William de Percy (died 1245), sixth
feudal baron of Topcliffe
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, was an English noble.
His father Henry de Percy was a son of
Joscelin of Louvain and Agnes de Percy, while his mother Isabel de Brus was the daughter of Adam II de Brus, 3rd Lord of Skelton and great-granddaughter of
Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, belonging to an English branch of the same family that yielded
Clan Bruce of Scotland. He died in 1245 and was buried at
Sawley Abbey.
Marriages and issue
He married firstly married Joan, daughter of
William de Briwere and Beatrice de Vaux. They are known to have had the following known issue.
*Anastasia de Percy, married Ralph FitzRandolph, had issue.
*Joan de Percy, married the lord of Farlington.
*Agnes de Percy, married
Eustace de Balliol, had issue.
*Alice de Percy, married Ralph Bermingham, had issue.
William married secondly Ellen, daughter of
Ingram de Balliol and Agnes de Berkeley, they are known to have had the following known issue.
*Henry de Percy, Master of Topcliffe (father of
Henry Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick)
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Ingram de Percy
Ingram de Percy (died 1262), Lord of Dalton and Levington, was an English noble.
He was a younger son of William de Percy of Topcliffe and Ellen de Balliol. While in the service of King Henry III of England
Henry III (1 October 1207&nbs ...
, married Joan de Fortibus, without issue.
*William de Percy, Canon of St. Peter's, York
*Walter de Percy
*Galfrid de Percy
*Alan de Percy
*Josceline de Percy
*Ellen de Percy
References
*Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960.
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1245 deaths
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