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Sir Geoffrey Pole of Lordington, Sussex (c. 1501 or 1502 – November 1558) was an English knight who supported the Catholic Church in England and Wales when Henry VIII of England was establishing the alternative Church of England with himself as leader.
Dec 18, 2022 · Death: 1474 (39-48) Bisham, Berkshire, England. Place of Burial: Bisham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of Richard de la Pole. Husband of Edith Pole and Bova de la Pole. Father of Sir Richard Pole, K.G.; Eleanor Pole and John Jollie.
- Worrell, England
- Edith Pole, Bova de la Pole
- England
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SIR GEOFFREY POLE, a victim of Henry VIII's tyranny, born between 1501 and 1505, was brother of Henry Pole, lord Montague, and of Reginald Pole the cardinal, being the youngest son of Sir Richard Pole (d. 1505), by his wife Margaret, afterwards Countess of Salisbury.
The story of the de la Pole family – from ‘rags to rags’ over 6 generations between 1290 and 1525, is evidence that there were ways to escape the rigidity of medieval society. Their history is also evidence of the dangerous times in which they lived, and the curse of the blood of York.
Aug 29, 2019 · 29 August – The sad story of Geoffrey Pole. On this day in Tudor history, 29th August 1538, Geoffrey Pole, son of Sir Richard Pole and Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, was arrested.
Oct 26, 2022 · Geoffrey was the brother of Cardinal Reginald Pole, who was one of the final Plantagenets who had a claim to the throne, and in the 1530’s they all got caught up in plots involving overthrowing Henry and the new church.
Feb 6, 2010 · Geoffrey POLE of Lordington Born: ABT 1577. Died: 1619. Notes: assassinated in Rome. Father: Geoffrey POLE of Lordington Mother: Catherine DUTTON
