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William “Jacknapes” de la Pole

Birth
Suffolk, England
Death
2 May 1450 (aged 53)
Burial
Wingfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England Add to Map
Plot
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The Englishman who surrended to Joan of Arc at Jargeau in 1431. Henry V made him Admiral of Normandy and he served in France for fourteen years, returning only after his surrender.

William de la Pole, First Duke of Suffolk, First Marquess of Suffolk, Fourth Earl of Suffolk, was born on Oct. 16, 1396, at Cotton, Suffolk, to Michael de la Pole and Katherine de Stafford, and was beheaded on May 2, 1450, at sea. He married Alice Chaucer (her third) on Nov. 11, 1430. Children with Alice: Anne and John. William had an illegitimate daughter, Joan/Jane de la Pole by a nun, Malyne de Cay, on March of 1430. Joan married Thomas Stoner, and died in 1494. 9additional bio by Janet de la Peña)

jacknapes means "impertinant person"
Contributor: Ellen Myers (templenaboe) (46870553)
The Englishman who surrended to Joan of Arc at Jargeau in 1431. Henry V made him Admiral of Normandy and he served in France for fourteen years, returning only after his surrender.

William de la Pole, First Duke of Suffolk, First Marquess of Suffolk, Fourth Earl of Suffolk, was born on Oct. 16, 1396, at Cotton, Suffolk, to Michael de la Pole and Katherine de Stafford, and was beheaded on May 2, 1450, at sea. He married Alice Chaucer (her third) on Nov. 11, 1430. Children with Alice: Anne and John. William had an illegitimate daughter, Joan/Jane de la Pole by a nun, Malyne de Cay, on March of 1430. Joan married Thomas Stoner, and died in 1494. 9additional bio by Janet de la Peña)

jacknapes means "impertinant person"
Contributor: Ellen Myers (templenaboe) (46870553)


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  • Created by: julia&keld
  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17955701/william-de_la_pole: accessed ), memorial page for William “Jacknapes” de la Pole (16 Oct 1396–2 May 1450), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17955701, citing St. Andrew's Churchyard, Wingfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479).