Henry Percy was the name of several nobles in the line that produced the earls of Northumberland.
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Sir Henry Percy, also called Harry Hotspur (May 20, 1364/1366 - July 23, 1403) was the eldest son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland and 4th Lord Percy of Alnwick. His nickname is suggestive of his impulsive nature. His date of birth is known but not the exact year of birth.
Harry acquired a great reputation as a warrior, fighting against the Scots and the French. He fought against the Scots at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388.
With his father he helped depose Richard II of England, but later with his uncle Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester he led a rebellion against King Henry IV in 1403, forming an alliance with the Welsh rebel, Owain Glyndwr. Before they could join forces, Hotspur was defeated and killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury. He is a major character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1.
Hotspur was released on the payment of a heavy ransom, to which Richard II contributed £3000, and in the autumn his term as warden of Carlisle and the West March was extended to five years.
This was late in 1402, and in 1403Hotspur issued a proclamation in Cheshire stating that Richard II was alive, and summoning the inhabitants to his standard.
Hotspur was killed, the earls of Douglas and Worcester, Sir Richard Venables of Kinderton, and Sir Richard Vernon were captured, and the rebel army dispersed.
Hotspur had already received the cheering news from Alnwick of his fathers advance Meanwhile Douglas waited at Otterbourne for Hotspur’s arrival not knowing that Earl Percy was also on the march with his army.
Hotspur was granted the Wardenship of the Eastern Marches and the Justiciaryship of North Wales while he was also named Governor or Constable of Berwick, Roxburgh, Bamburgh, Chester, Carnarvon and Flint.
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