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NameWilliam (III) Percy 
[60, Percy art, Vol X, p. 435 seq], [54, His own article], [121, Horsley, Derbys barony (2nd class), p. 123], [121, Topcliffe, Yorks feudal barony (2nd class), p. 148], [60, Tattershal article, Vol XII/1, pp. 650-1]
[60, Percy art, Vol X, p. 435 seq], [54, His own article], [121, Horsley, Derbys barony (2nd class), p. 123], [121, Topcliffe, Yorks feudal barony (2nd class), p. 148], [60, Tattershal article, Vol XII/1, pp. 650-1]Birthca 1193
Deathbef 28 Jul 1245
BurialProbably Sallay
GeneralFought for the king in France.
FatherHenry de Percy (-<1198)
MotherIsabel de Brus (->1230)
Spouses
Notes for William (III) Percy
Feudal baron (2nd class) of Topcliffe, Yorks.
He inherited all the old Percy barony: the share he got from his grandmother Agnes, the half-share of his gt-aunt Maud and the share from his father's younger brother Richard.
He inherited all the old Percy barony: the share he got from his grandmother Agnes, the half-share of his gt-aunt Maud and the share from his father's younger brother Richard.
Arms Generally notes for William (III) Percy
Dictionary of British Arms, Medieval Ordinary, Vol 1, has these arms for various William Percy:
(a) p. 129: William de Percy, Az lion Or
(b) p. 134: Sir William, William de and Monsire de Percy: Or lion Az.
(c) p. 243: Monsire William de Percy: Or lion Az border engr Gu.
He was a largeish-scale baron so must have had some arms, I incline to the second or third, probably the second as he was definitely the chief of the name at that time.
(a) p. 129: William de Percy, Az lion Or
(b) p. 134: Sir William, William de and Monsire de Percy: Or lion Az.
(c) p. 243: Monsire William de Percy: Or lion Az border engr Gu.
He was a largeish-scale baron so must have had some arms, I incline to the second or third, probably the second as he was definitely the chief of the name at that time.
Armorial Blazon notes for William (III) Percy
Or lion Az.
Blazon source notes for William (III) Percy
Dictionary of British Arms, Medieval Ordinary, Vol I, p. 134,
DNB Main notes for William (III) Percy
Percy, William, sixth Baron Percy 1183?-1245
Name: Percy, William
Title: sixth Baron Percy
Dates: 1183?-1245
Active Date: 1223
Gender: Male
Place of
Burial: Sawley Abbey
Spouse: Elena, daughter of Ingelram de Balliol, Joan, daughter and coheiress of William Brewer, Nicholaa de Stuteville
Sources: Authorities cited; De Fonblanque's Annals of the House of Percy, 1887, vol. i...
Contributor: W. E. R. [Walter Eustace Rhodes]
Article
Percy, William, sixth Baron Percy 1183?-1245, was son of Henry de Percy, eldest son of Agnes de Percy and Josceline de Louvain. He was in his fifteenth year on his father's death in 1196. His uncle Richard [q.v.], who thereupon assumed the administration of his lands and his baronial rights, refused to relinquish them when William attained his majority. His lawful guardian was William Brewer [q.v.] (Abbreviatio Placitorum, p. 86). In 1200 William was appointed one of the two custodes of the county of York under William de Stuteville (Rot. de Obl. et Finibus, p. 109). In the same year he appears as sheriff of Northumberland (Rot. Curi‘ Regis, ii. 178). In 1204 he was one of the justices before whom fines were acknowledged (Hunter, Fines sive Pedes Finium, Record Comm., Introd. p. lv). In 1213 he was one of the two commissioners appointed to inquire into the losses inflicted on the church in the bishopric of Carlisle (Rot. de Obl. et Finibus, Record Comm., p. 526). In 1214 he was sent in the king's service to Poitou, with horses and arms (Close Rolls, Record Comm., i. 207). But he was among the followers of the twenty-five barons who opposed King John in 1215 (Matt. Paris, Hist. Maj. ii. 605; Stubbs, i. 583). There are indications of his having left the baronial party before John's death (Close Rolls, i. 250). On 11 May 1217 he had certainly joined the royalists, for on that date Henry III granted to him the whole of the lands of his uncle Richard, who was still in rebellion; but these were restored to the latter on his submission on 2 Nov. 1217 (ib. pp. 308, 339). William was with the king at the siege of Biham in the early part of 1221 (ib. p. 475 b). In 1234 he gained possession of a great part of the family estates by judgment of the king's court [see Percy, Richard de]. In 1242 he paid 100 marks to be exempted from service with the king in Gascony. On the death of his uncle Richard in 1244, he succeeded to the whole of the barony (Excerpta e Rot. Finium, p. 423). He died before 28 July 1245 (ib. p. 440), and was buried at Sawley Abbey. He gave his manor of Gisburn, with the forests, to that abbey, reserving the services of the freeholders and his liberty of hunting. To the master and brethren of the hospital at Sandon in Surrey he gave all his lands in Foston and the twenty marks paid annually by the abbey of Sawley for the manor of Gisburn.
