2nd Earl of Suffolk Michael de la Pole

1367 - 1415  (48 years)

• Name	Michael de la Pole  [1, 2]
  Title	2nd Earl of Suffolk
  Birth	1367	Yorkshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	Bef 1415
  	He supported Henry IV against Richard II during the turmoils of the late 14th century
  Death	17 Sep 1415	Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France   [2]
  	He died during the Siege of Harfleur
  Burial	Wingfield, Suffolk, England   [2]
  	Wingfield Church
  		Tomb-de la POLE Katherine and Michael (Effigy) The Tomb of Katherine de Stafford and her husband Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk in Wingfield Church - In 1415, he and his eldest son Michael brought 40 men-at-arms and 120 archers with them on Henry V's French campaign. He died of dysentery during the Siege of Harfleur + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38521453/michael-de_la_pole
  Person ID	I14253	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Countess of Suffolk Katherine de Stafford,   b. 1376, England d. 8 Apr 1419, England (Age 43 years)
  Children	1. Isabel de la Pole,   b. 1396, England d. 1467, England (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1367 - Yorkshire, England Death - 17 Sep 1415 - Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Burial - - Wingfield, Suffolk, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-POLE de la Pole Coat of Arms

  
  

  Burials

  Tomb-de la POLE Katherine and Michael (Effigy) The Tomb of Katherine de Stafford and her husband Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk in Wingfield Church - In 1415, he and his eldest son Michael brought 40 men-at-arms and 120 archers with them on Henry V's French campaign. He died of dysentery during the Siege of Harfleur + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38521453/michael-de_la_pole

  
  

• Sources

  [S634] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde,. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde, [S10709] FindAGrave Old World (Famous), Michael de la Pole 1367-1415. English Nobility. 2nd Earl of Suffolk. His father was a former Lord Chancellor of England who died in exile in 1389 after being accused of treason, and was stripped of all his titles. The Earldom of Suffolk was restored to Michael in 1398 but he never succeeded in gaining back all the family estates. He regularly attended Parliament, though his political ambitions were largely confined to his native East Anglia. From 1399 he was a justice of the peace in Suffolk and Norfolk. In 1415, he and his eldest son Michael brought 40 men-at-arms and 120 archers with them on Henry V's French campaign. He died of dysentery during the Siege of Harfleur and the king immediately had his body shipped back to England for burial. His tomb at St. Andrew's in Wingfield features rare surviving examples of medieval funeral effigies carved in wood. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38521453/michael-de_la_pole