Sir Henry de Percy, I

1228 - 1272  (44 years)

• Name	Sir Henry de Percy  [1]
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1228	Northumberland, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	1264
  	Henry sided with the Barons against Henry III but subsequently renewed his allegiance to Henry III, fighting on the King's side at the Battle of Lewes, where he was captured and held by Simon de Montfort's party until after the Battle of Evesham
  Death	9 Aug 1272	Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Burial	Sawley, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	(Sawley Abbey)
  Person ID	I14328	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir William de Percy,   b. 1193, Northumberland, England d. 28 Jul 1245, Hartlepool, Durham, England (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eleanor de Baliol,   b. 1206, Angus, Scotland d. 22 Nov 1281, Yorkshire, England (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor de Warrenne,   b. 1251, England d. 1282, Yorkshire, England (Age 31 years)
  Children	1. 1st Baron Percy Sir Henry de Percy, II,   b. Mar 1273, Petworth, Sussex, England d. Oct 1314, Alnwick, Northumberland, England (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1228 - Northumberland, England Death - 9 Aug 1272 - Yorkshire, England Burial - - Sawley, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-PERCY Paternal arms of Henry Percy: Azure, five fusils in fess or ("Percy ancient") which he abandoned in favour of ... a lion rampant azure (Percy modern/Brabant -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_de_Percy,_1st_Baron_Percy

  
  

• Sources

  [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, Henry de Percy I 1228-1272. Sir Henry Percy, 7th Baron Percy, Baron Topcliffe Henry was the son and heir of William de Percy, Lord Topcliffe and his first wife, Eleanor de Baillol, and the grandson of Henry de Percy and Isabel le Bris, Ingelram de Baliol, the Sheriff of Fife & Berwick and Agnes de Berkeley, all strong, old families. Henry married Eleanor de Warenne, the daughter of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey and Alix de Lusignan, and the daughter of the half-sister to King Henry III. They married 08 Sept 1268 in York, Yorkshire and had three sons: * William de Percy * John de Percy 1270-1293 * Sir Henry de Percy II, 1st Baron of Alnwick 1273-1314 Henry received livery of his father's lands in 1249 and was accorded permission to marry as he pleased, on payment of 900, a very large fine even for a baron. Sir Henry was knighted by 1257, and served Henry III's Welsh campaigns 1257 and in Scotland 1258, sided with the Barons against Henry III but subsequently renewed his allegiance to Henry III, fighting on the King's side at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, where he was taken prisoner and held by Simon de Montfort's party until after the Battle of Evesham in 1265. After his release, he married Eleanor de Warren on 8 Sep 1268. They had two sons John born in the year 1270 and Henry born in 1273. Some records include William. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84346579/henry-de-percy