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Richard de la Pole (died 24 February 1525) was a pretender to the English crown. Commonly nicknamed "White Rose", he was the last Yorkist claimant to actively and openly seek the crown of England. He lived in exile after many of his relatives were executed, becoming allied with Louis XII of France in the War of the League of Cambrai .
Richard de la Pole (died Feb. 24, 1525, Pavia, Duchy of Milan) was the last Yorkist claimant to the English throne. Pole was the youngest son of John de la Pole, 2nd duke of Suffolk (died 1491/92), and Elizabeth, sister to the Yorkist king Edward IV (ruled 1461–70, 1471–83).
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RICHARD DE LA POLE. Son of John de la Pole and Elizabeth Plantagenet (sister of Edward IV) and had a claim to the throne as a descendent of Edward III. Brother of John and Edmund. Recognized as King of England by Louis XII of France in 1512, but left France when it made peace with England.
RICHARD DE LA POLE, pretender to the English crown, was the fifth son of John de la Pole (1442-1491), 2nd Duke of Suffolk, and Elizabeth second daughter of Richard, Duke of York and sister of Edward IV.
Richard de la Pole fled to Hungary in 1506 and was given refuge by the Hungarian king, but was killed in the Battle of Pavia in 1525.
Richard de la Pole was the last Yorkist to actively claim the throne of England. A son of John de la Pole and Elizabeth of York he was a grandson of Richard, 3rd Duke of York and nephew to Kings Edward IV and Richard III.
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Apr 28, 2022 · Richard de la Pole. Richard de la Pole (died 24 February 1525) was a pretender to the English crown. Commonly nicknamed White Rose, he was the last member of the House of York to actively and openly seek the crown of England.
