Pole (surname)
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This surname, Pole or de la Pole, has many origins. The one of Sir William de la Pole of Hull is obscure. His father's name is not certainly known but may have been William. His mother Elena remarried John Rotenheryng. Some genealogical tables http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/DeLaPOLE.htm#William%20De%20La%20POLE%20(Sir)3 indicate Sir William was related to the old ruling house of Powys Wenwynwyn
. However, there is no concrete evidence whatever of this alleged relationship, though those princes' descendants used the surname de la Pole (i.e. "of the Pool", referring to their case to Welshpool
) It was during this exile that Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn
probably adopted the surname de la Pole referring to the old name for Welshpool which had become his family's capital. This surname was no doubt not exceptional.
Powys Wenwynwyn
Powys Wenwynwyn or Powys Cyfeiliog was the southern portion of the former princely state of Powys which split following the death of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys in 1160...
. However, there is no concrete evidence whatever of this alleged relationship, though those princes' descendants used the surname de la Pole (i.e. "of the Pool", referring to their case to Welshpool
Welshpool
Welshpool is a town in Powys, Wales, or ancient county Montgomeryshire, from the Wales-England border. The town is low-lying on the River Severn; the Welsh language name Y Trallwng literally meaning 'the marshy or sinking land'...
) It was during this exile that Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn
Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn
Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn was a Welsh prince who was lord of the part of Powys known as Powys Wenwynwyn.Gruffydd was the son of Gwenwynwyn ab Owain and Margaret Corbet. He was still a child when his father, who had been driven out of his princedom by Llywelyn the Great, died in exile in 1216...
probably adopted the surname de la Pole referring to the old name for Welshpool which had become his family's capital. This surname was no doubt not exceptional.
- Alice de la PoleAlice de la PoleAlice de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk was an English Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.Alice was born Alice Chaucer, daughter to Thomas Chaucer and Matilda Burghersh. Her grandfather was the poet Geoffrey Chaucer. When she was 11 she married Sir John Philip. The couple lived briefly at...
, née Chaucer (1404–1475), wife of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk - Arthur Pole (disambiguation), the name of some prominent English noblemen
- Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet (1757–1830), English naval officer and colonial governor
- Dick PoleDick PoleRichard Henry Pole is a retired Major League Baseball player and a former Cincinnati Reds pitching coach. A right-handed pitcher, Pole was tall and weighed during his playing career.-Playing career:...
(born 1950), former Major League Baseball player and current coach - Edward Tudor-PoleEdward Tudor-PoleEdward Tudor-Pole is an English musician, singer , TV presenter and actor.- Musical career :Tudor-Pole formed the band Tenpole Tudor in 1974, and eventually came to prominence after appearing in the film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle as a possible replacement for Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols...
(born 1955), a British singer and actor - Edmund de la Pole (disambiguation), the name of some prominent English noblemen
- Sir Felix PoleFelix PoleSir Felix John Clewett Pole was a British railway manager and industrialist. He was general manager of the Great Western Railway , before becoming executive chairman of Associated Electrical Industries, a post he held until 1945.-References:...
(1877–1956), British railway manager and industrialist - George PoleGeorge PoleGeorge Pole was a British Conservative Party member and activist, and an early member of the Conservative Monday Club, of which he served as National Chairman, 1970-2....
, Conservative Party (UK) member and activist, Chairman of the Conservative Monday Club 1970-1972 - Sir Geoffrey PoleGeoffrey PoleSir Geoffrey Pole of Lordington, Sussex was an English knight who supported the Catholic Church in England and Wales when Henry VIII of England was establishing the alternative Church of England with himself as leader....
(1502–1558), Knight - Griffith de la Pole (d. c. 1286), the English name of Welsh Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn
- Henry Pole, 1st Baron MontaguHenry Pole, 1st Baron MontaguHenry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu , the only holder of the title Baron Montagu under its 1514 creation, was most famous as one of the peers in the trial of Anne Boleyn.-Life:...
(c. 1492-1539) - Joan Oldcastle, 4th Baroness Cobham, née de la Pole (d. 1433/1434)
- John de la Pole (disambiguation), the name of some prominent English noblemen
- Margaret de la PoleMargaret de la PoleMargaret de la Pole , Countess of Kendal . Paternal grandmother of Anne of Foix-Candale, queen of Hungary and Bohemia.-Life:...
(1426–1485), Countess of Kendal by marriage - Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of SalisburyMargaret Pole, 8th Countess of SalisburyMargaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury was an English peeress, one of two women in sixteenth-century England to be a peeress in her own right with no titled husband, the daughter of George of Clarence, the brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III...
, née of Clarence (1473–1541), daughter of George Plantagenet (brother of Edward IV and Richard III of England) - Michael de la Pole (disambiguation), the name of some prominent English noblemen
- Owen de la PoleOwen de la PoleOwen de la Pole , also known as Owain ap Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, was the heir presumptive to the Welsh principality of Powys Wenwynwyn until 1283 when it was abolished by the Parliament of Shrewsbury. He became the 1st Lord of Powis after the death of his father Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn c...
(c. 1257 - c. 1293), 1st Lord of Powys, son of Griffith de la Pole - Pole BaronetsPole BaronetsThere have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Pole, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
- Reginald Pole (1500–1558), Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Richard Pole (disambiguation), the name of some prominent English noblemen
- Ursula Pole, Baroness StaffordUrsula Pole, Baroness StaffordUrsula Pole, Baroness Stafford was an English noblewoman, a wealthy heiress, and the only daughter of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, the last surviving member of the Plantagenet dynasty who was executed for treason by the command of King Henry VIII in 1541...
(c. 1504-1570), wife of Henry Stafford, 1st Baron StaffordHenry Stafford, 1st Baron StaffordHenry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford was born in Penshurst, Kent, England the eldest son of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham. Eleanor was the daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert, Countess of Northumberland... - Wellesley Tudor PoleWellesley Tudor PoleMajor Wellesley Tudor Pole O.B.E. was a spiritualist and early British Bahá'í.He authored many pamphlets and books and was a lifelong pursuer of religious and mystical questions and visions, being particularly involved with spiritualism and the Bahá'í Faith as well as the quest for the Holy Grail...
(1884–1964), English author - William de la Pole (disambiguation), the name of some prominent English noblemen
- William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of MorningtonWilliam Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of MorningtonWilliam Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington GCH, PC, PC , known as The Lord Maryborough between 1821 and 1842, was a British politician and an elder brother of the Duke of Wellington....
, GCH, PC (1763–1845), British politician and elder brother of the Duke of Wellington - William PoleWilliam PoleWilliam Pole was an English engineer.He was a man of many accomplishments. Having spent his earlier years in various engineering occupations in England, he went out to India in 1844 as professor of engineering at Elphinstone College, Bombay, where he had to first organize the course of instruction...
(1814–1900), English engineer