Henry III De Percy 
Henry III was born on February 6th, 1301 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England. Henry III's father was Henry II De Percy and his mother was Eleanor FitzAlan. His paternal grandparents were Henry I De Percy and Alianore Plantagenet De Warrenne; his maternal grandparents were Richard I FitzAlan and Alasia of Saluzzo. He had a brother and a sister, named William and Eleanor. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 51 on February 26th, 1352 in Warkworth, Alnwick, Northumberland, England.General Notes
REFN: 11871AN
2nd Baron Percy
Son and heir
Cokayne's Complete Peerage in Dave's Database.
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BARONY OF PERCY
II. 2. HENRY (DE PERCY), LORD PERCY, son and heir. In October 1318, whi
le still a minor, he was given custody of Alnwick Castle. In May 1321 he a
ttended the meeting of the Northern magnates summoned by the Earl of Lanca
ster at Pontefract; but on 25 December 1321 was given custody of Scarborou
gh Castle. On the 26th he did homage, and had order for livery of his inhe
ritance. He
does not appear to have fought at Boroughbridge, March 1322. In this ye
ar he was knighted by the King at York. He was summoned, 26 March 1322, f
or service in person in Scotland, and spent most of his life thereaft
er in such service, or in guarding the Marches. In 1324 Keeper of the coa
st of Yorks, and in 1325 of Northumberland, and a Keeper of the Peace ther
e. He joined the Queen against the Despensers on her return to England, Oc
tober 1326. In February 1326/7 he was made Keeper of Skipton Castle, chi
ef commissioner to see the Scottish truce observed, and Warden of the Scot
tish Marches till Whitsuntide; in April he was one of the ambassadors, a
nd later chief plenipotentiary, to make peace. He was with the King at Dur
ham in August 1327, and at York in August 1328, and in May 1329 sailed wi
th him from Dover on his journey to do homage for Guienne. Keeper of Bambu
rgh Castle April 1330, and, in July, overseer of array in the Northern cou
nties. In January 1330/1 one of the envoys to France to treat of peac
e; in February Justiciar of the East March. In August 1332 he received fu
ll power, as Warden of the March, to keep the peace, in view of threaten
ed invasion. In October 1333 chief commissioner to attend Edward Balliol
's Parliament at Perth, to obtain confirmation of Balliol's agreement wi
th the King. With Lord Neville he defeated the Scots raiding into Redesdal
e, January 1334/5. In October 1337 he was a commissioner to define the bou
ndaries between Yorks and Westmorland; was present at the siege of Dunb
ar in April 1338; and in June 1339 one of the sureties of the treaty for t
he marriage of Prince Edward and Margaret of Brabant. In that year, a
nd in 1340, he was a member of the Council during the King's absence in Fl
anders. In 1341 he temporarily raised the siege of Stirling; in 1343 he w
as empowered to receive Scots to peace, and appointed a commissioner for t
he observation of the truce, and in 1344 to take Newcastle-upon-Tyne in
to the King's hand. He commanded the 3rd division at the victory at Nevill
e's Cross, 17 October 1346, and took part in the invasion of 1347. In Octo
ber 1350 he was a commissioner to treat with the Scots for a final peac
e. He married Idoine, daughter of Robert (DE CLIFFORD), 1st LORD CLIFFOR
D, by Maud, aunt and coheir of , sister of Richard, 1st Lord Clare, Lo
rd of Thomond [2nd son of Richard de Clare] 5th Earl of Gloucester and Her
eford. He died after a slight illness at Warkworth, at the end of Februa
ry 1351/2, and was buried at Alnwick. His widow had order for assignme
nt of dower 4 April 1352. She died 24 August 1365, and was buried in Bever
ley Minster, under the "Percy Shrine." [CP 10:459-62, 14:524]
Text: p. 148
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1110 in North Riding, Yorkshire, England d.1168 in Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1161 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.<29 Sep 1198 in Petworth, England
- b.~ 1135 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.1204
- b.1185 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.1245
- b.1143 in Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England d.11 May 1196 in Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England
