Neville, Eleanor (c. 1413–1472)
Neville, Eleanor (c. 1413–1472)
Countess of Northumberland. Name variations: Eleanor Percy. Born c. 1413; died in 1472; dau. of Joan Beaufort (1379–1440) and Sir Ralph Neville of Raby; m. Richard Despenser, Lord Despenser; m. Henry Percy (1392–1455), 2nd earl of Northumberland, in 1414; children: Henry Percy (b. 1421), earl of Northumberland; Thomas Percy (b. 1422), 1st lord Egremont; Katherine Percy (who m. Edmund Grey, 1st earl of Kent).
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