Henry Algernon Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland [14121] 24
- Born: 13 Jan 1477
- Marriage: Catherine Spencer Countess Northumberland [17354] before 1502
- Died: 19 May 1527 at age 50
- Buried: Beverley Minster, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
 General Notes:
The Complete Peerage,V.ix,p719.
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http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/PERCY.htm#Henry%20Algernon%20PERCY%20(5º%20E.%20Northumberland)
Knight of the Garter <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm>. The Complete Peerage,V.ix,p719. Acquired the sobriquet "Henry the Magnificent" for his expenditure on entertainment. Helped suppress a rising of Cornishmen at the Blackheath Rebellion <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/the_black_heath_rebellion.htm> in 1497. Constable of Knaresborough; Warden of the Marches 1503. Commanded 500 Northumbrian light horse at the Battle of the Spurs against France in 1513. Member of the Council of the North 1522.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 1489.
Henry married Catherine Spencer Countess Northumberland [17354] [MRIN: 6688], daughter of Sir Robert Spencer [17353] and Eleanor Beaufort [17352], before 1502. (Catherine Spencer Countess Northumberland [17354] was born in 1477, died in Oct 1542 and was buried on 19 Oct 1542 in Beverley Minster, Beverley, Yorkshire, England.)
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