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(17G) Sir Henry Percy (b. February 03, 1392/93, d. May 22, 1455)

(17G) Sir Henry Percy (son of (18G) Sir Henry (Hotspur) Percy and (18G) Elizabeth de Mortimer) was born February 03, 1392/93, and died May 22, 1455 in Slain at the battle of St. Albans, Hertfordshire. He married (17G) Eleanor Nevill on Abt. 1412, daughter of (18G) Sir Ralph de Nevill and (18G) Joan Beaufort.

Notes for (17G) Sir Henry Percy:
Henry Percy, the only son of "Hotspur" and the hope of the house. He succeeded, on the death of his grandfather, becoming the second Earl and inherited confiscated estates and attainted titles.

In the early part of the reign of Henry V he was restored to his family lands and honours by the young monarch whose cousin the Lady Eleanor Nevill he had married' and who was moved towards him by the intercession of his aunt the Countess of Westmoreland, daughter of John of Gaunt.

More About (17G) Sir Henry Percy and (17G) Eleanor Nevill:
Marriage: Abt. 1412

Children of (17G) Sir Henry Percy and (17G) Eleanor Nevill are:

+(16G) Sir Henry Percy, b. July 25, 1421, d. March 29, 1461, Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, England.
Thomas Percy, d. date unknown.
Ralph Percy, d. date unknown.
Richard Percy, d. 1460.