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Siege of Orléans (1428–9) Battle of Jargeau (1429) ( POW) 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. He became a favourite of the weak king Henry VI of England, and consequently a leading figure in ...
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Apr 30, 2024 · 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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Feb 1, 2024 · Sir William de la Pole (died 21 June 1366) was a wealthy wool merchant from Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire, England, who became a royal moneylender and briefly served as Chief Baron of the Exchequer. He founded the de la Pole family, Earls of Lincoln, Earls of Suffolk and Dukes of Suffolk, which by his mercantile and financial prowess he ...
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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.
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk,, nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He became a favourite of the weak king Henry VI of England, and consequently a leading figure in the English government where he became associated with many of the royal government's failures of ...
Sep 1, 2021 · William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Favourite of Henry VI who became subject to parliamentary trial and his banishment. Murdered whilst leaving England.
