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Richard Styuecle

1370 – 1441

English Member of Parliament (died 1441)

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About Richard Styuecle

Lived 1370 – 1441 (aged 70–71). Richard Styuecle was an English politician.

Richard Stucley (died 1441), of Merston and Chewton Mendip, was an English landowner, administrator and politician who married an heiress and through his son Hugh, who also married an heiress, became the ancestor of a major Devon family.

Early life Born in the 1370s, his family may have been connected with the village of Great Stukeley in Huntingdonshire. and are visible in stained glass in King's Nympton church in Devon. By an agreement dated 6 December 1396, he married Elizabeth (1370–1414), widow of Sir John Bonville (died 21 October 1396) and daughter and sole heiress of John FitzRoger (died before 1372), of Chewton, and possibly Philippa.

He and Elizabeth had two known children: Roger (born 1397), who does not seem to have lived long. Hugh (c. 1398 – 1457), High Sheriff of Devon in 1448, who married Catherine Affeton, heiress of the Affeton estate in Devon, and founded a family that was prominent in the West Country for generations.

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Important facts

Born
1370
Birth century
Died
1441
Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1415 Parliament, Member of the March 1416 Parliament, Member of the 1417 Parliament
Also known as
Richard Stucley

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Richard Styuecle's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Richard Styuecle?

English Member of Parliament (died 1441)

When was Richard Styuecle born?

Richard Styuecle was born in 1370.

When did Richard Styuecle die?

Richard Styuecle died in 1441.

What was Richard Styuecle's occupation?

Richard Styuecle was a politician.

What nationality was Richard Styuecle?

Richard Styuecle was English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Richard Styuecle

· Wikidata: Q24568418

· DBpedia: Richard Stucley

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