Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl Of Northumberland

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Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl Of Northumberland

Edward IV Of England made him a Knight Bachelor in 1481 . In 1495 he was made a Knight Of The Garter . He fought against the Cornish Rebels at Blackheath, London in 1497 . He was appointed warden-general of the eastern marches in 1503 .

He served in the War Of The League Of Cambrai ( 1508 – 1516 ) with a great retinue of his own. He notably served under Henry VIII Of England at the Battle Of The Spurs , 16 August 1513 . The battle was a decisive victory over the forces of Jacques De La Palice , general of Francis I Of France .

He was appointed a member of the Council Of The North in 1522 . He is buried at Beverley Minster .

MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN

He married Catherine Spencer, daughter of Sir Robert Spencer of Spencer Court and Lady Eleanor Beaufort. Her maternal grandparents were Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke Of Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp . They had five children:

Henry Percy, 6th Earl Of Northumberland ( 1502 – 1537 ).

Sir Thomas Percy (c. 1504 – 2 June 1537 . He was executed as a participant in the Pilgrimage Of Grace . He was father of both Thomas Percy, 7th Earl Of Northumberland and Henry Percy, 8th Earl Of Northumberland . A daughter, Joan, married an Arthur Harris of Essex.

Sir Ingelram Percy (c. 1506 – 1538 ). He was a participant in the Pilgrimage Of Grace . He died imprisoned in the Tower Of London .

Margaret Percy (c. 1508 – 1540 ). She married Henry Clifford, 1st Earl Of Cumberland .

Maud Percy (c. 1510 –?).

REFERENCES

The Household of the 5th Earl ; The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal (London, 1911), Mortimer-Percy Volume, Pt. I, by the Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, Table II.