Robert de Vere (1208 - 1250)

Born 1208 in Essex, England

Died 1250 at about age 42 in Mansoura, Egypt

Biography

Robert was the son of Sir Henry de Vere (constable of Gisors in France) and his wife Hildeburga (daughter of Baldwin de Bosco). Robert became Lord of Addington and Twywell, in Northampton, by gift of his uncle, Sir William de Vere, and of the town of Thrapston, from the gift of Baldwin de Blake, on his marriage to Margaret, Baldwin's aunt. By this wife, he probably had two sons, Baldwin and John. ^[1]

Led by Louis IX of France, Robert was killed in the Seventh Crusade's main battle at Mansoura, Egypt. He served as the standard bearer for Sir William Longespee in the battle. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Annals and antiquities of Lacock abbey, by W.L. Bowles and J.G. Nichols, publ. 1835
2. ↑ https://famouskin.com/family-group.php?name=7295+robert+de+vere&ahnum=1

See also:

• Memorials of Old Northamptonshire, edited by Alice Dryden, Google Books

• THE WILTSHIRE Archeological and Natural History magazine published under the direction of the society formed in that county 1853 VOL. II. DEVIZES , Henry Bull, Saint John Street. LONDON : G. Bell, 186, Fleet Street; J. R. Smith, 36, Sono Square. 1855.

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