NOBLEMAN

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk has received more than 547,267 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk is the 1,052nd most popular nobleman (down from 884th in 2019), the 2,671st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,824th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Nobleman.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 1,052 out of 1,415. Before him are Henry II, Count of Louvain, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe, Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, Elizabeth of Nevers, and Günther von Schwarzburg. After him are Sanchia of Provence, Albert III, Count of Namur, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark, David Rizzio, and Hugh, Count of Burgundy.

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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, Michelozzo, Jacopo Bellini, Theodore II Palaiologos, Bonne of Artois, and Jeong In-ji.  Among people deceased in 1450, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 16. Before him are Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Nuno Gonçalves, Bengt Jönsson, Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach, Nils Jönsson, and Catherine Karlsdotter. After him are Giovanni d'Alemagna, and John Lydgate.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 2,671 out of 8,785. Before him are Jonny Lee Miller (1972), David Heyman (1961), Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), John Tavener (1944), and Stephen Daldry (1960). After him are Centwine of Wessex (643), Terence Fisher (1904), Gorden Kaye (1941), John Wilkes (1725), Nick Hornby (1957), and Mary Renault (1905).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 58. Before him are Lady Katherine Grey (1540), Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924), Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (1458), John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316), Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1758), and Galyani Vadhana (1923). After him are Eleanor of Scotland (1433), Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany (1426), Amy Robsart (1532), Peter Phillips (1977), Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472), and Prince George of Cambridge (2013).

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