Sir
John
"7th Earl of Oxford"
de Vere
Born about in Oxfordshire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Alphonse de Vere
and Joan (Foliot) de Vere
Brother of
Margery Berkeley
Husband of
Maud (Badlesmere) de Vere
— married
before 27 Mar 1336 in England
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (de Vere) Cossington, John de Vere, Thomas de Vere, Aubrey de Vere and Margaret (de Vere) Devereux
Died about
at about age 47
in Rheims, France
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Biography
John de Vere, Knt., 7th Earl of Oxford, son and heir of Alphonse de Vere, Knt., and Joan Foliot, was born about 12 March 1311/12.[1][2][3]
John's father, Alphonse, died in 1328 and John's marriage was sold to the Bishop of Lincoln on 26 January 1328/9 and the custody of his lands was given to Thomas de Weston that February.[3] "John, son of Alphonsus de Ver, aged 17 and more" was named as the next heir of a "Thomas de Veer" in Thomas' October 1329 Inquisition Post Mortem.[4]
Property: (1346) De Johanne de Veer, comite Oxonie, et tenentibus suis pro un. f. m. in WHITCHURCHE (Concerning Johanne de Vere, earl of Oxford, and his tenants for one knight's fee in Whitchurch, (co. Bucks.) [5]
Titles: 7th Earl of Oxford, succeeding his uncle, Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford[1] (after doing homage, John had a writ for livery of his uncle's castles and manors on 17 May 1331);[3] and hereditary Master Chamberlain of England,[1] renewing the claim made by his uncle.[3]
Military: Captain of the King's Army against Scotland 1333, 1335; Captain in English Forces in Brittany 1345; Captain in English Army in Normandy 1346; Joint Commander of the 1st Division of the English Army at Crécy 1346; took part in the Siege of Calais in 1347, 2nd Commander of the "Middle Guard" of the English Army in Gascony and France 1355; Joint Commander of the 1st Division of the Army at the Battle of Poitiers 19 September 1356.[1][3]
Marriage and Children
- John married before 27 March 1336 Maud de Badlesmere, widow of Robert Fitz Payn and second daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, Knt., 1st Lord Badlesmere by Margaret de Clare.[1][3] They had four sons and three daughters:
- John, born about 1335, died before 23 June 1350, married Elizabeth de Courtenay and had no issue;[1] buried at Earls Colne, Essex[3]
- Thomas, Knt., 8th Earl of Oxford,[3] born about 1336-1337, died September 1371, married Maud de Ufford and had issue (son Robert 1362-1392 was 9th Earl of Oxford)[1]
- Aubrey, Knt., 10th Earl of Oxford,[3] born about 1338-1340, died 23 April 1400, married Alice FitzWalter and had issue[1]
- Robert,[1] predeceased his father, probably young and unmarried[3] and was buried at Earls Colne[6]
- Margaret, married first Sir Henry de Beaumont, 3rd Lord Beaumont, second Sir Nicholas de Lovaine, and third John Devereaux, K.G., 1st Lord Devereaux[1][3]
- Maud, was living, unmarried in 1359,[1] when she was named in her father's will[3] as Matilda, John leaving 1000 marks as her marriage portion[6]
- Elizabeth, married first Hugh de Courtenay, K.G., second Sir John de Mowbray, 3rd Lord Mowbray, and third, Sir William de Cossington[1][3]
Death and Burial
- John de Vere died testate at the Siege of Rheims, France, 23 (or 24) January 1359/60 and was buried at Earls Colne, Essex.[1][3] His will was dated All Saints Day, 1359 and was signed at Great Bentley and proved there 30 January 1359/60.[3] Inquisitions Post Mortem were ordered by writ dated 28 January 1360 with his son, Thomas, aged 23 years and more, being his heir.[7]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, vol. IV, pages 267-270, VERE 5.
- ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, vol. V, pages 258-261, VERE 5 (same data as MCA).
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Cokayne, George Edward and H.A. Doubleday et. al eds. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. X: Oakham to Richmond, 2nd edition. (London, 1945). Online at FamilySearch.org, pages 222-225.
- ↑ J. L. Kirby. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. Vol. 7. (London: Printed for H.M. Stationery Office, 1904). Online at Archive.org, page 202, #195.
- ↑ Great Britain. Public Record Office., Lyte, H. C. Maxwell. (18991920). Inquisitions and assessments relating to feudal aids: with other analogous documents preserved in the Public record office. A.D. 1284-1431. London: Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode. Retrieved from Babel Hathitrust (Here;) Accessed 9 Oct 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Anthony Tuck. "Vere, John de, seventh earl of Oxford (1312–1360), magnate and soldier" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 5 Jan 2012. Accessed 14 May 2020, online [$] at ODNB.
- ↑ A. E. Stamp, E. Salisbury, E. G. Atkinson, and J. J. O'Reilly. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 153" in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. Volume 10, Edward III. (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921), pages 513-530. Online at British History Online, #638.
- Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011). See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
- Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
- See also:
- Wikipedia: John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford.
- Lewis, Marlyn. Sir John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford entry in Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins website accessed 14 May 2020.
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