Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk
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Tudors. 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.
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 .
- Unknown, England
- Being last member of the House of York to actively and openly seek the crown of England
- Marguerite de la Pole
- Richard III of England
John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (27 September 1442 - October 1492) 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 ...
- They were descendants of Geoffrey Chaucer. John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, and his children were the only known descendants of the famous poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
- Their dukedom was not coupled to royal blood. Though John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, and his siblings had royal blood, as their mother Elizabeth, Duchess of Suffolk, was the sister of King Edward IV and King Richard III, they were the first in the family to be blood related to the royal family.
- The family were chronically in debt. Holding a title was, during the Middle Ages, not just a privilege. It also came with duties and obligations. A title had to be supported by the proper show of dignity and had to support many people.
- The family attracted trouble for generations. By the time John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, inherited his title, the De La Pole family already had a long history of being dogged by difficulties and trouble.
Yorkist claim. Edmund de la Pole was a son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, and Elizabeth of York. His mother was the second surviving daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was also a younger sister to King Edward IV and older sister to Richard III .
- c. 1471, England
- John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk
- Elizabeth de la Pole
- Elizabeth of York
Apr 2, 2024 · 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).
John of Gaunt and Katherine were the ancestors of Henry VII. His mother was the sixth child and third daughter born to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville. He was thus the nephew of the Yorkist kings Edward IV of England and his successor, Richard III of England .
