Henry Percy (Hotspur)

Sir Henry Percy KG
The pennon of Percy captured by James Douglas, Earl of Douglas
Born	(1364-05-20)20 May 1364 Warkworth, Northumberland, England
Died	21 July 1403(1403-07-21) (aged 39) Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Buried	York Minster
Noble family	House of Percy
Spouse(s)	Lady Elizabeth Mortimer
Issue	Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Westmorland
Father	Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
Mother	Margaret Neville

Sir Henry Percy KG (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), nicknamed Hotspur or Harry Hotspur, was an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots in the northern border and against the French during the Hundred Years' War. The nickname "Hotspur" was given to him by the Scots as a tribute to his speed in advance and readiness to attack. The heir to a leading noble family in northern England, Hotspur was one of the earliest and prime movers behind the deposition of King Richard II in favour of Henry Bolingbroke in 1399. He later fell out with the new regime and rebelled, and was slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his fame.