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Pole, Richard de la (d. 1525), soldier and claimant to the English throne  

Sean Cunningham

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Pole, Richard de la (d. 1525), soldier and claimant to the English throne, sometimes known after 1506 as Blanche Rose, was the fifth son of John de la Pole (1442–1492) and his wife, Elizabeth Plantagenet (1444–1503/4), a sister of Edward IV, and the younger brother of ...

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Robert [called Robert Curthose], duke of Normandy (b. in or after 1050, d. 1134), prince and crusader  

Kathleen Thompson

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Robert [called Robert Curthose], duke of Normandy (b. in or after 1050, d. 1134), prince and crusader, was born in the early 1050s, the eldest child of William (II), duke of Normandy (1027/8–1087), afterwards William I (the Conqueror), and his wife, Matilda (d. 1083)...