Henry Percy, Baron Percy of Alnwick | |
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,_1630_-_1641.jpg) Henry Percy by Anthony van Dyck | |
| Died | 1659 France |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Rank | General of the Ordinance |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Cropredy Bridge |
Henry Percy, Baron Percy of Alnwick (died 1659), son of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, sat in the Short Parliament as the member for Portsmouth, and in the Long Parliament an M.P. for Northumberland; an originator of the "first army plot" in 1641, after which he retired to France. He was appointed general of the ordnance of the king's army and created baron, 1643; but fell in disgrace in 1644 through his desire for peace. In 1648 he resigned his command and went to France where he joined Queen Henrietta Maria's party. [1] He died in France around March 1659.
- ^ Lee, Sidney (1903), Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome p. 1029. (also main article xliv. 413)