Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland [SEP] noble title
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron Percy (153221 June 1585) was an English nobleman and conspirator.
Origins.
He was born in about 1532 at Newburn Manor (Northumberland), the second of two sons of Sir Thomas Percy (c. 1504–1537) (2nd son of Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland), by his wife Eleanor Harbottle. His father was executed in 1537 as a chief actor in the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Career.
Henry 5th, attained title in 1557
- Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (1532–1585), also grandson of Henry 5th, younger brother of Thomas
- Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564–1632), son of Henry 8th
- Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (1602–1668), son of Henry 9th
- Josceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland (1644–1670), son of Algernon, died leaving only one daughter, so the Earldom became extinct
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