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William de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe

Male Abt 1193 - Abt 1245  (52 years)


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  1. 1.  William de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe was born about 1193; died about 28 Jul 1245.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was the 6th Baron Percy.

    Family/Spouse: Joan de Briwere. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Anastasia de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Eleanor de Baliol. Eleanor (daughter of Ingelram de Baliol and Agnes de Berkeley) died before 22 Nov 1281. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Sir Henry de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1235 in England; died on 29 Aug 1272 in England; was buried in Sawley Abbey, Yorkshire, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anastasia de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Ralph Fitzrandolph. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Mary Fitzrandolph  Descendancy chart to this point died on 11 Apr 1320 in Coverham, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Coverham Abbey, Coverham, Yorkshire, England.

  2. 3.  Sir Henry de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1235 in England; died on 29 Aug 1272 in England; was buried in Sawley Abbey, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Knighted: 1257
    • Military: 1257

    Notes:

    Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth date as 1228.

    Name:
    Sir Henry was the 7th Baron Percy.

    Military:
    He was summoned to fight in Wales in 1257, and the next year, 1258, he was among the nobles sent to help the King of Scotland. In 1264, during the Barons' War, he accompanied the King to the siege of Northampton. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, and freed after the battle of Eversham in 1265.

    Henry married Eleanor de Warenne on 8 Sep 1268 in York, Yorkshire, England. Eleanor (daughter of Sir John de Warrenne, Earl of Surrey and Alice de Lusignan) was born in 1251; was buried in Sawley Abbey, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. William de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. John de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 7. Sir Henry de Percy, Lord Percy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1273 in Petworth, Sussex, England; died between 2 Oct 1314 and 10 Oct 1314; was buried in Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Mary Fitzrandolph Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anastasia2, 1.William1) died on 11 Apr 1320 in Coverham, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Coverham Abbey, Coverham, Yorkshire, England.

    Family/Spouse: Robert de Neville. Robert (son of Robert de Neville) died in 1271 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Randolf de Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1262 in Raby Castle, County Durham, England; died on 18 Apr 1331 in England.

  2. 5.  William de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.William1)

  3. 6.  John de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.William1)

  4. 7.  Sir Henry de Percy, Lord Percy Descendancy chart to this point (3.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 25 Mar 1273 in Petworth, Sussex, England; died between 2 Oct 1314 and 10 Oct 1314; was buried in Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1295
    • Knighted: 1296
    • Military: 1297
    • Offices Held: From 1299 to 1314
    • Military: 1300
    • Title(s): 1309, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    • Miscellaneous: 1312
    • Military: 1314

    Notes:

    Name:
    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.

    Military:
    He accompanied his grandfather, Sir John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey to Scotland.

    Knighted:
    He was knighted by the King at the capture of Berwick.

    Military:
    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:
    On 6 February 1298/99, he was summoned to Parliament as Lord Percy.

    Military:
    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):
    He became the Baron of Alnwick, which he purchased from Anthony Bec, Bishop of Durham.

    Miscellaneous:
    He took part in the execution of Peter de Gaveston, the Earl of Cornwall.

    Military:
    He fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in Scotland.

    Family/Spouse: Eleanor de Arundel. Eleanor (daughter of Sir Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel and Alisona de Saluzza) died between Jul 1328 and Aug 1328; was buried in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Sir Henry de Percy, KG, Lord Percy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1300 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England; died on 26 Feb 1351 in Warkworth, Northumberland, England; was buried in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
    2. 10. William de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 11. Richard de Arundel  Descendancy chart to this point died before 24 Nov 1314.
    4. 12. John de Arundel  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Randolf de Neville Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary3, 2.Anastasia2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Oct 1262 in Raby Castle, County Durham, England; died on 18 Apr 1331 in England.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was the 1st Baron Neville of Raby.

    Family/Spouse: Eupheme FitzRoger Clavering. Eupheme (daughter of Robert FitzRoger Clavering, Lord Clavering and Margery de la Zouche) died in 1329 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ralph de Neville, Lord Neville of Raby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1291; died on 5 Aug 1367 in County Durham, England; was buried in County Durham, England.

  2. 9.  Sir Henry de Percy, KG, Lord Percy Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 3.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Feb 1300 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England; died on 26 Feb 1351 in Warkworth, Northumberland, England; was buried in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Knighted: 1322, York, Yorkshire, England
    • Military: 1322
    • Offices Held: From 1322 to 1352
    • Miscellaneous: Oct 1326
    • Religion: 1337
    • Military: 1341

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was the 2ed Lord Percy of Alnwick. He was also the Constable of Scarborough Castle, and Warden of the Marches of Scotland.

    Military:
    He was summoned for service in Scotland.

    Offices Held:
    He was a Member of Parliament.

    Miscellaneous:
    When Queen Isabel returned to England in October 1326, he joined her against the Despensers. In 1328, the reversion of Warkworth castle in Northumberland was granted him by the king. In 1331, he was one of the Peace envoys to France. Later in 1335, he was granted by the king, the honor of Beanley, Northumberland.

    Religion:
    Sir Henry and Lady Idoine were received a papal indult for plenary remission

    Military:
    He joined the king at Newcastle on the Scottish expedition. Later that year, he raised the siege of Sterling. In 1346, he commanded a division at the battle of Neville's Cross. He was commissioned in 1350, to treat with the Scots for a final peace.

    Henry married Idonea de Clifford in 1314 in Northumberland, England. Idonea (daughter of Sir Robert de Clifford, Lord Clifford and Maud de Clare) died on 24 Aug 1365 in England; was buried in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Sir Henry de Percy, Lord Percy  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1322 and 1325 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England; died on 18 May 1368; was buried in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
    2. 15. William de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Thomas de Percy, Bishop of Norwich  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1332 in England.
    4. 17. Robert de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 18. Maud de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1378/79; was buried in Durham Cathedral, Durham, County Durham, England.
    6. 19. Eleanor de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 20. Isabel de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point died before 25 May 1368.
    8. 21. Margaret de Percy  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 10.  William de Percy Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 3.Henry2, 1.William1)

  4. 11.  Richard de Arundel Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 3.Henry2, 1.William1) died before 24 Nov 1314.

  5. 12.  John de Arundel Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 3.Henry2, 1.William1)


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