Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford (c. 1338 – 23 April 1400) was the third son of
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford 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 during 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
royal forest
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of
Havering
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in
Essex
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. In 1367 was retained to 'abide for life' with the
Black Prince
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, with a substantial allowance. He was knighted, made constable of
Wallingford Castle
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in 1375 and also given the honours of
Wallingford and St. Valery, though he gave up Wallingford in 1378 for
Hadleigh Castle
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.
Edward III
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used him as an ambassador in seeking peace with France. In 1381, de Vere became a
Chamberlain of the
Royal Household and member of the
privy council. In 1388 his nephew,
Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland
Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, 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 Duke of Ireland and the only Marquess of Dublin. ...
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
parliament
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. Aubrey's son,
Richard
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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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Lord Great Chamberlains
Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl
1330s births
1400 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Aubrey
Aubrey () is a traditionally male English language, English name. It was quite common in the Middle Ages, but had lost favour for a time before experiencing a resurgence of popularity in the 19th century.
In the United States, following the 1973 ...
14th-century English nobility