William, Duke of Suffolk

Type Figure Region England Time 1396–1450 Also known as William de la Pole Duke of Suffolk、William de la Pole、威廉·德·拉·波尔

Rose from a wealthy Suffolk merchant family through the Hundred Years' War and court service;…

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1396–1430Suffolk · SuffolkBorn into a wealthy East Anglian merchant-noble family, he served in the Hundred Years' War, was ennobled for capturing the Duke of Orléans, and gradually entered the inner circle of the Privy Council.
1431–1440London · LondonIn the 1430s he directed diplomacy and finance toward France, promoted alliance with Burgundy and marriage negotiations for the queen, and fiercely contended with the Duke of Gloucester's faction, gradually gaining the upper hand.
1448–1450England · EnglandGranted a non-royal dukedom, his power reached its peak, but he was impeached and exiled by Parliament over the loss of Normandy and unpopular taxation, and was killed while crossing to France.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Pole, William de la, first duke of Suffolk (1396–1450) — Michael Hicks (2004) https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-22447