Who married Henry Percy (Hotspur)?
Elizabeth Mortimer married Henry Percy (Hotspur) . The age gap was 6 years, 8 months and 23 days.
Henry Percy (Hotspur)
Sir Henry Percy (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.
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Elizabeth Mortimer
Elizabeth Mortimer ( – ) est une femme de la haute noblesse anglaise, petite-fille du duc de Clarence Lionel d'Anvers et arrière-petite-fille du roi Édouard III. Son premier époux est Henry Percy, passé à la postérité sous le surnom de « Hotspur ». Elle épouse ensuite Thomas de Camoys. Elle figure parmi les personnages de deux des pièces de William Shakespeare, sous le nom de « Kate, Lady Percy » dans Henry IV (première partie) et celui de « Veuve Percy » dans Henry IV (deuxième partie).
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