Ralph PERCY^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1425 - 1464  (38 years)

• Name	Ralph PERCY  [6]
  Birth	11 Aug 1425	, Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	8XHV-6C
  FamilySearch ID	KNWW-61H
  MilitaryService	[7]
  	He died on 25 April 1464 at Hedgeley Moor, Northumberland, England, killed in action.
  MilitaryService	[7]
  	He fought in the Battle of Hedgeley Moor on 25 April 1464
  TitleOfNobility	Bamburgh, Northumberland, England   [7]
  	Governor of Bamburgh Castle
  Occupation	[7]
  	Seneschal at Alnwick
  _UID	4CBF652FA4404D9BB3F0E367DA116404ABA3
  Death	25 Apr 1464	, Hedgeley Moor, Northumberland, England   [6]
  Person ID	I5009	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry PERCY, 2nd Earl Of Northumberland,   b. 3 Feb 1392, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England d. 22 May 1455, Battle Of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Eleanor NEVILLE, Countess of Northumberland,   b. 1398, Raby Castle, Durham, England d. 11 Aug 1472, Raby, Durham, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1414	Alnwick, Northumberland, England
  Family ID	F11768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane TEYE   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Catherine PERCY
  Family ID	F2521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor ACTON,   b. Abt 1422, Yorkshire, England d. 1484, England (Age ~ 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1454	Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
  Children	1. Peter DE PERCY,   b. 1447   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Henry PERCY, Gov Ofbamb,   b. Abt 1449   d. 1486 (Age ~ 37 years)   3. Ralph PERCY,   b. Abt 1451   d. Yes, date unknown   4. George PERCY,   b. Abt 1453   d. Abt 1500 (Age ~ 47 years)   5. John PERCY,   b. Abt 1455   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Margaret PERCY,   b. Abt 1462, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England d. Aft 1506, Essex, England (Age ~ 45 years)
  Family ID	F2520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Affiliation During 1462 and 1463, the Lancastrians attempted to destabilise the kingdom, ruled by their Yorkist enemy, Edward IV. These attempts were concentrated in the north of England and directed by the Lancastrian Queen, Margaret of Anjou (Henry VI's wife). The Earl of Warwick led campaigns to neutralise the Lancastrians in the north in the early 1460s. As a result, Sir Ralph Percy surrendered Bamburgh Castle to Edward IV, on Christmas Eve 1462 in return for a free pardon. Sir Ralph swore allegiance to Edward IV and, as part of Edward IV's policy of conciliation, Percy's lands were then returned to him. Sir Ralph took control of both Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh Castles, under his surrender agreement with Edward. Fighting in the north continued, exacerbated by a Scottish invasion led by James III, Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI in 1463. When the Scots sued for peace, Lord Montague was sent to arrange terms. On 25 April 1464, Montague was on his way to Norham. The Duke of Somerset (who had surrendered and sworn allegiance with Percy) and Percy, forswearing their oaths, attacked Montague with 5,000 men. The site of that battle was Hedgeley Moor, seven miles south of Wooler. Percy led Somerset's vanguard and was killed.

  
  

• Sources

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