John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln
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| Pretender John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln |
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| Born | 1462 England |
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| Died | 16 June 1487 East Stoke, Nottinghamshire |
| Throne(s) claimed | England |
| Pretend from | 22 August 1485 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1485, Battle of Bosworth Field |
| Last monarch | Richard III of England |
| Connection with | Richard III declared de la Pole as his heir and head Yorkist |
| Royal House | House of York |
| Father | John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk |
| Mother | Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk |
| Spouse | Margaret FitzAlan |
| Children | Edward de la Pole |
| Successor | Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk |
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln (1462/1464 - June 16, 1487), was the eldest son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth of York. His mother was the sixth child and third daughter born to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville.
[edit] Heir to the throne
During the last year of the reign of his maternal uncle King Richard III, he was designated heir to the throne.[1] In addition, he was given revenues of about 500 pounds a year, and was appointed king's lieutenant in Ireland and president of the Council of the North.[2]
After Richard's defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485, Lincoln was reconciled with the new king, Henry VII, but soon became impatient for power and tried to achieve it by supporting the claims of the boy pretender, Lambert Simnel. Lincoln's life came to an end at the Battle of Stoke in 1487, at which the rebel army was defeated, and he was killed. In November 1487, he was posthumously attainted.
His death did not end the de la Pole claim to the throne. His younger brother Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk became the leading Yorkist claimant to the throne until his execution by orders of Henry VIII of England in 1513. Their younger brother Richard de la Pole continued their claim until his own death at the Battle of Pavia (February 24, 1525).
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[edit] References
- Kendall, Paul Murray (1955). Richard the Third. New York: Norton. ISBN 0393007855.
- Ross, Charles (1981). Richard III. Methuen. ISBN 0-413-29530-3.
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John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln
Born: c. 1462 1487 |
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| English royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick |
Heir to the English Throne as heir presumptive March, 1485 - 22 August 1485 |
Succeeded by Arthur, Prince of Wales |
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| Preceded by Vacant, last held by Henry of Grosmont |
Earl of Lincoln 1467 - 1487 |
Succeeded by Vacant, next held by Henry Brandon |
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