TITLE: Sir; 2nd Lord PERCY of ALNWICK; knighted 1323.
BURIAL: Alnwick, Northumberland, ENGLAND
OCCUPATIONS:
Member of Parliament 1322-1352
Constable of Scarborough Castle
Warden of the Marches of SCOTLAND
Baron of Topcliffe, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Baron of Alnwick, Northumberland, ENGLAND
NOTE:
HENRY de PERCY, 2nd LORD (Baron) PERCY; b 6 Feb 1300/1(?); granted
custody of Alnwick Castle 1318, custodian Scarborough Castle 1321-24, ktd
1322, Keeper of the coast: Yorks 1324 and Northumberland 1325, Keeper of
the Peace Northumberland 1325, sided with Queen Isabella against her husb
EDWARD II's last favourites the Despensers 1326, Keeper Skipton Castle,
ch commr to monitor observance of the truce with the Scots and Warden of
the Scottish Marches (the last of these till Whitsun that year only) Feb
1326/7, an amb and subsequently ch plen in peace negotiations with the
Scots April 1327, being one of only four English nobles not to be
deprived of their Scottish possessions under the peace terms; granted by
EDWARD III Warkworth Castle 1328, Keeper Bamburgh Castle April 1330,
overseer of array (local defence) for northern counties July 1330, envoy
to negotiate peace with French Jan 1330/1, Justiciar Eastern March Feb
1330/1, Warden the March 1332, present Siege Berwick (of which
subsequently Keeper) and EDWARD III's victory over Scots at Halidon Hill
July 1333, ch commr to Scots Parl to ensure Edward Balliol honoured his
pledge to do homage to EDWARD III and cede southeast Scotland Oct 1333,
memb cncl of regency during EDWARD III's absence overseas 1339 and 1340,
commanded 3rd div at English victory of Neville's Cross over Scots 1346,
following which DAVID II of Scotland was imprisoned in Bamburgh Castle,
commr to negotiate final peace with Scots 1350; m Idoine or Idonea de
Clifford (d 24 Aug 1365), dau of 1st Lord (Baron) Clifford (see DE
CLIFFORD, B), and d late Feb 1351/2