Richard le Breton

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Contemporary drawing portraying the murder of Becket
Contemporary drawing portraying the murder of Becket

Richard le Breton (or Richard de Brito[1]) was one of the four knights who murdered Thomas Becket. He is said to have broken his sword when attacking Thomas Becket. He eventually retired to the island of Jersey.[citation needed] One of his descendants was Lillie Langtry,[citation needed] the mistress of Edward VII.

There is a gravestone for one of the le Bretons from Jersey in St. Thomas Church in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, among its many hatchments and memorial stones.

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  1. ^ Sudeley, Lord, Becket's Murderer William de Tracy, in The Sudeleys - Lords of Toddington, London, 1987, ISBN 0261-1368
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