Richard Pole (courtier)

Sir Richard Pole KG
Arms of Sir Richard Pole, KG: Per pale or and sable, a saltire engrailed counterchanged
Born	1462
Died	October 1504 (aged about 42)
Spouse	Margaret Plantagenet
Children	Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu Arthur Pole Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Pole Ursula Pole, Baroness Stafford
Parent(s)	Sir Geoffrey Pole Edith St John

Sir Richard Pole, KG (1462 – October 1504) was a supporter and first cousin of King Henry VII of England. He was created a Knight of the Garter and was married to Margaret Plantagenet, a member of the House of York. The marriage reinforced the Tudor alliance between the houses of York and Lancaster.