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Robert de Vere
- Preferred Name: Robert de Vere[1] [2]
- Gender: M
- Birth: 24 JUN 1257 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England at LATI: N1.9914 LONG: E0.6019
- Death: 17 APR 1331 in Oxfordshire, England at LATI: N1.8574 LONG: E1.2935
- Burial: 1331 in Earls Colne, Essex, England at LATI: N1.9164 LONG: E0.6977
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 6th Earl Of Oxford1296 with note: Wikipedia
- FSID: GM5B-92J
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford (c. 24 June 1257 – 17 April 1331) was the son and heir of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford, by his wife Alice de Sanford.
Robert the younger took part in several of the military campaigns of Edward I, Edward II and Edward III in Wales, Scotland and France. His coat of arms appears in the 1298 Falkirk Roll at the Battle of Falkirk. He also officiated at the Coronation of Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II, in 1308.
He was married to Margaret Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore.
- His only son Thomas died before him, and when Robert died in 1331, he was succeeded by his nephew John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford.
- He had a daughter, Ellen, who married Sir Hugo de Naunton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Vere,_6th_Earl_of_Oxford
=== Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford; foug ===
Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford; fought against Scots at Battle of Falkirk 1298; opposed Edward II's favourite Gaveston but fought for Edward against the rebel Earl of Lancaster 1322; that he tried unsuccessfully to have the office of Master Chamberlain restored him is further evidence that it had not been restored to his father; married Margaret (died 1296/7), sister of Edmund, 1st Lord (Baron) Mortimer, and dsps 17 April 1331. [Burke's Peerage]
Preferred Parents:
Father: Robert de Vere, b. 1210 in Oxford, England d. 2 SEP 1296 in England
Mother: Alice de Saunford, b. ABT 1230 in Great Hormede, Hertfordshire, England d. 7 SEP 1317 in Dunnon, Canfield, Essex, England
Family 1: Margaret de Mortimer, b. 11 MAR 1256 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d. 1297 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
- Phelice de Vere, b. 1280 in Castle Hedlingham, Essex, England d. in Bassaleg, Monmouthshire, Wales
Sources:
- Title: Robert de Vere (1257-1331), Find a Grave
Author: from link on Family Search
Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102678572;
Note: BIRTH 24 Jun 1257 Essex, England
DEATH 17 Apr 1331 (aged 73) England
BURIAL Colne Priory. Earls Colne, Braintree District, Essex, England
Son and heir to Sir Robert de Vere and Alice de Sanford, grandson of Sir Hugh De Vere and Hawise de Quincy, Gilbert de Sanford and Loretta la Zouche... Husband of Margaret de Mortimer, daughter of Sir Roger de Mortimer and Maud de Brewes. They had one son, Sir Thomas.
Page: direct link to Find a Grave
- Title: Robert de Vere, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-F3W5 : 2 July 2020), Robert de Vere, 1331; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-F3W5;
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