• General Notes

  The De Vere Family
  
  The ancient family of Vere is thought to have obtained its name from the small village of Ver, near Bayeux, in Normandy, and their roots can be traced back further to the early tenth century and possibly Danish origins.
  It has been suggested elsewhere that the Veres were descended from a Breton family from Vair, near Nantes, but that cannot be verified.
  
  The Vere family became established in England by Aubrey ('Albericus') de Vere, who received from William the Conqueror vast estates, including the property of Wulfwine (also spelled Ulwine), in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Cambridge, with two manors in Huntingdonshire and that of Kensington in Middlesex (Domesday).
  
  The survival of the Vere family through the male line and its possession of an earldom for more than 500 years made its name famous.Alphonso, Count de Ghisnes is the earliest known ancestor. He was succeeded by his son, Alberic.
  
  The first mention of the De Veres is in the General Survey of England, made by William the Conqueror, wherein the name of Alberic de Vere is stated.
  
  Souce: http://www.earlofoxford.com/eo00.htm
  
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  Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
  
  Richard De Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (c. 1385 - 15 February 1417) was the son and heir of Aubrey De Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford. His father died in 1400, and Richard succeeded on 21 December 1406. He was married twice, first to the daughter of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, Alice Holland, who died before 1400. His second wife was the daughter of Sir Richard Sergeaux, Alice Sergeaux, who died in 1406. They had two children:
  
  John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford
  Robert de Vere, whose grandson, John, became the 15th Earl of Oxford.
  
  Source: Wikipedia
  

Details of *Richard's family with *Alice Sergeaux