Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
Michael de la Pole (* 1394 ; † October 25, 1415 at Agincourt ) was an English nobleman and the eldest son of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk .
He fought together with his father in the conquest of Harfleur , where he died. Michael succeeded him as Earl, only holding his title for a short time as he was killed in the Battle of Agincourt that same year at the age of only 21 . He was succeeded as Earl by his younger brother William .
family
De la Pole was married at the age of 9 (November 1403) to Elizabeth Mowbray, daughter of Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk , with whom he had no sons but three daughters:
- Catherine de la Pole (* 1410), nun in Bruisyard
- Elizabeth de la Pole (* 1411)
- Isabel de la Pole (* 1415)
Individual evidence
- ^ Royle, Trevor: The Wars of the Roses; England's first civil war. Abacus, London, 2009, ISBN 978-0-349-11790-4 , p. 455
- ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 451
- ↑ Simon Walker: Pole, Michael de la, second earl of Suffolk (1367 / 8-1415) . In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press, 2004 (Retrieved January 2, 2007).
- ↑ De la Pole family (English) . Retrieved January 2, 2007.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Michael de la Pole |
Earl of Suffolk 1415 |
William de la Pole |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pole, Michael de la, 3rd Earl of Suffolk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De la Pole, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1394 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1415 |
| Place of death | at Agincourt |