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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.
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 was the eldest son of the first Duke of Suffolk and Alice Chaucer, on 7 February 1450, at the age of nine, he was married to the seven-year-old Lady Margaret Beaufort, the daughter of Henry VI's cousin John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, their marriage, however, was later annulled.
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.
Dec 7, 2023 · Sir William de la Pole, was 4th Earl, 1st Marquess & 1st Duke of Suffolk, Admiral of Normandy & England and Great Chamberlain of England. He was born on 16 October 1396 at Cotton, Suffolk, England; [1] Age 20 in 1417, age 22 in 1419, age 26 in 1423, & 30+ in 1430.
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Impeachment of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk. William de la Pole was a senior magnate who became a favourite of King Henry VI. The Duke served during the Hundred Years War, being wounded during the siege of Harfleur (1415).
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.
