of the Roses
country Kingdom of England
deathPlace St Albans, Hertfordshire, Kingdom of England
deathYear 1455
era Late Middle Ages
familyName Percy
father Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
fatherInLaw Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
givenName Henry
heldTitleFrom 1416
heldTitleUntil 1455
language Middle English
mannerOfDeath killed in action
militaryRank commander
monarchServed Henry IV of England
Henry V of England
Henry VI of England
mother Margaret Neville
motherInLaw Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland
nobleFamily House of Percy
nobleTitle Earl of Northumberland
notableFor leading Lancastrian commander in early Wars of the Roses
service on the northern English border
ordinalInTitle 2nd Earl of Northumberland
positionHeld Earl of Northumberland
predecessor Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
religion Roman Catholic
restorationYear 1416
socialClass peerage of England
spouse Eleanor Neville
successor Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
titleRestored Earl of Northumberland
titleRestoredBy Henry V of England

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First Battle of St Albans killed Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Percy family notableMember Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Battle of Wakefield commander Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
linked to: Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
House of Percy notableMember Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Loveday of 1458 involvedPerson Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
linked to: Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Bondgate Tower commissionedBy Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Arms of Percy family notableBearer Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland father Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland predecessor Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland