Henry (Percy) de Percy (abt. 1235 - 1272)

Born about 1235 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Warenne) Percy — married 8 Sep 1268 in York, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1272 at about age 37 in Craven, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Henry Percy held the feudal barony of Topcliffe, and was born about 1235. He married Eleanor de Warenne on 8 September 1268 at York, Yorkshire, England. They had three sons, William, John, and Sir Henry. Henry Percy died on 29 August 1272.

Burial

(Royal Ancestry) Henry de Percy and his wife Eleanor were both buried in Sallay Abbey in Yorkshire. In medieval times the abbey was called "Sallay" and was in Yorkshire. In later years the abbey was known as Sawtry Abbey and it is located, due to boundary changes, in Lancashire. It is now ruins.

Sources

• Royal Ancestry 2013 D. Richardson Vol. IV p. 347

• Kings in the North - the House of Percy in British History by Alexander Rose 2002

• Collins, Arthur, and Egerton Brydges, Percy, Duke of Northumberland, Collins's Peerage of England Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical, Vol. II. (London, F.C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and Son, 1812) 217-366.

• Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (Baltimore, Maryland, 21202: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2004), page 737. Cited by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, entry for William Percy, Baron Topcliffe, Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins, database online, Portland, Oregon.

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