| | '''William de la Pole''' (1396-1450), earl, marquis then 1st duke of Suffolk, fought with [[Henry V]] in France, then, with the aid of [[Cardinal]] [[Beaufort]], was appointed steward of the young king [[Henry VI]]’s household. He became the king’s chief advisor after the cardinal's death, and is said to have organised royal patronage in such a way as to increase his income at the expense of the realm’s. He formed a faction around him that believed in negotiating with France - which was greatly strengthened when it drew the approval of the king’s bride, the strong-willed [[Margaret of Anjou]], whose marriage he had arranged | | '''William de la Pole''' (1396-1450), earl, marquis then 1st duke of Suffolk, fought with [[Henry V]] in France, then, with the aid of [[Cardinal]] [[Beaufort]], was appointed steward of the young king [[Henry VI]]’s household. He became the king’s chief advisor after the cardinal's death, and is said to have organised royal patronage in such a way as to increase his income at the expense of the realm’s. He formed a faction around him that believed in negotiating with France - which was greatly strengthened when it drew the approval of the king’s bride, the strong-willed [[Margaret of Anjou]], whose marriage he had arranged |