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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 the weak king 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 448,817 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk is the 863rd most popular nobleman (down from 765th in 2019), the 2,831st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,839th in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Nobleman.

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  • 16

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  • 2.84

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  • 2.77

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 863 out of 842. Before him are Peter Phillips, Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany, Galyani Vadhana, and William II, Count of Provence. After him are Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, and Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1396, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 7. Before him are Philip the Good, Alfonso V of Aragon, Michelozzo, Jacopo Bellini, Theodore II Palaiologos, and Bonne of Artois.  Among people deceased in 1450, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 12. Before him are Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Francis I, Duke of Brittany, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Nuno Gonçalves, Bengt Jönsson, and Nils Jönsson. 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 2,831 out of 7,765. Before him are Lawrence Oates (1880), Raphael Holinshed (1529), George Turner (1841), Frederick Catherwood (1799), Jerry Springer (1944), and Martin Lings (1909). After him are Johnny Herbert (1964), Chris Farlowe (1940), Kiki Dee (1947), Mary Beale (1633), Peter Walker (1912), and Ian Hart (1964).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ranks 54. Before him are Lady Katherine Grey (1540), Cynegils (575), Eleanor of Scotland (1433), Peter Phillips (1977), Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany (1426), and Galyani Vadhana (1923). After him are Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (1340), Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (1893), Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914), Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), Lucy Walter (1630), and Prince George of Cambridge (2013).

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