Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
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Lived 1421 to 1461 · aged 39
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Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, was an English magnate.
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![Seal of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421-1461). Inscribed: Sigillum Henrici Percy comitis Northumbr (...) + (et) d (omin)i de Cokermouth ("seal of Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland and lord of Cockermouth"). On the escutcheon are shown arms quarterly of 4: 1&4 :Or, a lion rampant azure (Brabant (Percy)); 2&3: Gules, three lucies hauriant argent (Lucy). Crest above: On a chapeau gules turned up ermine a lion statant the tail extended azure (Percy)[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Seal_of_Henry_Percy%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Northumberland_in_1435.jpg/500px-Seal_of_Henry_Percy%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Northumberland_in_1435.jpg)
Seal of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421-1461). Inscribed: Sigillum Henrici Percy comitis Northumbr (...) + (et) d (omin)i de Cokermouth ("seal of Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland and lord of Cockermouth"). On the escutcheon are shown arms quarterly of 4: 1&4 :Or, a lion rampant azure (Brabant (Percy)); 2&3: Gules, three lucies hauriant argent (Lucy). Crest above: On a chapeau gules turned up ermine a lion statant the tail extended azure (Percy)[2]
Arms of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland impaling Poynings, his wife's family. Detail from the 16th century stained glass Percy Window at Petworth House, Sussex
The remains of Berwick Castle today
John Quartley's 19th-century depiction of the Battle of Towton
Arms of Poynings: Barry of six or and vert a bend gules. Subsequently quartered by PercyIn their orbit 12
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Lived 1421 to 1461 · aged 39
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