Katherine de la Pole, Countess of Suffolk (born around 1376 – 8 April 1419) was a daughter of

Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

, and his wife Lady Philippa de Beauchamp. By her marriage to

Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (1367 – 17 September 1415) was an English nobleman who supported Henry IV (reigned 1399–1413) against Richard II (reigned 1377–1399) during the turmoils of the late 14th century. He died during ...

, she became known as the Countess of Suffolk.

Family

Katherine was one of nine children born to

and his wife

Philippa de Beauchamp Philippa de Stafford, Countess of Stafford (before 1344 – 6 April 1386), was a late medieval English noblewoman and the daughter of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, KG, and Katherine Mortimer. Her maternal grandfather was the po ...

. Some of her siblings included Margaret de Stafford, Countess of Westmorland and

Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford and 1st Baron Audley, KG, KB (2 March 1377 – 21 July 1403) was the son of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, and his wife Philippa de Beauchamp. He inherited the earldom at the age of 18, the third ...

. Her paternal grandparents were

Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford (24 September 1301 – 31 August 1372), KG, of Stafford Castle and Madeley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and a notable soldier during the Hundred Years' War agai ...

and Margaret de Audley. Her maternal grandparents were

Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, KG (c. 14 February 131313 November 1369), sometimes styled as Lord Warwick, was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. His reputation as a military leader was so f ...

and

Katherine Mortimer Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick (1314 – 4 August 1369) was the wife of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick KG, an English peer, and military commander during the Hundred Years War. She was a daughter and co-heiress of Roger Mo ...

, a daughter of

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330), was an English nobleman and powerful Marcher Lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous marria ...

. Through his paternal and maternal grandmothers, she was descended from

Edward I Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassal o ...

and

John, King of England John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empi ...

respectively.

Marriage and children

Katherine was married to

in April 1383. He was a son of

Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk, 1st Baron de la Pole, (c. 13305 September 1389) of Wingfield Castle in Suffolk, was an English financier and Lord Chancellor of England. His contemporary Froissart portrays de la Pole as a devious and in ...

and Katherine Wingfield. They had the following issue, the eldest of whom would not be born until 1394, eleven years after their marriage: *

Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (139425 October 1415) was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Katherine de Stafford. He brought 20 men-at-arms and 60 archers to France in 1415, in company wi ...

(1394–1415) *

William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, (16 October 1396 – 2 May 1450), nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman, and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He became a favourite of the weak king Henry VI of England ...

(1396–1450) *Sir Alexander de la Pole (d. 1429), killed at the Battle of Jargeau *Sir John de la Pole (d. 1429), died a prisoner in France. *Sir Thomas de la Pole (aft. 1397-1433), a

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, died in

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while a hostage for his brother William. He had an illegitimate daughter and heiress Katherine de la Pole (1416–1488, buried in Rowley Abbey,

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), second wife of Sir

Miles Stapleton Sir Miles Stapleton, KG (c. 1408 – 1 October 1466) was Lord of the Manor of Ingham, Norfolk and ''de jure'' Baron Ingham of Ingham, Norfolk, and Lord of the Manor of Bedale, Yorkshire. Family Sir Miles Stapleton was the son of Sir Br ...

, and had issue *

Katherine de la Pole Katherine de la Pole (1410/1411 – 1473) was the abbess of Barking Abbey. Life La Pole was born in about 1410 and she was the oldest daughter of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Katherine de Stafford.Bush, Ruth"Pole, Katherine de la ...

, abbess at

Barking Barking may refer to: Places * Barking, London, a town in East London, England ** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, a local government district covering the town of Barking ** Municipal Borough of Barking, a historical local government dist ...

*Isabel de la Pole (d. 1466), married

Thomas de Morley, 5th Baron Morley Thomas de Morley, 5th Baron Morley (1393–1435) was a baron in the Peerage of England, Lord of the manors of Morley, Hingham, Hockering, &c., in Norfolk, ''de jure'' Lord Marshall, hereditary Earl Marshal of Ireland, and a Privy Councillor. ...

, and had issue *Elizabeth de la Pole, married first Edward Burnell, son of Hugh Burnell, 2nd Baron Burnell, second Sir Thomas Kerdeston Michael died on 18 September 1415, from the flux. Katherine died four years later, on 8 April 1419.

Ancestry

References

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Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

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