Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk

Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk (c. 1472–1513), was an English noble who held a claim to the English throne as a descendant of the House of York. He was the second son of John de la Pole, 2nd duke of Suffolk, and Elizabeth of York, sister to King Edward IV.1

After the accession of Henry VII, the de la Poles lived under suspicion due to their Yorkist claim. Edmund's elder brother, John, Earl of Lincoln, died in rebellion in 1487, leaving Edmund as the primary claimant. Edmund fled England in 1499 and again in 1501 with his brother Richard. Despite assurances that his life would be spared, Edmund was imprisoned in the Tower of London and later executed by Henry VIII in 1513. His brother Richard continued to press the Yorkist claim until his death in 1525, marking the end of the main Yorkist line.1