Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland

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Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of the Roses before being killed at the Battle of Towton.

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Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
member of the English peerage
military leader
allegiance House of Lancaster
associatedWithPlace Northumberland
Yorkshire
battle Battle of Towton
Battle of Wakefield
burialPlace Yorkshire (probable)
linked to: Yorkshire
causeOfDeath death in battle
child Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont
conflict Wars of the Roses
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1421
dateOfDeath 1461-03-29
deathEvent Battle of Towton
era 15th century
familyName Percy
father Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
givenName Henry
heldOffice Warden of the Eastern March
Warden of the Middle March
heldTitle Lord Poynings
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
language Middle English
mannerOfDeath killed in action
militaryRank commander
mother Eleanor Neville
nobleFamily House of Percy
nobleTitle Earl of Northumberland
notableFor leadership of Lancastrian forces at Towton
role in the Wars of the Roses
ordinalNumber 3
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Towton
linked to: Towton battlefield
politicalAlignment Lancastrian
predecessor Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
region Northern England
religion Roman Catholic
socialRank high nobility
spouse Eleanor Poynings
successor Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
supportedMonarch Henry VI of England

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Percy family notableMember Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland father Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Second Battle of St Albans commander Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Lancastrian forces commandedBy Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Palm Sunday Field commander Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
House of Percy notableMember Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland child Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland successor Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland father Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
subject linked to: 4th Earl of Northumberland
Eleanor Poynings spouse Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Arms of Percy family notableBearer Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland