Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham

Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham , also known as Alianore, was the eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland by his wife, Lady Maud Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Eleanor Percy married Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, who was beheaded in 1521 on false charges of plotting to overthrow the king, Henry VIII. As a result, the Dukedom of Buckingham and estates were forfeited, and her children lost their inheritance.

Eleanor Percy was born about 1474 in Leconfield, Yorkshire. OnDecember 1490, at about sixteen years of age, Eleanor married Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, who was five years old when his father, the rebellious 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was attainted and executed for high treason. Edward Staffords mother, Catherine Woodville, went on to marry the first Duke of Bedford and thirdly, Richard Wingfield. Two years after his fathers execution, when Henry VII ascended the throne, the attainder was reversed, and the title and estates of Edwards father were restored to him. At seven, Edward became the third Duke of Buckingham and also the ward of King Henry VIIs mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort.

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