Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford (c. 24 June 1257 – 17 April 1331) was the son and heir of

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, by his wife Alice de Sanford. Robert the younger took part in several of the military campaigns of

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and

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. His coat of arms appears in the 1298 Falkirk Roll at the

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. He was married to Margaret Mortimer, daughter of

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. He also officiated at the Coronation of Queen

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, wife of Edward II, in 1308. 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 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 ...

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