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

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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