He married, first, Elena, daughter of Ingelram de Balliol, by whom he had seven sonsóHenry (1228?-1272), seventh Baron Percy, who was succeeded by his third son, Henry Percy, first Baron Percy of Alnwick [q.v.]; Ingelram, William, Walter, Geoffrey, Alan, and Joscelineóand one daughter, Elena. His second wife was Joan, daughter and coheiress of William Brewer, the wardship and marriage of whom, along with that of her four sisters, he obtained from Henry III on 12 June 1233 (ib. i. 243). By her he had four daughters: Anastasia, Joan, Alice, and Agnes.
His third wife was Nicholaa de Stuteville (1244?) (ib. i. 417). He had to pay 100 marks for marrying her without royal consent, her hand being in the king's gift.
Sources
Authorities cited; De Fonblanque's Annals of the House of Percy, 1887, vol. i.; Dugdale's Baronage of England, i. 271; Foss's Lives of the Judges of England, ii. 103; Aurea Pythagoreorum Carmina, Lond. 1673, pref.
Contributor: W. E. R.
published 1895
Name: Percy, William
Title: sixth Baron Percy
Dates: 1183?-1245
Active Date: 1223
Gender: Male
Place of
Burial: Sawley Abbey
Spouse: Elena, daughter of Ingelram de Balliol, Joan, daughter and coheiress of William Brewer, Nicholaa de Stuteville
Sources: Authorities cited; De Fonblanque's Annals of the House of Percy, 1887, vol. i...
Contributor: W. E. R. [Walter Eustace Rhodes]
Article
Percy, William, sixth Baron Percy 1183?-1245, was son of Henry de Percy, eldest son of Agnes de Percy and Josceline de Louvain. He was in his fifteenth year on his father's death in 1196. His uncle Richard [q.v.], who thereupon assumed the administration of his lands and his baronial rights, refused to relinquish them when William attained his majority. His lawful guardian was William Brewer [q.v.] (Abbreviatio Placitorum, p. 86). In 1200 William was appointed one of the two custodes of the county of York under William de Stuteville (Rot. de Obl. et Finibus, p. 109). In the same year he appears as sheriff of Northumberland (Rot. Curi‘ Regis, ii. 178). In 1204 he was one of the justices before whom fines were acknowledged (Hunter, Fines sive Pedes Finium, Record Comm., Introd. p. lv). In 1213 he was one of the two commissioners appointed to inquire into the losses inflicted on the church in the bishopric of Carlisle (Rot. de Obl. et Finibus, Record Comm., p. 526). In 1214 he was sent in the king's service to Poitou, with horses and arms (Close Rolls, Record Comm., i. 207). But he was among the followers of the twenty-five barons who opposed King John in 1215 (Matt. Paris, Hist. Maj. ii. 605; Stubbs, i. 583). There are indications of his having left the baronial party before John's death (Close Rolls, i. 250). On 11 May 1217 he had certainly joined the royalists, for on that date Henry III granted to him the whole of the lands of his uncle Richard, who was still in rebellion; but these were restored to the latter on his submission on 2 Nov. 1217 (ib. pp. 308, 339). William was with the king at the siege of Biham in the early part of 1221 (ib. p. 475 b). In 1234 he gained possession of a great part of the family estates by judgment of the king's court [see Percy, Richard de]. In 1242 he paid 100 marks to be exempted from service with the king in Gascony. On the death of his uncle Richard in 1244, he succeeded to the whole of the barony (Excerpta e Rot. Finium, p. 423). He died before 28 July 1245 (ib. p. 440), and was buried at Sawley Abbey. He gave his manor of Gisburn, with the forests, to that abbey, reserving the services of the freeholders and his liberty of hunting. To the master and brethren of the hospital at Sandon in Surrey he gave all his lands in Foston and the twenty marks paid annually by the abbey of Sawley for the manor of Gisburn.
He married, first, Elena, daughter of Ingelram de Balliol, by whom he had seven sonsóHenry (1228?-1272), seventh Baron Percy, who was succeeded by his third son, Henry Percy, first Baron Percy of Alnwick [q.v.]; Ingelram, William, Walter, Geoffrey, Alan, and Joscelineóand one daughter, Elena. His second wife was Joan, daughter and coheiress of William Brewer, the wardship and marriage of whom, along with that of her four sisters, he obtained from Henry III on 12 June 1233 (ib. i. 243). By her he had four daughters: Anastasia, Joan, Alice, and Agnes.
His third wife was Nicholaa de Stuteville (1244?) (ib. i. 417). He had to pay 100 marks for marrying her without royal consent, her hand being in the king's gift.
Sources
Authorities cited; De Fonblanque's Annals of the House of Percy, 1887, vol. i.; Dugdale's Baronage of England, i. 271; Foss's Lives of the Judges of England, ii. 103; Aurea Pythagoreorum Carmina, Lond. 1673, pref.
Contributor: W. E. R.
published 1895
Notes for William (III) & Joan (Family)
Wm's [54]second wife was Joan, daughter and coheiress of William Brewer, the wardship and marriage of whom, along with that of her four sisters, he obtained from Henry III on 12 June 1233 (ib. i. 243)