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Pole, William de la (1396 - 1450)

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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

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Chaucer, Alice (1404 - 1475)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1430-11-11
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: contracted on this date
  2. 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]

Siblings

Offspring

  1. From Chaucer, Alice (1404 - 1475)
  2. Mother unknown
    Female offspring: Pole, Joan de la (1430 - )

Primary Title

  • 1st Duke of Suffolk
  • 8th Earl of Suffolk

Titles

  • 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
  • 8th Earl of Suffolk
    Assumed: 1415-10-25
    Vacated: 1450-05-02

Details of Offices

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

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Wingfield, Suffolk

Event Naming Patron

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

Patronized Troupes

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

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.