John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln

Also known as: Iohn earle of Lincolne · Family: House of York · Role: heir apparent to the crown · First appears: Richard III 13

Life events

• c. 1484 · Richard III proclaimed John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, heir apparent to England.(Richard III 13)
  • With: Richard III John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk
  • “he proclaimed Iohn earle of Lincolne hir sonne and his nephue, heire apparant to the crowne of England, disheriting king Edwards daughters”

Richard III 13

• parent: Anne of York “he proclaimed Iohn earle of Lincolne hir sonne and his nephue, heire apparant to the crowne of England”
• elder kin: Richard III “he proclaimed Iohn earle of Lincolne hir sonne and his nephue, heire apparant to the crowne of England”
• sworn: Richard III “he proclaimed Iohn earle of Lincolne hir sonne and his nephue, heire apparant to the crowne of England”
• siblings with Anne de la Pole “the ladie Anne de la Poole daughter to Iohn duke of Suffolke and the duchesse Anne, sister to king Richard: which sister he so much fauoured, that studieng by all waies and meanes possible, how to aduance hir linage, he did not onelie thus séeke to preferre hir daughter in marriage; but also after the death of his sonne, he proclaimed Iohn earle of Lincolne hir sonne and his nephue”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.