- b.1160 in Skelton, Yorkshire, England d.1230
- b.1142 in Chester, Chestershire, England
- b.1235 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England d.29 Aug 1272 in Sallay, Craven, Yorkshire, England
- b.< 1180
- b.1200 in Red Castle, Angus-shire, Scotland
- b.1140 in Gartley, Banffshire, Scotland d.~ 1190 in Gartley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- b.1170 in Gartley, Banffshire, Scotland
- b.1150 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.25 Mar 1273 in Petworth, Sussex, England d.Oct 1314 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.1129 in Anjou, France d.Apr 1202 in Lewes, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1166 in England d.27 May 1240 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1137 in Surrey, England d.13 Jul 1203 in Lewes, Sussex, England
- b.>Aug 1231 in Warren, Sussex. England d.1304 in Kennington, Middlesex, England
- b.12 May 1146 in Caversham, Berkshire, England d.14 May 1219 in Caversham, Berkshire, England
- b.1193 in Norfolk, England d.27 Mar 1248
- b.1173 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d.1220 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- b.1244 in Warren, Surrey, England d.> 1282
- b.~ 1150 in Lusignan, Vienne, France
- b.1169 in Lusignan, Vienne, France d.1249 in Lusignan, Vienne, France
- b.~ 1155
- b.~ 1225 in Lusignan, France d.09 Feb 1255 in Austria-Hungary
- b.~ 1160 in Angouleme, Charente-Maritime, France d.1218 in L'Abbey La Couro, France
- b.1188 in Angouleme, Aquitaine, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault, Anjou, France
- b.~ 1163 in Courtenay, Calinois, France d.~14 Sep 1211 in France
- b.06 Feb 1301 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England d.26 Feb 1352 in Warkworth, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1190 in Clun, England d. in Oswestry, England
- b.> 1222 in Clun, England d.>Oct 1267 in England
- b.~ 1193 in Belvoir, Leicestershire, England d.~ 1240
- b.14 Sep 1246 in Clun, Sussex, England d.18 Mar 1271 in England
- b.~ 1200 in Arklow, Wicklow, Lenster, Ireland d.19 Jul 1230 in Poitou, France
- b.~ 1225 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d.27 Nov 1283 in England
- b.~ 1205 in Alton Castle, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England d.10 Feb 1247 in England
- b.03 Feb 1266 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.09 Mar 1301 in Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1190 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.06 Aug 1246 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
- b.~ 1231 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.26 Oct 1282 in Kingland, Herefordshire, England
- b.~ 1205 in Caemarvonshire, Wales d.1251 in Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1250 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.~ 1300 in England
- b.~ 1198 in Brecknock, Surrey, England d.02 May 1230 in Wales
- b.~ 1224 in Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales d.<23 Mar 1301 in England
- b.~ 1206 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d.1246
- b.~ 1280 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.~Jul 1328 in England
- b. in Sicily, Italy
- b.~ 1235 in Saluzzo-Cuneo, Peidmont, Italy d.23 Dec 1296
- b.20 May 1177 in Carbonierres, Savoie, France d.01 Mar 1233 in Aoste, Isere, France
- b.1198 in Savoy, France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.~ 1178 in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland d.08 Apr 1257 in Pierre Chatel, Isere, France
- b.~ 1265 in Saluzzo, Piedmont, Italy d.25 Sep 1292 in Arundel, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1210 in Austria-Hungary
- b.~ 1240 in Austria-Hungary d.1291
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They had five sons and four daughters, named Henry V, Richard, Roger, Thomas, William, Margaret, Isabel, Maud and Eleanor.
Family Notes
REFNMR7106
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Children
Henry V De Percy
Henry V was born in 1321 in Seamer, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. He died at the age of 47 on June 17th, 1368 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
Maud De Percy
Maud was born about 1335 in Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England. She died on February 18th, 1378.
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