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Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

1393 - 1455

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Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (3 February 1393 – 22 May 1455) was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. His father and grandfather were killed in different rebellions against Henry IV in 1403 and 1408 respectively, and the young Henry spent his minority in exile in Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland has received more than 287,635 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland is the 14,369th most popular politician, the 3,992nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 497th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 14,369 out of 15,577Before him are Albert Gallatin, DeWitt Clinton, Osred II of Northumbria, Klaus Berntsen, William Colby, and Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés. After him are Nygmet Nurmakov, Derog Gioura, Ólafur Jóhannesson, Otto Liebe, Þorsteinn Pálsson, and Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1393, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 5Before him are Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, Anna of Moscow, Margaret of Nevers, and Andrea Vendramin.  Among people deceased in 1455, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 7Before him are Pope Nicholas V, Fra Angelico, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Pisanello, Isabel of Coimbra, and Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 3,992 out of 7,765Before him are Emma Kirkby (1949), Allan Clarke (1942), Maxim (1967), Samuel Palmer (1805), Ronnie Lane (1946), and William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843). After him are Bev Bevan (1944), Jordan Henderson (1990), Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), Robbie Fowler (1975), Richard K. Morgan (1965), and Kyle Walker (1990).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 497Before him are David Amess (1952), Charles Booth (1840), Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Philip Hammond (1955), and John Hunter (1737). After him are Alex Salmond (1954), Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880), Martin McGuinness (1950), Billy Hughes (1862), Jack Straw (1946), and Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905).