Richard le Breton
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Richard le Breton was a 12th-century knight of King Henry II of England, best known as one of the four assassins who killed Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Richard of Poitou | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
12th-century person
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English knight ⓘ |
| allegiance | Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ricardus de Brito
NERFINISHED
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Richard Brito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
12th-century English knights
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People associated with Thomas Becket ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 12th century ⓘ |
| co-perpetrator |
Hugh de Morville
NERFINISHED
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Reginald FitzUrse NERFINISHED ⓘ William de Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1170 ⓘ |
| employer | Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation | Canterbury, Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | assassin of an archbishop ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Norman French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringActivity | Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleStatus | knight ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in the assassination of Thomas Becket ⓘ |
| occupation | knight ⓘ |
| participantIn | assassination of Thomas Becket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeathOfVictim | Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| victim | Thomas Becket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimTitle | Archbishop of Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Richard of Poitou
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Richard of Poitou