De Vere family

The de Vere family was originally from Ver-sur -Mer in Normandy and came with William the Conqueror in 1066 to England. Your headquarters was Hedingham Castle in Essex.

In 1142, Aubrey III was. de Vere of Queen Matilda named the first Earl of Oxford. Until the death of Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford in 1703 was the title in the family.

Well-known representatives of the family include:

  • Aubrey de Vere I, († 1112 ), Norman nobleman, builder of Hedingham Castle
  • Aubrey de Vere II (c. 1080-1141 ), English nobleman
  • William de Vere (1120-1198), Lord Chancellor and Keeper of the Seals of England, Bishop of Hereford
  • Robert de Vere († 1250), English Crusaders
  • Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford ( 1210-1263 to ), British nobleman
  • Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford ( 1362-1392 ), British nobleman
  • John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford ( 1442-1513 ), British nobleman
  • Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford ( 1550-1604 ), British nobleman
  • Francis Vere (1560-1609), English military leader during the Eighty Years' War
  • Horatio Vere (1565-1635), the first and only Baron Vere of Tilbury, English military leader during the Eighty Years' War
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