Henry Percy, Lord Percy of Alnwick
Other names for Henry were Harry Hotspur and Henry Hotspur. General Notes: 1st Earl of Northumberland. He fought the famous Battle of Otterburn (Chevy Chase), in the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, where he and his brother, Sir Ralph Percy, were made prisoners and James, Earl of Douglas, was slain. He fell performing prodigies of valour at the Battle of Shrewsbury, in the wars of the Roses. {Burke’s Peerage} [GADD.GED] Henry married Elizabeth Mortimer, daughter of Edmund the Good de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Philippa Plantagenet, on 10 Dec 1379 in Usk, Monmouthshire, England 631.,766 (Elizabeth Mortimer was born on 12 Feb 1371 in Usk, Monmouthshire, England 631,766 and died on 20 Apr 1417 in England 631,766.) |