Baron Poynings is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
See Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Forfeit Baronies of England, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
20th November 1348. 1st. Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 30] created.
7th March 1369. 2nd. Son Thomas Poynings 2nd Baron Poynings [aged 20] succeeded.
25th June 1375. 3rd. Brother Richard Poynings 3rd Baron Poynings [aged 16] succeeded.
25th May 1387. 4th. Son Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings [aged 4] succeeded.
2nd October 1446. 5th. Granddaughter Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland [aged 24] succeeded.
21st September 1480. 6th. Son Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland [aged 31] succeeded.
28th April 1489. 7th. Son Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland [aged 11] succeeded. See Yorkshire Rebellion.
19th May 1527. 8th. Son Henry Percy 6th Earl of Northumberland [aged 25] succeeded.
2nd June 1537. 8th. Henry Percy 6th Earl of Northumberland forfeit.
1st May 1557. 9th. Nephew Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland [aged 29] restored.
22nd August 1572. 10th. Brother Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland [aged 40] succeeded. See Rising of the North.
21st June 1585. 11th. Son Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland [aged 21] succeeded.
5th November 1632. 12th. Son Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland [aged 30] succeeded.
13th October 1668. 13th. Son Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland [aged 24] succeeded.
31st May 1670. 13th. Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland extinct.
On 20th November 1348 Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Poynings. Joan Rokesley Baroness Poynings by marriage Baroness Poynings.
On 7th March 1369 Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 51] died. His son Thomas [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Baron Poynings.
Before 5th July 1372 Thomas Poynings 2nd Baron Poynings [aged 23] and Blanche Mowbray Baroness Poynings were married. She by marriage Baroness Poynings.
Before 25th June 1375 Thomas Poynings 2nd Baron Poynings [aged 26] died on campaign. His brother Richard [aged 16] succeeded 3rd Baron Poynings. Isabel Grey Baroness Poynings [aged 13] by marriage Baroness Poynings.
On 25th May 1387 Richard Poynings 3rd Baron Poynings [aged 28] died at Villalpando. His son Robert [aged 4] succeeded 4th Baron Poynings.
Before 22nd October 1397 Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings [aged 14] and Eleanor Grey Baroness Poynings [aged 4] were married. She by marriage Baroness Poynings. They were half sixth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Around June 1434 Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings [aged 51] and Margaret Squery Baroness Poynings were married. She by marriage Baroness Poynings.
On 2nd October 1446 Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings [aged 63] died at Orléans. His granddaughter Eleanor [aged 24] succeeded 5th Baroness Poynings
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 21st September 1480 Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland [aged 58] died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. Her son Henry [aged 31] succeeded 6th Baron Poynings.
On 28th April 1489 Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland [aged 40] was hanged at Cockledge or Blackmoor near York [Map] by the rebels when attempting to collect the tax. He was buried at Beverley Minster [Map].
Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland [aged 11] succeeded 5th Earl of Northumberland, 8th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 16th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 7th Baron Poynings. He, Henry, 5th Earl, appears to have become a ward of King Henry VII since he was later married to King Henry's first cousin Katherine Spencer [aged 12], daughter of Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde [aged 57], probably as a means of ensuring Percy allegiance to the successors of the House of Lancaster i.e. Beaufort and Tudor.
The King then sent an army of 8000 north led by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey [aged 46]. The rebels dispersed; their leader John à Chambre was hanged for treason. The rebels then chose John Percy [aged 30] as their leader. His leadership proved less than reliable; he eventually fled to the court of Margaret of York Duchess of Burgundy [aged 42] (sister of Edward IV and Richard III) who remained sympathetic to the Yorkist cause.
On 19th May 1527 Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland [aged 49] died. His son Henry [aged 25] succeeded 6th Earl of Northumberland, 9th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 17th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 8th Baron Poynings. Mary Talbot Countess Northumberland by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
On 2nd June 1537 Henry Percy 6th Earl of Northumberland [aged 35] died. Richard Layton visited him on 29 June 1537 and says that he found him "languens in extremis, sight and speech failed, his stomach swollen so great as I never see none, and his whole body as yellow as saffron." Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick, Baron Percy of Topcliffe, Baron Poynings forfeit. His brother Thomas Percy [aged 33] should have succeeded but he had been attainted.
On 1st May 1557 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland [aged 29] was restored 7th Earl of Northumberland, 10th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 18th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 9th Baron Poynings.
On 22nd August 1572 Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland [aged 44] was beheaded at The Pavement in York. He was buried at St Crux Church, York [Map]. His brother Henry [aged 40] succeeded 8th Earl of Northumberland, 11th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 19th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 10th Baron Poynings.
On 21st June 1585 Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland [aged 53] committed suicide at Tower of London [Map]. He was found dead in his bed in his cell, having been shot through the heart. A jury was at once summoned, and returned a verdict of suicide. He was buried in St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map]. His son Henry [aged 21] succeeded 9th Earl of Northumberland, 12th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 20th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick, 11th Baron Poynings. Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland [aged 21] by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
On 5th November 1632 Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland [aged 68] died. His son Algernon [aged 30] succeeded 10th Earl of Northumberland, 13th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 21st Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Poynings.
On 13th October 1668 Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland [aged 66] died at Petworth. He was buried at Petworth. His son Josceline [aged 24] succeeded 11th Earl of Northumberland, 14th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 22nd Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 5th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 13th Baron Poynings.
On 31st May 1670 Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland [aged 25] died in Turin without male issue. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Poynings extinct. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 3] was his sole heiress.
Summary
30th January 1545. 1st. Thomas Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 33] created.
17th August 1545. 1st. Thomas Poynings 1st Baron Poynings extinct.
On 30th January 1545 Thomas Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 33] was created 1st Baron Poynings.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 17th August 1545 Thomas Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 33] died at Boulogne sur Mer [Map]. Baron Poynings extinct.