John de la Pole 1st Earl Lincoln [17152] 25
- Born: Abt 1462
- Christened: 13 Mar 1466
- Marriage: Margaret FitzAlan Countess Lincoln [17151]
- Buried: 16 Jun 1487
 Cause of his death was Killed at the battle of Stoke.
General Notes:
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/DeLaPOLE.htm#John%20De%20La%20POLE%20(1º%20E.%20Lincoln)
During the last year of the reign of King Richard III, he was designated heir to the throne, being Richard's closest adult male relative in the Yorkist line. After Richard's defeat at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Lincoln was reconciled with the new king, Henry VII , but soon became impatient for power and tried to achieve it by supporting the claims of the boy pretender, Lambert Simnel . Lincoln was killed at the Battle of Stoke in 1487, at which the rebel army was defeated.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 13 Mar 1466.
John married Margaret FitzAlan Countess Lincoln [17151] [MRIN: 8177], daughter of Thomas FitzAlan 16th Earl of Arundel [17149] and Margaret Woodville Countess Arundel [17150]. (Margaret FitzAlan Countess Lincoln [17151] died after 1493.)
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