Sir Henry de Percy, Lord Percy

1273 - 1314  (41 years)

• Name	Henry de Percy
  	Henry was the 9th Baron Percy. He was also Baron of Topcliffe; Warden of Galloway and Ayrshire; Justiciar in Dumfries; joint Justiciar in Lancastershire, Cumberland, and Westmoreland; Constable of Scarborough Castle; Justice of the Forest beyond Trent; Keeper of Bamburgh Castle; and Keeper of the Martches. [1, 3]
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	25 Mar 1273	Petworth, Sussex, England   [1, 3]
  Military	1295 (Age 22)  [3]
  He accompanied his grandfather, Sir John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey to Scotland.
  Knighted	1296 (Age 23)  [1, 3]
  He was knighted by the King at the capture of Berwick.
  Military	1297 (Age 24)  [3]
  He fought at Dunbar, then in 1297, he received the submission of the Scottish prelates and nobles, including Robert the Bruce. In 1298, he fought at the Battle of Falkirk.
  Offices Held	From 1299 to 1314 (Age 26)  [1, 3]
  On 6 February 1298/99, he was summoned to Parliament as Lord Percy.
  Military	1300 (Age 27)  [3]
  In 1300, he displayed a yellow banner with a blue lion at the siege of Caerlaverock. He signed the Baron's letter to Pope Boniface in 1301, and in 1304, he was present at the siege of Sterling. In 1306, he was besieged in Turnberry Castle by Robert the Bruce.
  Title(s)	1309 (Age 36)	Alnwick, Northumberland, England   [1, 3]
  He became the Baron of Alnwick, which he purchased from Anthony Bec, Bishop of Durham.
  Miscellaneous	1312 (Age 39)  [3]
  He took part in the execution of Peter de Gaveston, the Earl of Cornwall.
  Military	1314 (Age 41)  [3]
  He fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in Scotland.
  Death	Between 2 Oct 1314 and 10 Oct 1314  [1, 3]
  Burial	Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  1. William de Percy   2. John de Percy   3. Sir Henry de Percy, Lord Percy,   b. 25 Mar 1273, Petworth, Sussex, England d. Between 2 Oct 1314 and 10 Oct 1314  (Age 41 years) ▻ Eleanor de Arundel
  Person ID	I7578	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Sir Henry de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe,   b. Abt 1235, England d. 29 Aug 1272, England (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Eleanor de Warenne,   b. 1251   bur. Sawley Abbey, Yorkshire, England
  Marriage	8 Sep 1268	York, Yorkshire, England
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 33 years and 9 months - She : ~ 17 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F2613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor de Arundel   d. Between Jul 1328 and Aug 1328  [1, 3]
  Children	1. Sir Henry de Percy, KG, Lord Percy,   b. 6 Feb 1300, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England d. 26 Feb 1351, Warkworth, Northumberland, England (Age 51 years)   2. William de Percy   3. Richard de Arundel   d. Before 24 Nov 1314   4. John de Arundel
  Family ID	F5491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 May 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Mar 1273 - Petworth, Sussex, England Child - Sir Henry de Percy, KG, Lord Percy - 6 Feb 1300 - Leconfield, Yorkshire, England Title(s) - 1309 - Alnwick, Northumberland, England Burial - - Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S307] Richardson, Douglas. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004).