Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont
Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont (29 November 1422, Leconfield, Yorkshire - 10 July 1460 Battle of Northampton)
Thomas Percy was the son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor Neville. He was made Lord Egremont in 1449.
Egremont was involved in the Percy-Neville feud and fought in the Battle of Heworth Moor. In the Wars of the Roses Egremont fought on the Lancastrian side. Egremont fought in the First Battle of St Albans, where his father was killed, and he himself was killed at the battle of Northampton.
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