William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk

E617345

English nobleman Knight of the Garter peer of England soldier statesman

William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, was a prominent English nobleman, soldier, and statesman during the Hundred Years' War who rose to become a leading royal favorite under King Henry VI before his downfall and assassination.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk canonical	9
William de la Pole	4
Baron de la Pole	1
William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, captured	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6632827 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Context triple: [Siege of Orléans, notableCommander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk]

A. John de la Pole
John de la Pole was a 15th-century English nobleman of the influential de la Pole family, connected by marriage to the Lancastrian royal line.
B. John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, soldier, and staunch supporter of King Richard III who became the first Howard to hold the dukedom of Norfolk.
C. Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, was an influential early 17th-century English nobleman, courtier, and statesman who served as Lord Chamberlain and Lord High Treasurer under King James I.
D. James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk was a prominent early 17th-century English nobleman and courtier who rose to high military and ceremonial authority under the Stuart monarchy.
E. Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, was an English nobleman, close friend of King Henry VIII, and a prominent courtier and military leader of the Tudor period.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Target entity description: William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, was a prominent English nobleman, soldier, and statesman during the Hundred Years' War who rose to become a leading royal favorite under King Henry VI before his downfall and assassination.

A. John de la Pole
John de la Pole was a 15th-century English nobleman of the influential de la Pole family, connected by marriage to the Lancastrian royal line.
B. John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, soldier, and staunch supporter of King Richard III who became the first Howard to hold the dukedom of Norfolk.
C. Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, was an influential early 17th-century English nobleman, courtier, and statesman who served as Lord Chamberlain and Lord High Treasurer under King James I.
D. James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk was a prominent early 17th-century English nobleman and courtier who rose to high military and ceremonial authority under the Stuart monarchy.
E. Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, was an English nobleman, close friend of King Henry VIII, and a prominent courtier and military leader of the Tudor period.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English nobleman ⓘ Knight of the Garter ⓘ peer of England ⓘ soldier ⓘ statesman ⓘ
allegiance	House of Lancaster ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
associatedWith	Jack Cade's Rebellion ⓘ linked to: Jack Cade rebellion Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
birthYear	c. 1396 ⓘ
causeOfDownfall	losses in France during the Hundred Years' War ⓘ popular resentment and accusations of treason ⓘ
child	John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk ⓘ linked to: John de la Pole
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate	2 May 1450 ⓘ
deathPlace	at sea in the English Channel ⓘ
deathYear	1450 ⓘ
era	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
event	banished from England for five years ⓘ captured at sea by sailors ⓘ executed by beheading on a ship ⓘ impeached by the English Parliament in 1450 ⓘ
father	Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk ⓘ linked to: Michael de la Pole
house	de la Pole family ⓘ linked to: House of de la Pole
literaryAppearance	character in William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ character in William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	assassination ⓘ
militaryConflict	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
mother	Katherine de Stafford ⓘ
name	William de la Pole ⓘ linked to: William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
nobleTitle	1st Duke of Suffolk ⓘ Baron de la Pole ⓘ linked to: William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk Earl of Suffolk ⓘ Marquess of Suffolk ⓘ
notableFor	being a royal favourite of Henry VI ⓘ his assassination at sea ⓘ his impeachment and exile ⓘ influence over King Henry VI ⓘ negotiating the marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou ⓘ role in the later stages of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
order	Order of the Garter ⓘ
positionHeld	Chief Minister to Henry VI ⓘ Lord Chamberlain of the Household ⓘ Lord High Admiral of England ⓘ Lord Steward of the Household ⓘ member of the King’s Council ⓘ
rank	duke ⓘ
servedUnder	Henry VI of England ⓘ linked to: King Henry VI of England
spouse	Alice Chaucer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited