Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (c. 1220 – 1296) was the son and heir of
Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford, and
chamberlain to
Queen Eleanor.
Early life
Robert de Vere was born about 1220, the only son of
Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford, and Hawise de Quincy, daughter of
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester. He had three sisters, Isabel, Lora and Margaret.
Career
Robert de Vere's marriage brought into his family the role of chamberlain to
Henry III's queen
Eleanor
Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
The name was introd ...
. He was among the followers of
Simon de Montfort during the
Second Barons' War
The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in Kingdom of England, England between the forces of a number of barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of Henry III of Engla ...
, and was with Simon's son, Simon the Younger, when
Edward I of England
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Duchy of Aquitaine, Aquitaine and D ...
attacked
Kenilworth Castle prior to the
Battle of Evesham. De Vere's title and property were forfeited, but restored shortly afterwards by the
Dictum of Kenilworth.
Marriage and issue
Before 22 February 1252, he married Alice de Sanford, daughter and heiress of Gilbert de Sanford. They had six sons and two daughters:
*
Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, who married Margaret de Mortimer, daughter of
Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer
Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (1231 – 27 October 1282), of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire, was a marcher lord who was a loyal ally of King Henry III of England and at times an enemy, at times an ally, of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ...
*Sir
Hugh de Vere, who married Denise de Munchensy, daughter and heiress of Sir William de Munchensy of
Swanscombe
Swanscombe /ˈswɒnzkəm/ is a village in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is 4.4 miles west of Gravesend and 4.8 miles east of Dartford.
History
Prehistory
Bone fragments and ...
,
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
*Sir Alphonse de Vere, who married Jane Foliot, daughter of Sir Jordan Foliot, Lord Foliot, and by her was the father of
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford
*Thomas de Vere
*Gilbert de Vere, a cleric
*Philip de Vere, a cleric
*Joan de Vere, who married
Sir William de Warenne
*Hawise de Vere
Death
Robert de Vere died before 7 September 1296. His widow, Alice, died at Canfield, Essex on 7 September 1312. They were both buried at
Earls Colne, Essex. The heart of Robert de Vere was buried separately at the
Ipswich Greyfriars, which was the burial place of Margaret Mortimer, wife of the 6th Earl.
[J. Weever, ''Ancient Fvnerall Monvments Within The Vnited Monarchie Of Great Britain'' (Thomas Harper for Laurence Sadler, London 1631)]
p. 751 (as p. 750)
(Google).
Footnotes
References
*
External links
Inquisition Post Mortem#367, dated 24 Edw. I.
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1220 births
1296 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Robert de Vere, 5th Earl
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, h ...
13th-century English people