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Sir Richard de Percy (c. 1170–1244), 5th Baron Percy, was a Magnate from the North of England, and a participant in the First Barons' War.
28 apr 2022 · PERCY, RICHARD de, fifth Baron Percy (1170?–1244), born about 1170, was second son of Agnes, heiress of the original Percy family, and Josceline de Louvain, a younger son of Godfrey, duke of Brabant, who took his wife's name on his marriage.
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Birth and Parentage
Richard de Percy was born before 1181, when he is named in the Pipe Rolls. His parents were Joscelin de Louvain and Agnes, who was heiress to the original Percies.
Life
Richard's older brother Henry died in 1198, and, following his mother's death in 1202, Richard was able to claim her lands.Among the lands he inherited was the Barony of Topcliffe, based in Yorkshire. During the first years of the reign of King John, Richard often fought for him. But in 1214 he refused to fight in France. The following year he became one of the Surety Barons for the Magna Carta. Along with others who rebelled against King John, he was excommunicated in December 1215.he allied...
Marriages; Illegitimate Son
Richard married twice. His first wife was called Alice, but her origins are unknown. His second wife was Agnes de Neville. He had a son called Henry, who appears to have been illegitimate as Richard's main heir was his nephew William.
Wikipedia: Error about Descendants
Richard's Wikipedia entry calls him the ancestor of the House of Percy, but this is of course incorrect. He is one of the 8 Magna Carta sureties with no traced ongoing line of descendants.
Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Biography
For the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta in 2015, Professor Nigel Saul wrote a set of biographies of the Surety Barons. He and the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Committee generously gave permission for them to be reproduced on WikiTree. They can be viewed here.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry for 'Percy, Richard de', print and online 2004, revised online 2005, available...Charles Cawley. Medieval Lands, entry for Richard de Percyat Joscelin de Louvain 2I J Sanders. English Baronies. A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1960, p. 148'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry III, File 23', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 1, Henry III, ed. J E E S Sharp (London, 1904), pp. 122-129, British History Online, accessed 2 Dec...Magna Carta Project
1. As a surety baron, Richard de Percy is managed by the Magna Carta Project, even though he is one of the eight barons who had no descendants past the fourth generation. ~ Noland-16500:06, 27 January 2018 (EST) 1. This profile was revised for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley, finishing 3 February 2020.
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Richard de Percy (d. 1244), 5th feudal baron of Topcliffe, signatory to Magna Carta. Died childless. Succeeded his elder brother Henry de Percy (d.1198), the 4th Baron Topcliffe, whose son William III de Percy (1197-1245) became Richard's heir.
Richard de Percy (before 1181-1244) was the second son of Agnes, heiress of the original Percy family, and Jocelin de Louvain, a younger son of Godfrey, duke of Lorraine, and brother of Adeliza, second wife of Henry I. His background and parentage are illustrative of the cosmopolitanism of the Angevin world.
Sir Richard de Percy (c. 1170–1244), 5th Baron Percy, was a Magnate from the North of England, and a participant in the First Barons' War.
Henry Percy (1341–1408), marshal of England, was created Earl of Northumberland at Richard II’s coronation in 1377. He served Richard in numerous capacities but after 1398 supported the Duke of Hereford (afterward Henry IV) and took a prominent part in Richard’s abdication.
