William de Tracy

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William de Tracy was a 12th-century English knight best known as one of the four assassins of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English knight
historical figure
medieval nobleman
allegiance King Henry II of England NERFINISHED
associatedWith Henry II–Thomas Becket conflict NERFINISHED
controversy over royal authority versus church authority
centuryOfDeath 12th century
coConspirator Hugh de Morville NERFINISHED
Reginald FitzUrse NERFINISHED
Richard le Breton NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
date 1170
era High Middle Ages
eventLocation Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England NERFINISHED
historicalReputation one of the four knights who slew Thomas Becket
languageOfUse Anglo-Norman French NERFINISHED
Latin
notableEvent killing of Archbishop Thomas Becket
notableFor participation in the assassination of Thomas Becket
occupation knight
participantIn assassination of Thomas Becket
murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral
placeOfActivity Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
Canterbury, Kent NERFINISHED
positionHeld feudal baron
landholder in Devon
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
timePeriod 12th century
victim Thomas Becket NERFINISHED

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Murder of Thomas Becket hasPerpetrator William de Tracy