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Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

1341 - 1408

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Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal (10 November 1341 – 20 February 1408), was an English statesman and a leading political figure during the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV. One of the most powerful noblemen in northern England, he played a decisive role in the deposition of Richard II and the accession of Henry IV. He was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland is the 14,627th most popular politician (down from 13,847th in 2019), the 3,736th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,237th in 2019) and the 506th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland ranks 14,626 out of 19,576Before him are Hau Pei-tsun, Publius Claudius Pulcher, Marc Forné Molné, Nikola Šainović, and Nasser Al-Sabah. After him are Chang Sang, Borislav Paravac, John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi, Abdul-Halim Sadulayev, Ashur-nadin-ahhe I, and Khosrov III the Small.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1341, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland ranks 7Before him are Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Saray Mulk Khanum, John II, Duke of Bavaria, Wat Tyler, Bonne of Bourbon, and Tini Beg.  Among people deceased in 1408, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland ranks 9Before him are Miran Shah, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Muhammad VII of Granada, William II of Berg, and John Gower.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland ranks 3,737 out of 8,785Before him are Joe Abercrombie (1974), Nigel Terry (1945), Billy McNeill (1940), Jack McConnell (1960), Lucy Walter (1630), and Don Revie (1927). After him are Derek Bell (1941), Jennifer Saunders (1958), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Thomas Middleton (1580), Arthur Bliss (1891), and Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland ranks 506Before him are Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593), Alan Bullock (1914), Philip Hammond (1955), Lambert Simnel (1477), Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), and Jack McConnell (1960). After him are John Negroponte (1939), John Julius Norwich (1929), Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355), Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (1841), Archibald Sayce (1845), and Algernon Sidney (1623).