Sir Michael De La Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1362 - 1415  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Michael De La Pole
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	2nd Earl of Suffolk
  Birth	Abt 1362
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	2nd Earl of Suffolk
  Death	18 Sep 1415	Siege Of Harfleur
  Person ID	I1245	Main
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	Michael De La Pole, 1St Earl Of Suffolk,   b. Abt 1330   d. 1388-1389, Paris, France (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Katherine Wingfield   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Stafford   d. 8 Apr 1419
  Marriage	1383
  Children	+ 1. Sir Thomas De La Pole   bur. Bewley Priory.
  Family ID	F510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2009

  
  

• Headstones

  Michael de la Pole

  
  

• Notes

  The photo we have is of the tomb of Michael de la Pole second Earl of Suffolk and his wife Katharine, daughter of the Earl of Stafford.  He died at Harfleur in 1415. This is a rare example of a wooden tomb which may be found on the south side of the Sanctuary of St. Andrew's Church Wingfield. The village of Wingfield lies in the northern part of Suffolk, not very far from the Norfolk border. It covers some 2400 acres, but the houses (and there are many medieval houses) are widely scattered and the population is consequently small.  From: http://www.wingfield-suffolk.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm Michael de la Pole was the son of Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk who had married Katherine de Wingfield, only daughter of Sir John de Wingfield. The 2nd Earl married Katherine, daughter of Hugh, Earl of Stafford. He accompanied Henry V on his expedition to France but died of a fever at the Siege of Harfleur in 1415 just before the Battle of Agincourt where his eldest son, also Michael, was killed. William, his brother became the 1st Duke of Suffolk. The effigies are in wood, this is rare and no more wooden effigies were made after the 14th century. Round it are thirteen niches, eight on the south side, four at the west end and one on the north side, some of which formerly contained images of their children. At one time their names could been seen over some of the niches, An, Johane, Alexander, Thomas, Philippus, but the only one now decipherable is Thoma. Round the monument are the wings of the de la Poles and the Stafford knots. The figures were originally coloured. from: http://www.wingfield-suffolk.freeserve.co.uk/tombs/michael_and_katherine.htm Sir Michael DE LA POLE (Second Earl of Suffolk) died in 1415. Parents: Michael DE LA POLE (Created Earl of Suffolk) and Katherine WINGFIELD.  Children were: Sir Thomas DE LA POLE. From: http://sneakers.pair.com/roots/d64.htm#P825

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] John S. Howell, Jr., JSH Feb 13 2003 gedcom. [S725] Charles Perrin, Charles Perrin, (http://www.sneakers.pair.com/roots/index.html). [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).