Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (* before 1367 , † 1415 ) was an English nobleman and son of Michael de la Pole and Katherine Wingfield, daughter of Sir John Wingfield.
His father fled abroad before being indicted by the Merciless Parliament in 1388, forfeiting all of his lands and the title of Earl of Suffolk . For the next decade, Michael tried to get his possessions back. Although he obeyed the Duke of York's call to protect the kingdom against Henry Bolingbroke, he left his army and consented to Richard II's removal from the throne . As a thank you, Henry IV returned his possessions and in January 1392 gave him back the title of Earl. Michael played a pretty small role in politics, despite attending Parliament regularly. He was involved in the conquest of Scotland (1400) and was an English diplomat at the Council of Pisa . Michael was also a lieutenant in the Duke of Clarence during the Duke of Clarence's conquests in 1412. Nonetheless, he spent most of his time building his family's influence in East Anglia. He was a judge in Norfolk and Suffolk since 1399 and was supported by a not inconsiderable number of local nobles. De la Pole completed his father's plans in Wingfield and enlarged the church.
Michael de la Pole took part in Henry V's conquest of France (1415) with 40 armed men and 120 archers. He died in front of Harfleur in the presence of his son Michael of the Ruhr.
family
Michael was married to Katherine de Stafford, daughter of Hugh, Earl of Stafford. You were the parents of at least 8 children:
- Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
- William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
- Alexander de la Pole († 1429), killed in the Battle of Jargeau
- Sir John de la Pole († 1429), died as a prisoner in France
- Thomas de la Pole († 1433), priest died in France as a prisoner
- Katherine de la Pole, Abbess at Barking
- Isabel de la Pole († 1466), wife of Thomas Morley
- Elizabeth de la Pole, first wife of Edward Burnell , then wife of Sir Thomas Kerdeston
literature
- Rosemary Horrox: The De La Poles of Hull , Beverley: East Yorkshire Local History Society 1983. ISBN 0-900349-38-7
- Simon Walker, 'Pole, Michael de la, second earl of Suffolk (1367 / 8-1415)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 seen on April 14, 2012 License required
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Michael de la Pole |
Earl of Suffolk 1392-1415 |
Michael de la Pole |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pole, Michael de la, 2nd Earl of Suffolk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1367 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1415 |
| Place of death | at Harfleur |