William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English admiral (born 1396)

William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk

15th-century English noble

William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He became a favourite of Henry VI of England, and consequently a leading figure in the English government where he became…