Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford (c. 1336 – September 1371) was the second son of
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford, and
Maud de Badlesmere. He was predeceased by his elder brother, Sir John Vere of
Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire
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, who married Elizabeth de Courtenay, the daughter of
Hugh de Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon, and died before 23 June 1350 without issue.
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Thomas took part in several of the military campaigns of
Edward III
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. He married, sometime before 10 June 1350,
Maud de Ufford, daughter and heir of Sir Ralph de Ufford and
Maud of Lancaster
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, the daughter of
Henry of Lancaster, grandson of King
Henry III.
After Thomas's death, his widow was indicted for involvement in a plot against King
Henry IV, but was later pardoned.
When Thomas died in 1371, he was succeeded by his only son,
Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford.
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1330s births
1371 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
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14th-century English nobility