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John de la Pole

John de la Pole

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Born 27 SEP 1442
Died 1491
Parents William de la Pole (Father) Family
Marriages Elizabeth Plantagenet — ABT AUG 1461 Family Page
Margaret Beaufort — BEF 18 AUG 1450 Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation 2nd Duke of Suffolk
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry VI
  • Birth
    27 Sep 1442
    Born
  • Age 7
    2 May 1450
    Father William died
  • Age 7
    18 Aug 1450
    Married Margaret Beaufort
  • Age 10
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age 12
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age 18
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age 18
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age 18
    Aug 1461
    Married Elizabeth Plantagenet
  • Age c. 20
    1462
    Son John born
  • Age c. 29
    1471
    Son Edmund born
  • Age 28
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 32
    1474
    Son Humphrey born
  • Age c. 34
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 36
    1478
    Son William born
  • Age c. 41
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age 40
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age 40
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age 42
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age 42
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 49
    1491
    Died