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William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, KG (16 October 1396 – 2 May 1450), nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.
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William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk (born October 16, 1396, Cotton, Suffolk, England—died May 2, 1450, near Dover, Kent) was an English military commander and statesman who from 1443 to 1450 dominated the government of the weak king Henry VI (ruled 1422–61 and 1470–71).
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William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396–1450), arrested for his failures in France, his honours were forfeit in 1450; John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1442–1492), only son of the 1st Duke, was restored to his father's honours in 1463
Pole, William de la, earl, marquis, and 1st duke of Suffolk (1396–1450). Suffolk had a chequered career in the French war from 1417 to 1437. As an associate of Cardinal Beaufort, he became steward of Henry VI's household in 1432.
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk ( c. 1484 – 22 August 1545) was an English military leader and courtier. Through his third wife, Mary Tudor, he was brother-in-law to King Henry VIII . Biography.
Sir William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, was a prominent English nobleman and military leader during the late medieval period. Born around 1396, he belonged to a wealthy and influential family with close ties to the royal court.
WILLIAM DE LA POLE, Earl, Marquis, and Duke of Suffolk, chief minister of Henry VI and the favourite of Margaret of Anjou, was son of the second and brother of the third Michael de la Pole, and was born in 1396. He served in the French wars, and contributed in 1424 to the defeat of the French and Scots at Verneuil.
