Richard Stapledon

Sir Richard de Stapledon, detail from his effigy in Exeter Cathedral
Monument and effigy of Sir Richard de Stapledon, dressed as an armed knight, Exeter Cathedral. The cross-legged posture is supposed to denote a crusader
Arms of Stapledon: Argent, two bends undée sable[1]

Sir Richard Stapledon (died 1326) was an English judge and politician, the elder brother of Walter Stapledon (died 1326), Bishop of Exeter. His effigy and monument survive in Exeter Cathedral.

  1. ^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.502

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