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William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk

1396 - 1450

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William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (16 October 1396 – 2 May 1450), nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He became a favourite of Henry VI of England, and consequently a leading figure in the English government where he became associated with many of the royal government's failures of the time, particularly on the war in France. Suffolk also appears prominently in Shakespeare's Henry VI, parts 1 and 2. He fought in the Hundred Years' War and participated in campaigns of Henry V, and then continued to serve in France for King Henry VI. He was one of the English commanders at the failed Siege of Orléans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk is the 1,223rd most popular nobleman (down from 1,054th in 2019), the 3,600th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,671st in 2019) and the 67th most popular British Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 1,223 out of 1,415. Before him are Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre, Nyatri Tsenpo, Louise Caroline of Hochberg, Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen, and Renauld I, Count of Nevers. After him are Prince George of Wales, Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Princess Marie of Nassau, Eglon, and Konrad II, Count of Württemberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1396, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 8. Before him are Alfonso V of Aragon, Jacopo Bellini, Michelozzo, Theodore II Palaiologos, Bonne of Artois, and Jeong In-ji.  Among people deceased in 1450, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 17. Before him are Bengt Jönsson, Leonello d'Este, Catherine Karlsdotter, Nils Jönsson, Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach, and Giovanni d'Alemagna. After him is John Lydgate.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 3,601 out of 8,785. Before him are John Colet (1467), Jimmy Ross (1866), Grace Aguilar (1816), Steven Knight (1959), Christian Horner (1973), and Laura Ashley (1925). After him are Adrienne Corri (1931), Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855), Nassau William Senior (1790), Dave Legeno (1963), Margaret Mee (1909), and Jonathan Nolan (1976).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 67. Before him are Amy Robsart (1532), Galyani Vadhana (1923), Eleanor of Scotland (1433), Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924), Lady Sarah Chatto (1964), and Peter Phillips (1977). After him are Prince George of Wales (2013), Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), Lucy Walter (1630), Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472), Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (1340), and Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer (1897).

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