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Reginald Fitzurse

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English knight

Lived 1145 to 1173 · aged 28
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Sir Reginald Fitzurse (1145-1173) was one of the four knights who murdered Thomas Becket in 1170. His name is derived from Fitz, the Anglo-Norman French term meaning "son of" and urse meaning a bear, likely the nom de guerre of an ancestor.

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Contemporary drawing portraying the murder of Becket. The cognizance of a bear can be seen on the shield of FitzurseContemporary drawing portraying the murder of Becket. The cognizance of a bear can be seen on the shield of FitzurseReginald Fitz Urse shield, "bore, or, a bear passant sable, muzzled argent"[2]Reginald Fitz Urse shield, "bore, or, a bear passant sable, muzzled argent"[2]

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Sir Reginald Fitzurse (1145-1173) was one of the four knights who murdered Thomas Becket in 1170. His name is derived from Fitz, the Anglo-Norman French term meaning "son of" and urse meaning a bear, likely the nom de guerre of an ancestor. Although he lived before the true age of heraldry, which developed in the early 13th century, his shield bore the cognizance of a bear, which is visible in a contemporary drawing portraying the murder of Becket.

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Lived 1145 to 1173 · aged 28
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