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Lady Eleanor <I>Fitz Alan</I> Percy

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Lady Eleanor Fitz Alan Percy

Birth
Arundel, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Death
Aug 1328 (aged 45–46)
England
Burial
Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England GPS-Latitude: 53.8393167, Longitude: -0.4239944
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Eleanor was the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, the Earl of Arundel, descendant of King John Lackland, and Alice Saluzzo. She was the grand daughter of John Fitz Alan and Isabel de Mortimer, Tomaso I, Marquis of Saluzzo in Piedmont and Aluisia, daughter of Giogio, Marchese di Ceva.

Eleanor married Sir Henry de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe, and son of Sir Henry de Percy and Eleanor de Warenne. They married in 1294, and had two sons:
William de Percy 1301-1355
Sir Henry Percy, 2nd Lord Percy 1301-1352
Some records include a daughter, Alianore, who would marry John FitzWalter.

Arrangements for their marriage was noted by recognition in 1300 of a debt owed by Eleanor's father, Richard, Earl of Arundel to Henry de Percy in the amount of 2,000 marks. These recognitions were recorded during the era to guarantee the fulfillment of a marriage contract.

Eleanor would live most of her life at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, the home of the most prestigious Percy family. Eleanor was the executrix of her brother, Sir Richard de Arundel'swill who died in 1314. In 1317, she presented her brother, John, to the church of Arncliffe, Yorkshire. He became the Canon of Chichester. Eleanor died July or August 1328.
Eleanor was the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, the Earl of Arundel, descendant of King John Lackland, and Alice Saluzzo. She was the grand daughter of John Fitz Alan and Isabel de Mortimer, Tomaso I, Marquis of Saluzzo in Piedmont and Aluisia, daughter of Giogio, Marchese di Ceva.

Eleanor married Sir Henry de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe, and son of Sir Henry de Percy and Eleanor de Warenne. They married in 1294, and had two sons:
William de Percy 1301-1355
Sir Henry Percy, 2nd Lord Percy 1301-1352
Some records include a daughter, Alianore, who would marry John FitzWalter.

Arrangements for their marriage was noted by recognition in 1300 of a debt owed by Eleanor's father, Richard, Earl of Arundel to Henry de Percy in the amount of 2,000 marks. These recognitions were recorded during the era to guarantee the fulfillment of a marriage contract.

Eleanor would live most of her life at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, the home of the most prestigious Percy family. Eleanor was the executrix of her brother, Sir Richard de Arundel'swill who died in 1314. In 1317, she presented her brother, John, to the church of Arncliffe, Yorkshire. He became the Canon of Chichester. Eleanor died July or August 1328.


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  • Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
  • Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren
  • Added: May 8, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69492336/eleanor-percy: accessed ), memorial page for Lady Eleanor Fitz Alan Percy (1282–Aug 1328), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69492336, citing Beverley Minster Churchyard, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England; Maintained by Anne Shurtleff Stevens (contributor 46947920).