12 Facts About Geoffrey Pole

Geoffrey Pole was one of the knights made by Henry VIII at York Place in 1529.

Sir Edmund Pakenham died in 1528 and Geoffrey Pole became possessed of the Manors of Eastcourt and Lordington at Racton in West Sussex, Sussex.

Geoffrey Pole added that he himself wished to go to the emperor in Spain, which Chapuys wisely dissuaded him from doing.

Geoffrey Pole was in the confidence of French ambassador and the bishop of London, John Stokesley.

Norfolk was aware that the insurgents were too strong to be attacked, and Sir Geoffrey Pole had no occasion to desert the royal standard.

In 1548, he fled England and found his way to Rome, and threw himself at the feet of his brother, Cardinal Reginald Geoffrey Pole, saying he was unworthy to be called his brother for having caused another brother's death.

Cardinal Geoffrey Pole brought him to the pope for absolution and afterwards sent him into Flanders to the bishop of Liege, allowing him an allowance of forty crowns a month.

Geoffrey Pole explained that he was riding up and down that summer to see countries and begged Mason to procure leave for him to return to England.

Geoffrey Pole wrote to the duke, asking for a safe conduct home.

Geoffrey Pole died in 1558, a few days before Reginald, and was buried at Stoughton Church.

Geoffrey Pole was attended in his last illness by Father Peter de Soto.

Geoffrey Pole had five sons and six daughters, two of whom were married, and one a nun of Syon Abbey.