Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk ( * before 1367, † 1415) was an English nobleman and the son of Michael de la Pole and Katherine Wingfield, daughter of Sir John Wingfield.

His father fled the country before he was indicted by the Merciless Parliament in 1388, and thus forfeited all his lands and the title of Earl of Suffolk. In the next decade, Michael tried to get his possessions back. Although he obeyed the call of the Duke of York, to protect the kingdom against Henry Bolingbroke, he left the army and agreed to the Thronenthebung of Richard II to. Thanks to Henry IV reimbursed his possessions back, and gave him in January 1392 the title of Earl's back. Michael played a fairly small role in politics, although he participated regularly in the Parliament. He was involved in the conquest of Scotland (1400) and was an English diplomat at the Council of Pisa. Michael was also a lieutenant of the Duke of Clarence during his conquests 1412. Nevertheless, he spent most of the time to establish the influence of his family in East Anglia. He was a judge in Norfolk and Suffolk since 1399 and was supported by no small number of local nobles. De la Pole consummate his father in Wingfield 's plans and enlarged the church. He brought 40 armed men and 120 archers during the conquest of Henry V (1415 ) with him.

Michael de la Pole died before Harfleur in the presence of his son Michael in the Ruhr.

Family

Michael was married to Katherine de Stafford, daughter of Hugh, Earl of Stafford. They were the parents of at least eight children:

  • Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
  • William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
  • Alexander de la Pole († 1429), killed at the Battle of Agde
  • 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 in 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
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