William de la Pole
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William de la Pole may refer to:
- Sir William de la Pole (of Mawddwy)William de la Pole (of Mawddwy)Sir William de la Pole was the fourth son of Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn and would have inherited the principality of Powys Wenwynwyn, if it had continued to descend in the male line according to Welsh law, instead of having been surrendered to Edward I and regranted to his father as a marcher lordship...
(died bef. 1319) - Sir William de la Pole of Hull (died 1366)
- William de la Pole, 1st Duke of SuffolkWilliam de la Pole, 1st Duke of SuffolkWilliam de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, KG , nicknamed Jack Napes , was an important English soldier and commander in the Hundred Years' War, and later Lord Chamberlain of England.He also appears prominently in William Shakespeare's Henry VI, part 1 and Henry VI, part 2 and other...
(died 1450) - Sir William de la Pole (1478–1539)William de la Pole (1478–1539)Sir William de la Pole , was an English lord, and Knight of Wingfield Castle in Wingfield, Suffolk...
, son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, incarcerated in the Tower of London for 37 years