John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk
| John de la Pole | |
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| Duke of Suffolk | |
The Tomb of 2nd Duke of Suffolk and his wife in Wingfield Church
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| Duke of Suffolk | |
| Reign | 1463–1492 |
| Born | 27 September 1442 |
| Died | 27 October 1492 (aged 50) |
| Burial | Wingfield, Suffolk |
| Spouse |
Lady Margaret Beaufort (1450–1453; annulled) Elizabeth of York |
| Father | William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk |
| Mother | Alice Chaucer |
John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, KG (27 September 1442 – between 29 October 1491 and 27 October 1492), known as "the Trimming Duke", was the son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Alice Chaucer, daughter of Thomas Chaucer, and a great-grandson of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
On 7 February 1450, when still a small child, he was married to the six-year-old Lady Margaret Beaufort, though the Papal dispensation to marry was not signed until 18 August 1450, and later this marriage was annulled in February 1453.
Sometime before February 1458, John married Elizabeth, the second surviving daughter of Richard of York and Cecily Neville. She was the sister of Edward IV and Richard III. John was thus brother-in-law of two Kings of England. Richard, Duke of York had been a bitter enemy of John's father (executed in 1450), but John supported the House of York in the Wars of the Roses.
The Dukedom of Suffolk had been forfeited when John's father was executed. The title was restored by Edward IV, and John was created Duke of Suffolk by Letters Patent on 23 March 1463. He was Constable of Wallingford Castle and held the Honour of Wallingford. In 1472 he was made a Knight of the Garter and appointed High Steward of Oxford University. He was also sometime Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
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