caption father death_date death_place mother birth_place image_size birth_date spouse issue image article_title name
the douglas , earl of douglas pennon of sir henry percy captured by james henry percy , 1st earl of northumberland 21 july 1403 shrewsbury , shropshire margaret neville alnwick , northumberland 250px 20 may 1364 elizabeth mortimer henry percy , 2nd earl of northumberland elizabeth percy pennon battle of otterburn.jpg of sir henry -lrb- hotspur -rrb- percy , henry percy -lrb- hotspur -rrb-
 sir henry -lrb- hotspur -rrb- percy
henry percy -lrb- hotspur -rrb-

sir henry percy kg -lrb- 20 may 1364 -- 21 july 1403 -rrb- , commonly known as sir harry hotspur , or simply hotspur , was a late medieval english nobleman .
he was known as one of the most valiant knights of his day and a significant captain during the anglo-scottish wars .
he later led successive rebellions against henry iv of england and was slain at the battle of shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his career .
