Eleanor Percy, Countess of Northumberland
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Lady Eleanor Neville was the second daughter of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (died 1425) by his second wife, Joan Beaufort
, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
and his third wife, Katherine Roet
.
, a grandson of Gaunt's younger brother Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
. After his early death without issue, she married Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
(killed at the first battle of St Albans, 1455).
Eleanor and Henry had 10 children:
Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland
Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland was the third or fourth child of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his mistress, later wife, Katherine Swynford; and, in her widowhood, a powerful landowner in the North of England.-Early life and marriages:She was likely born at the Swynford manor of...
, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
and his third wife, Katherine Roet
Katherine Swynford
Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster , née Roet , was the daughter of Sir Payne Roet , originally a Flemish herald from County of Hainaut, later...
.
Marriage and children
She was married first to Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron BurghershRichard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh
Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh was the son and heir of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester , by Constance...
, a grandson of Gaunt's younger brother Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge, KG was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons who lived to adulthood, of this Royal couple. Like so many medieval princes, Edmund gained his identifying nickname from his...
. After his early death without issue, she married Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland...
(killed at the first battle of St Albans, 1455).
Eleanor and Henry had 10 children:
- John Percy (b. 8 July 1418)
- Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 3rd Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland was the son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and his second wife Joan Beaufort.-Family:...
(25 July 1421 - 29 March 1461, Battle of TowtonBattle of TowtonIn 1461, England was in the sixth year of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster over the English throne. The Lancastrians backed the reigning King of England, Henry VI, an indecisive man who suffered bouts of madness...
) - Thomas Percy, 1st Baron EgremontThomas Percy, 1st Baron EgremontThomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont Thomas Percy was the son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor Neville. He was made Lord Egremont in 1449....
(29 November 1422, Leconfield, Yorkshire - 10 July 1460, Battle of Northampton, EnglandBattle of Northampton (1460)The Battle of Northampton was a battle in the Wars of the Roses, which took place on 10 July 1460.-Background:The Yorkist cause seemed finished after the previous disaster at Ludford Bridge...
) - Lady Katherine PercyLady Katherine PercyLady Katherine Percy was the daughter of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor Neville.Her maternal grandparents were Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and his second wife Joan Beaufort, a legitimized daughter of John of Gaunt.She married Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent and...
(28 May 1423 - d. aft 1475). She married Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of KentEdmund Grey, 1st Earl of KentEdmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent , English administrator, nobleman and magnate, was the son of Sir John Grey, KG and Constance Holland... - George Percy (24 July 1424 - 14 November 1424)
- Sir Ralph PercyRalph PercySir Ralph Percy was a knight, a Governor of Bamburgh Castle and a supporter of the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses. Percy was the grandson of Sir Harry Percy.Percy married, firstly, Eleanor Acton and they had four children:...
(1425 - 25 April 1464, Battle of Hedgeley MoorBattle of Hedgeley MoorThe Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 25 April 1464, was a battle of the Wars of the Roses. It was fought at Hedgeley Moor, north of the village of Glanton in Northumberland, between a Yorkist army led by John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu and a Lancastrian army led by the Duke of Somerset...
) - Sir Richard Percy (1426/7 - 29 March 1461, Battle of TowtonBattle of TowtonIn 1461, England was in the sixth year of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster over the English throne. The Lancastrians backed the reigning King of England, Henry VI, an indecisive man who suffered bouts of madness...
) - William Percy, Bishop of CarlisleWilliam Percy (bishop)William Percy was a late medieval Bishop of Carlisle. Born at Alnwick Castle on the 7th April 1428, he was the fifth son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, and his wife Lady Eleanor Neville. Percy was in 1451 appointed to be Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, a post he held until...
(7 April 1428 - 26 April 1462) - Anne Percy (1436 - 1522)
- Joan Percy