William de La Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk, K.G. & Alice Chaucer 
William and Alice were married in a religious ceremony on November 11th, 1430.1
Marriage/Union Notes
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...in July 1430 he captured the castle of Aumale. On 11 November 1430 he was licensed to marry Alice Chaucer, a twice-married childless widow and granddaughter of Geoffrey Chaucer the poet. He and Alice had two sons of whom John would have progeny. From 29 August 1432 until 11 November 1433 he had custody of the duke of Orléans.
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Personal Details
Birth Notes
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William de La Pole was a younger son of Michael de La Pole, 2nd earl of Suffolk, and Katherine de Stafford. In September 1415 with his father and elder brother he was at the siege of Harfleur, where he was seriously wounded and his father was killed. Later that year his elder brother was killed at the Battle of Agincourt, and he succeeded as 4th Earl.
Death Notes
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While leaving England in accordance with the king's sentence, on 1 May 1450 his ship was intercepted by the ship 'Nicholas of the Tower' in Dover Roads, and he was murdered there on 2 May 1450, his head being cut off in an open boat. His body was thrown on the beach near Dover and was buried at Wingfield. The person or persons behind his death remain a mystery
William de La Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk, K.G.
William was born on October 16th, 1396 in Cotton, Suffolk.2
Alice Chaucer
Alice was born in 1404.5 She died at the age of 71 on May 20th, 1475. She was buried in Ewelme.6 7
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Children
John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk, KG
John was born on September 27th, 1442.8 He died at the age of 49 in 1491. He was buried in Suffolk, England.9 10
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Copyright 1994 - 2005
Maintained by Brian Tompsett
Department of Computer Science
University of Hull
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk @ http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal02276
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