Pole, William de la (1396 - 1450)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 1
Total events naming patron - 10
Troupes - 6
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1396-10-16
Death Date: 1450-05-02

Notes

Imprisoned in the Tower 28 Jan. 1449/50; released 19 March 1449/50; banished 1 May 1450; beheaded

Siblings

Male

Pole, Michael de la (1395 - 1415)
Pole, Alexander de la ( - 1429)
Pole, John de la ( - 1429)
Pole, Thomas de la ( - 1433)

Female

Pole, Elizabeth de la ( - )
Pole, Philippa de la ( - )
Pole, Isabel de la ( - 1466/7)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Chaucer, Alice (1404 - 1475)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: after 1430-11-11
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: contracted on this date
  2. , (n.d.)
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: This probable union occurred whilst William was in captivity in Jargeau, France, where Malyne was a nun [CP, vol. XII, p. 446-7, n.k]

Offspring

From Chaucer, Alice (1404 - 1475)

  1. Male offspring: Pole, John de la (1442 - 1492) (patron)

Mother unknown

  1. Female offspring: Pole, Joan de la (b. 1430)

Primary Title

1st Duke of Suffolk
8th Earl of Suffolk

Titles

  • 8th Earl of Suffolk
    Assumed 1415-10-25
    Vacated 1450-05-02
  • 1st Marquess of Suffolk
    Assumed 1444-09-14
    Vacated 1450-05-02
  • 15th Earl of Pembroke
    Assumed 1446/7-02-23
    Vacated 1450-05-02
  • 1st Duke of Suffolk
    Assumed 1448-16-02
    Vacated 1450-05-02

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Suffolk 1420/1 1424
JP, Norfolk 1430 1432
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1431 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1431 1434
Privy Councillor, England 1431-11-6 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1432 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1432 n.d.
Steward of the Household, England 1432-10-26 (appointed between this date & 14 Aug. 1433) 1450
JP, Lincolnshire 1433/4 1435
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1433/4 1435
JP, Norfolk 1433/4 n.d.
Constable, Oxfordshire 1434-6-18 n.d. Held jointly
Steward, Buckinghamshire 1434-6-18 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1435 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1435 1438
JP, Suffolk 1436 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1436 1438
JP, Lincolnshire 1436/7 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1436/7 n.d.
High Steward, Duchy of Lancaster, Northern Parts 1437-4-23 1450
JP, Northumberland 1437 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1437 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1437 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1437 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1437 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1437 1441
JP, Essex 1437 1448
JP, Bedfordshire 1437 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1437/8 1440
Chief Justice, South Wales by 1438-7-28 1439/40-02
JP, Berkshire 1438/9 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1438/9 1446
JP, Staffordshire 1438/9 n.d.
JP, Northumberland 1438/9 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1438/9 1444
JP, Lincolnshire 1438/9 1442
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1439 1440
JP, Nottinghamshire 1439 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1439 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1439 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1439 n.d.
Keeper, Oxfordshire 1439-7-16 n.d. Held jointly
Chief Justice, North Wales 1439/40-2-19 n.d.
Chief Justice, County Palatine of Chester 1439/40-2-19 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1440 1443
JP, Norfolk 1441 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1441/2 1443
JP, Suffolk 1442 1445
JP, Oxfordshire 1442 1443
JP, Northumberland 1442 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1442 1444
JP, Berkshire 1442/3 1444
Keeper, Suffolk 1442/3-2-12 n.d.
Chief Justice, County Palatine of Chester 1443-12-1 n.d. Held jointly
Chief Justice, North Wales 1443-12-1 n.d. Held jointly
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1443 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1443 n.d.
Keeper, Hampshire 1443-5-12 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1443/4 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1443/4 1445
JP, Northumberland 1444 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1446 1447
JP, Dorset 1446 1447
JP, Lincolnshire 1446 n.d.
Keeper, Hampshire 1446-6-14 n.d.
Chamberlain of England, England 1446/7-2-24 1450-05-2 For life
Constable, Kent 1446/7-2-24 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1446/7 1449
Warden, Kent 1446/7-2-24 n.d. Cinque Ports also in Sussex
High Steward, Duchy of Lancaster, Northern Parts 1447-12-11 n.d. Held jointly
JP, Northumberland 1447 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1447 1448
JP, Norfolk 1447 1448
Lord High Admiral, England 1447-8-9 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1447/8 1449
JP, Lincolnshire 1447/8 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1448 1449
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1448 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1448 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1448/9 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1449 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Wingfield, Suffolk

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1449-1449 Chartham Manor, near Canterbury , Kent Duke of Suffolk's Entertainers
Performance 1449-1449 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Suffolk's Minstrel
Performance 1447-1447 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Suffolk's Minstrel/s
Performance 1447-1448 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Duke of Suffolk's Minstrel/s
Performance 1448-1448 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Suffolk's Minstrels
Performance 1448-1448 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Suffolk's Minstrels
Performance 1445-1446 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Suffolk's Entertainers
Performance 1440-1441 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Suffolk's Minstrel/s
Performance 1445-1446 Worcester (Unknown), Worcester , Worcestershire Earl of Suffolk's Minstrel/s
Performance 1446-1447 Worcester (Unknown), Worcester , Worcestershire Earl of Suffolk's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Suffolk's Entertainers Pole, William de la (1396 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Suffolk's Minstrel Pole, William de la (1396 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Suffolk's Minstrel/s Pole, William de la (1396 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Duke of Suffolk's Minstrels Pole, William de la (1396 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Earl of Suffolk's Entertainers Pole, William de la (1396 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Suffolk's Minstrel/s Pole, William de la (1396 - 1450) Entertainers/Minstrels 3

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)