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Richard de Weston

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Richard de Weston was the member of Parliament for Coventry in 1295. With Anketil de Coleshull he is the first MP for the city whose name is known. He was a merchant and had been a bailiff.[1]

Queen Eleanor of Castile died at his manor house at Harby, near Lincoln, Nottinghamshire in Nov 1290

References

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  1. ^ The City of Coventry: Parliamentary representation. British History Online. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

2. http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/tts/tts1899/eleanor1.htm

3, https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/the-eleanor-crosses-a-kings-memorial-to-his-lost-love-106671/