Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland

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Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier whose turbulent life and political entanglements, including involvement in northern uprisings, made him a significant figure in Tudor-era aristocratic history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Northumberland
English nobleman
Tudor-period politician
human
activity courtier at the Tudor court
birthDate 1532
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1585-06-21
deathPlace Tower of London NERFINISHED
detainedBy English Crown NERFINISHED
era Tudor period
familyName Percy NERFINISHED
father Henry Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
heldTitle 8th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED
Baron Percy NERFINISHED
imprisonedIn Tower of London NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath controversial death in custody
memberOf House of Percy NERFINISHED
monarchDuringReign Edward VI of England NERFINISHED
Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
Mary I of England NERFINISHED
mother Catherine Spencer NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Percy family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED
notableEvent Northern Rebellion of 1569 NERFINISHED
notableFor Catholic opposition politics in northern England
involvement in northern uprisings against Elizabeth I
notableWork leadership in northern Catholic politics during Elizabeth I’s reign
ordinalInOffice 8
participantIn Northern Rebellion of 1569 NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Catholic
positionHeld Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED
member of the House of Lords of England
predecessor Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Northern England NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Alnwick Castle NERFINISHED
Petworth House NERFINISHED
sibling Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED
spouse Katherine Neville NERFINISHED
Katherine, Countess of Northumberland NERFINISHED
successor Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED

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Percy family notableMember Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland