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Henry Percy

 
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Percy, Henry (1364-1403), known as ‘Hotspur’. Eldest son of the earl of Northumberland, Percy was appointed sole warden of the east march in 1385; Scottish borderers were soon calling him ‘Haatspore’. In early August 1388, he was captured at Otterburn while pursuing a Scottish army, a battle immortalized in verse as ‘Chevy Chase’. Soon ransomed, he was warden of the west march for five years from 1390, and from 1396 succeeded his father in the eastern wardenship, continuing there after Henry IV's usurpation, which he had assisted. Father and son defeated a Scottish invasion at Homildon Hill in 1402; the king's order against the ransom of their prisoners was one reason for their rebellion. Percy was making for Wales to join Owain Glyndŵr when the king intercepted him near Shrewsbury; he was killed in the battle.

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Percy, Sir Henry, 1366-1403, English nobleman, called Hotspur or Henry Hotspur; son of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland. In 1388 he participated in the famous battle of Otterburn, or Chevy Chase, against the Scots; he was captured but later ransomed, and he returned to his post of warden of Carlisle and the West Marches. He went to Calais in 1391 and served (c.1393-95) as governor of Bordeaux, but by 1398 he was back on the Scottish border. He and his father joined the cause of Henry of Lancaster. After Henry's accession as Henry IV, Hotspur was called upon to take command of the Welsh border. Sent once again to the defense of the Scottish border, he helped to win (1402) a notable victory over the Scots at Homildon Hill, capturing the Scottish leader, Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of Douglas. A bitter quarrel between Hotspur and Henry IV ensued when Hotspur refused to turn Douglas over to the king except in exchange for the ransom of Sir Edmund de Mortimer, Hotspur's brother-in-law. In 1403, Hotspur and his father planned with Thomas Percy, earl of Worcester, Owen Glendower, and Sir Edmund de Mortimer to dethrone Henry and crown Edmund Mortimer, 5th earl of March, the nephew of Hotspur's wife. Henry anticipated the move, and in a battle near Shrewsbury (1403) the king was victorious and Hotspur was slain. Hotspur was an important character in Shakespeare's Henry IV.
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(Known as "Hotspur.") 1364-1403.

English soldier who was killed while leading an uprising against Henry IV (1403).


WordNet: Sir Henry Percy
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
  Synonyms: Percy, Hotspur, Harry Hotspur

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Henry Percy may refer to:

Baron Percy

Main article: Baron Percy
  • Henry Percy, 5th Baron Percy by tenure (d. 1198)
  • Henry Percy, 7th Baron Percy by tenure (1228?-1272), eldest son of Sir William de Percy, 6th baron Percy; fought for Henry III at Northampton and at Lewes.
  • Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy (1273-1317) took an important part in the Scottish wars of Edward I; knighted, 1296: present at Bannockburn, 1314.
  • Henry Percy, 2nd Baron Percy of Alneick (1299?-1352), elder son of Sir Henry Percy, 1st Baron Percy; appointed warden of the Scottish marches, 1328; along with his father made the Percies the hereditary guardians of the north; largely helped to secure the victory of Neville's Cross, 1346.
  • Henry Percy, 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick (1322-1368), eldest son of Henry Percy, 2nd baron Percy, employed on several occasions as warden of the Scottish marches. Father of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

Earls and Dukes of Northumberland

Others

  • Henry 'Hotspur' Percy (1364–1403), eldest son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland
  • Henry Percy, Baron Percy of Alnwick (d. 1659), younger brother of 10th Earl of Northumberland, and a member of the household of Charles II during his on his exile.
  • Henry Percy (1786-1895), lieutenant-colonel; brother of Hugh Percy; educated at Eton; WM aide-de-camp to Sir John Moore and to Wellington, and brought home the Waterloo despatches; C.B., 1816.
  • Henry Percy, Earl Percy (1871–1909), son of the 7th Duke of Northumberland, Conservative Government Under-Secretary of State
  • Lord Henry Percy (1817–1877), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

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