Elizabeth of York
Duchess of Suffolk
Elizabeth Plantagenet, Duchess of Suffolk, detail from her effigy in St Andrew's Church,Wingfield, Suffolk
Born	22 April 1444 Rouen,Normandy, France
Died	after January 1503 (aged ~58) Wingfield Castle,Suffolk, England
Spouse	John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk
Issue	John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln Geoffrey de la Pole Edward de la Pole, Archdeacon of Richmond Elizabeth de la Pole, Lady Morley Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk Dorothy de la Pole Humphrey de la Pole Anne de la Pole Catherine de la Pole, Lady Stourton William de la Pole Richard de la Pole
House	York
Father	Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
Mother	Cecily Neville

Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk also known asElizabeth Plantagenet (22 April 1444 –c. 1503) was the fifth child and second daughter ofRichard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (a great-grandson of KingEdward III) andCecily Neville.^[1] She was thus a sister ofEdward IV andRichard III.^[1]

Sometime before February 1458, Elizabeth was married toJohn de la Pole.^[1] John was the eldest son ofWilliam de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk andAlice Chaucer.^[2] His maternal grandparents wereThomas Chaucer and Maud Burghersh.^[3]

Her father-in-law had served as the principalpower behind the throne forHenry VI of England from 1447 to 1450.^[4] His three years in this position saw the near-complete loss of the English possessions in northern France, towards the end ofHundred Years' War. Suffolk could not avoid taking the fall for the failure. He had been imprisoned in theTower of London and had been attainted. Consequently, John had not succeeded to his titles when his father was executed on 2 May 1450.

Her older brother Edward IV of England restored his brother-in-law to the title ofDuke of Suffolk in 1463.^[4] She remained the Duchess of Suffolk until his death in 1491/1492.^[4] They were settled in Wingfield, Suffolk.

She survived her husband by almost a decade. She is last mentioned alive in January 1503. She was mentioned being deceased by May 1504. She is buried in the church in Wingfield, Suffolk.

With Suffolk, she had the following children:

• John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (c. 1462 – 16 June 1487). He was designated heir to his maternal uncle Richard III. Married to Lady Margaret FitzAlan and had a son, Edward de la Pole, who died young. Rebelled against Henry VII and was killed at theBattle of Stoke Field.
• Geoffrey de la Pole (b. 1464).Holy Orders.
• Edward de la Pole (1466–1485).Archdeacon ofRichmond.
• Elizabeth de la Pole (c. 1468 – 1489). Married toHenry Lovel, 8th Baron Morley (1466–1489), without issue.
• Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk (1471 – 30 April 1513). Yorkist pretender in succession to his brother John. Beheaded by order ofHenry VIII.^[5]
• Dorothy de la Pole (b. 1472). Died young.
• Humphrey de la Pole (1474–1513). InHoly Orders.
• Anne de la Pole (1476–1501). Seventh Prioress ofSion Abbey^[6]
• Catherine de la Pole (c. 1477–1513). Married toWilliam Stourton, 5th Baron Stourton, without issue.
• SirWilliam de la Pole, Knight, ofWingfield Castle (1478–1539). William was kept in theTower of London, his date of death is generally regarded as being during late 1539, either October or November. MarriedKatherine Stourton, no issue.
• Richard de la Pole (1480 – 24 February 1525). Yorkist pretender in succession to Edmund. Killed at theBattle of Pavia.

• 1444 births
• 1500s deaths
• People from Rouen
• House of York
• Daughters of English dukes
• English duchesses by marriage
• 16th-century English women
• 16th-century English nobility
• 15th-century English women
• 15th-century English nobility
• Children of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York

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