Earl of Oxford, Robert de Vere

Birth Name Earl of Oxford, Robert de Vere 1a 2 3 4a 5 6a 7a
Also Known As Duke of Ireland, Robert de Vere
Gramps ID I32899
Gender male
Age at Death 66 years, 8 months, 1 day

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E43831] 1230 Hedinham, Essex, England  
2a 8a 6b
Death [E43832] 1296-09-02 England  
2b 1b 5a 6c
_FA1 [E43833]   5th Earl of Oxford. Also the Duke of Ireland.  
3a 6d
_FA2 [E43834]   Allied with Simon de Montfort in London, May 1264.  
9 6e
_FA3 [E43835] 1264-05-14 Knighted by Simon de Montfort on the eve of the Battle of Lewes.  
9 6f
_FA4 [E43836]   Formally renounced his allegiance to Henry III on the eve of the battle.  
9 6g
_FA5 [E43837]   With Gilbert Clare of Gloucester, had the most to lose of Montfort’s supporters.  
9 6h
_FA6 [E43838] 1265-07-00 Taken prisoner by Prince Edward at Kenilworth.  
9 6i
_FA7 [E43839]   Edward attacked a force led by Bran de Montfort & overwhlemed them.  
9 6j

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Earl of Oxford, Hugh de Vere [I33934]11841263
Mother de Quincy, Hawise [I2812]1178after 1262/3-02-03 (Julian)
    Sister     de Vere, Isabelle [I21547] 1222 1300-08-11
         Earl of Oxford, Robert de Vere [I32899] 1230 1296-09-02

Families

    Family of Earl of Oxford, Robert de Vere and de Sanford, Alice [F12631]
Married Wife de Sanford, Alice [I32898] ( * 1231 + 1317-09-07 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E59153] before 1252-12-22    
2c 1c 5b 6
Marriage [E59154] 1251 Oxford, EN  
7b
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
de Vere, Joan [I32894]12641293-11-23
de Vere, Alfonso [I15353]12651329

Narrative

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Sources conflict on who was Roberts wife. The Complete Peerage says it was
Alice de Sanford who was the mother of Joan. That is a reliable source.

Pedigree

  1. Earl of Oxford, Hugh de Vere [I33934]
    1. de Quincy, Hawise [I2812]
      1. de Vere, Isabelle [I21547]
      2. Earl of Oxford, Robert de Vere
        1. de Sanford, Alice [I32898]
          1. de Vere, Joan [I32894]
          2. de Vere, Alfonso [I15353]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" [S76671]
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  2. Ed Mann: Mann Database [S331348]
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        b 1240

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        d bef 07 Sep 1296

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        m bef 1253

  3. Marlyn Lewis: Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell [S42140]
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        5th Earl.

  4. Vernon James Watney: Wallop Family & Their Ancestry [S5275]
      • Page: p 794
  5. Karen Preston: FTM User Page: Ancestors of Karen Preston [S306221]
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        d 02 Sep 1296

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        m bef 22 Dec 1252

  6. large-G675.FTW [S261374]
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  7. 11615-2.ftw [S7587]
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        Date of Import: 21 Feb 1999

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        Date of Import: 21 Feb 1999

  8. Frederick Lewis Weis: Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 [S72360]
      • Page: 4th ed., (120-3)
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        b ca 1240

  9. Sharon Kay Penman: Falls the Shadow [S67318]