Michael de la Pole | |
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 Arms of de la Pole: Azure, a fess between three leopards' faces or | |
| Born | c. 1330 |
| Died | 5 September 1389 (aged 58–59) |
| Occupation | Lord Chancellor |
| Spouse | Catherine Wingfield |
| Children | Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk |
| Parent(s) | William de la Pole Catherine Norwich |
Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk, 1st Baron de la Pole, (c. 1330 – 5 September 1389) of Wingfield Castle in Suffolk, was an English financier and Lord Chancellor of England. His contemporary Froissart[1] portrays de la Pole as a devious and ineffectual counsellor who dissuaded King Richard II from pursuing a certain victory against French and Scottish forces in Cumberland and fomented undue suspicion of that king's uncle John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster.[2]
- ^ Jean Froissart, Chroniques (II.173)
- ^ Jean Froissart, Memoirs of the Life of Froissart: with an essay on his works; and a criticism on his history Archived 10 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine, trans. by Thomas Johnes (London: Nichols and Son, 1801)