Duke of Suffolk

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Duke of Suffolk was a hereditary British title of nobility awarded three times in the Peerage of England .

Awards and subordinate titles

Coat of arms of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Coat of arms of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Coat of arms of Henry Gray, 1st Duke of Suffolk

The title was first created on July 2, 1448 for William de la Pole, 1st Marquess of Suffolk . On September 14, 1444, the subordinate title Marquess of Suffolk , and on February 23, 1447 the title Earl of Pembroke , had already been awarded to him. In addition, he had inherited from his deceased brother in 1444 the henceforth subordinate titles 4th Earl of Suffolk and 4th Baron de la Pole , which had been awarded to his grandfather on August 6, 1385 and September 28, 1384. All of the titles mentioned belonged to the Peerage of England. After military failures in northern France, he was arrested in 1450 and his titles were revoked. He was banished into exile for five years, but was murdered on the way to France. His son obtained his father's rehabilitation and the restoration of his title as 2nd Duke in 1463. The Earldom of Pembroke was not restored to him, but became extinct. The 2nd Duke married Elizabeth of York , an aunt of King Henry VII , which made his sons possible pretenders to the English throne. His son John de la Pole died in 1487 during his rebellion against Henry VII, his son and heir Edmund de la Pole , the 3rd Duke, was forced to renounce his Duke and Marques title on February 26, 1493 in favor of the Crown and was henceforth known as the 6th Earl of Suffolk. After renewed rebellions and conspiracies, Henry VII revoked his remaining titles in 1503 and finally had him executed in 1513 for high treason.

On February 1, 1514, the title was recreated in the second bestowal for Charles Brandon, 1st Viscount L'Isle ( House of Brandon ). He had already been given the title Viscount Lisle on May 15, 1513 on the occasion of his engagement , but had to renounce this title in 1523 because the marriage was annulled. The title expired on July 14, 1551, when his son Henry , the 2nd Duke, and only half an hour later his youngest son, Charles , the 3rd Duke, died.

Most recently the title was bestowed on October 11, 1551, to Henry Gray, 3rd Marquess of Dorset . He was married to Lady Frances Brandon, sister of the last two Dukes second awards. Already in 1530 he had inherited the subordinate titles 3rd Marquess of Dorset (1475), 9th Baron Ferrers of Groby (1300), 9th Baron Harington (1324) and 4th Baron Bonville (1449) from his father . After the death of King Edward VI. In 1553, he made every effort to make his daughter, Lady Jane Gray, queen, the closest Protestant relative of the Tudors. The attempt to overthrow the Catholic heir to the throne Maria I failed after a few days and Henry was executed for high treason on February 23, 1554 and all of his titles were stripped from him.

List of the Dukes of Suffolk

Dukes of Suffolk, first bestowal (1448)

Dukes of Suffolk, second bestowal (1514)

Dukes of Suffolk, third bestowal (1551)

literature

  • Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .

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