Leofric
Americannoun
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According to legend, Godiva, who was married to Leofric, the Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry, rode naked through the city's marketplace in order to reduce taxes imposed by her husband.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2021
According to legend, Lady Godiva pleaded with her husband, Count Leofric, to lower taxes.
From Slate ● May 17, 2016
His experiment in taking the rule of these earldoms out of the hands of the descendants of Siward and Leofric proved so unsuccessful that he had to resign himself to undoing it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
In the Chapter House is preserved an important manuscript, including the famous book of Saxon poetry presented by Leofric on his accession to the See of Exeter.
From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert
If Master Leofric Hope talked of Ben Jonson when he came into the country, she would have him furnished with something to say of her father when he returned to town.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black
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