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Richard de la Pole (died 24 February 1525) was a pretender to the English crown. Commonly nicknamed "White Rose", he was the last Yorkist claimant to actively and openly seek the crown of England. He lived in exile after many of his relatives were executed, becoming allied with Louis XII of France in the War of the League of Cambrai .
Richard de la Pole (died Feb. 24, 1525, Pavia, Duchy of Milan) was the last Yorkist claimant to the English throne. Pole was the youngest son of John de la Pole, 2nd duke of Suffolk (died 1491/92), and Elizabeth, sister to the Yorkist king Edward IV (ruled 1461–70, 1471–83).
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Apr 27, 2022 · Birthplace: Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England. Death: August 01, 1345 (45-54) London, Middlesex, England. Immediate Family: Son of William de la Pole and Elena. Husband of Joan Chaworth. Father of Joan Bassett; Margaret de la Pole; William de la Pole, “the Younger”; John de la Pole and Elizabeth de la Pole.
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Apr 28, 2022 · Richard de la Pole. Richard de la Pole (died 24 February 1525) was a pretender to the English crown. Commonly nicknamed White Rose, he was the last member of the House of York to actively and openly seek the crown of England.
- "White Rose"
- Of, Wingfield, Suffolk, England
- circa 1480
Richard de la Pole was a pretender to the English crown. Commonly nicknamed White Rose, he was the last member of the House of York to actively and openly seek the crown of England. He lived in exile after many of his relatives were executed; here he became allied with Louis XII of France in the War of the League of Cambrai, who saw him as a ...
Richard De La Pole joined Edmund abroad in 1504, and remained at Aix-la-Chapelle as surety for his elder brother's debts. The creditors threatened to surrender him to Henry VII , but, more fortunate than his brother, he found a safe refuge at Buda with King Ladislas VI of Hungary .
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RICHARD DE LA POLE. Son of John de la Pole and Elizabeth Plantagenet (sister of Edward IV) and had a claim to the throne as a descendent of Edward III. Brother of John and Edmund. Recognized as King of England by Louis XII of France in 1512, but left France when it made peace with England.
