William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
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1396 – 1450
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Who was William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk?
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, KG, was an English commander in the Hundred Years' War and Lord High Admiral of England from 1447 until 1450. He was nicknamed Jack Napes, from which the word "jackanapes" derives. He also appears prominently in William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1 and Henry VI, Part 2.
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- Born
- Oct 16, 1396
United Kingdom - Parents
- Spouses
- Alice de la Pole
(1430 - )
- Alice de la Pole
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- England
- Profession
- Died
- May 2, 1450
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on July 23, 2013
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