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 ⓘ