Pole, John de la (1442 - 1492)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1442-09-27
Death Date: by 1492-05-20 (died between 14 and 20 May 1492)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1450-2-7
    Union ended: 1453-3-24
    Note: Marriage contract 1450; contract dissolved 1453. Margaret never recognized de la Pole as her husband
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1458
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 2 additional daughters

Offspring

From York, Elizabeth of (1444 - 1504)

  1. Female offspring: Pole, Catherine de la (n.d.)
  2. Female offspring: Pole, Elizabeth de la (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Pole, Geoffrey de la (n.d.)

Primary Title

2nd Duke of Suffolk

Titles

  • 2nd Duke of Suffolk
    Assumed 1450-05-02
    Vacated 1492-10-27
  • 9th Earl of Suffolk
    Assumed 1450-05-02
    Vacated 1492-10-27
  • 2nd Marquess of Suffolk
    Assumed 1450-05-02
    Vacated 1492-10-27

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Constable, Berkshire 1445-11-27 n.d. Held jointly
Steward, Buckinghamshire 1445-11-27 n.d. Held jointly
JP, Norfolk 1460-3-16 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1460-3-16 n.d.
Constable, Berkshire 1461-8-6 1483-08-14 Held jointly
Steward, Buckinghamshire 1461-8-6 1483-08-14 Held jointly
JP, Norfolk 1463-12-13 1466
JP, Berkshire 1464-10-1 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1464-8-7 1468
JP, Oxfordshire 1466-8-18 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1467-2-18 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1468-2-17 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Suffolk 1469 1472
Commissioner of Array, Berkshire 1469 1472
Commissioner of Array, Oxfordshire 1469 1472
Commissioner of Array, Norfolk 1469 1472
JP, Norfolk 1469-2-12 1476
JP, Suffolk 1470-6-13 1471
JP, Oxfordshire 1470-7-12 1471
JP, Berkshire 1470-11-14 1471
JP, Oxfordshire 1471-2-21 n.d.
High Steward, Oxfordshire ca. 1472 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1473-5-30 1476
JP, Suffolk 1473-9-11 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1473-12-3 1476
JP, Suffolk 1475-11-10 1476
Lieut, Ireland 1477/8-3-10 1478-07
JP, Suffolk 1478-7-11 1486
JP, Oxfordshire 1478-2-11 1481
JP, Berkshire 1478-4-14 1483
JP, Norfolk 1478-5-4 1483
JP, Oxfordshire 1483-2-18 n.d.
Constable, Berkshire 1485-9-21 1488/9-03-3
JP, Norfolk 1485-1-31 1487
JP, Berkshire 1485-9-20 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1485-12-12 1486
Steward, Buckinghamshire 1485-9-21 1488/9-03-3
Commissioner of Array, Norfolk 1487 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Suffolk 1487 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1488-2-7 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1488-3-28 1490
JP, Oxfordshire 1490-6-1 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1490 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1492 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Wingfield, Suffolk

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1465-1465 King's College, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Suffolk's Performers
Performance 1467-1467 King's College, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Suffolk's Performers
Performance 1469-1469 King's College, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Suffolk's Performers

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Suffolk's Performers Pole, John de la (1442 - 1492) Entertainers/Minstrels 3

Bibliographic Sources

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)