Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland KG, (13 January 1477 19 May 1527) was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert. His maternal grandparents were William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423 1469) and his wife Anne Devereaux. Edward IV of England made him a Knight Bachelor in 1481. In 1495 he was made a Knight of the Garter. He fought against the Cornish rebels at Blackheath, London in 1497. He was appointed warden-general of the eastern marches in 1503. He served in the War of the League of Cambrai (150...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland KG, (13 January 1477 19 May 1527) was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert. His maternal grandparents were William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423 1469) and his wife Anne Devereaux. Edward IV of England made him a Knight Bachelor in 1481. In 1495 he was made a Knight of the Garter. He fought against the Cornish rebels at Blackheath, London in 1497. He was appointed warden-general of the eastern marches in 1503. He served in the War of the League of Cambrai (1508 1516) with a great retinue of his own. He notably served under Henry VIII of England at the Battle of the Spurs, 16 August 1513. The battle was a decisive victory over the forces of Jacques de la Palice, general of Francis I of France. He was appointed a member of the Council of the North in 1522. He is buried at Beverley Minster.
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