Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford (c. 1338 – 23 April 1400) was the third son of

John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford (c. 12 March 1312 – 24 January 1360) was the nephew and heir of Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford who succeeded as Earl of Oxford in 1331, after his uncle died without issue. John de Vere was a trusted capta ...

and Maud de Badlesmere, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere. Aubrey de Vere had three brothers, John, Thomas, and Robert, and three sisters. Margaret, Maud and Elizabeth. His eldest brother, John, married the daughter of Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon, but died in 1350 in his father's lifetime. Another brother, Robert, also died in his father's lifetime. Aubrey de Vere's third brother, Thomas, succeeded his father as 8th Earl of Oxford, and was in turn succeeded by his only son, Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, who died in 1392 without issue, leaving Aubrey de Vere to inherit the earldom. In 1360 Aubrey de Vere was made steward of the

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. In 1367 was retained to 'abide for life' with the

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, with a substantial allowance. He was knighted, made constable of

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in 1375 and also given the honours of Wallingford and St. Valery, though he gave up Wallingford in 1378 for

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. Edward III used him as an ambassador in seeking peace with France. In 1381, de Vere became a

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of the Royal Household and member of the privy council. In 1388 his nephew,

Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, KG (16 January 1362 – 22 November 1392) was a favourite and court companion of King Richard II of England. He was the ninth Earl of Oxford and the first and only Duke of Ireland and Marquess of Dublin. H ...

and 9th Earl of Oxford was deemed a traitor, causing Aubrey to lose his post of chamberlain. However, after Robert's death in 1392, the king gave Aubrey the title of Earl of Oxford allowing him to take a seat in

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. Aubrey's son,

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

became the 11th Earl of Oxford on his death. An administrator of Aubrey de Veer appears as William Tasburgh, of Raylegh, parson, in 1401.Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; CP 40/561; in 1401; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/H4/CP40no561/bCP40no561dorses/IMG_1037.htm

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