Earl of Oxford

Earl of Oxford is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

There have been one creations of Earl of Oxford:

1st. 1141. Aubrey de Vere 1st Earl of Oxford. Extinct. 12th March 1703.

Earl of Oxford 1st Creation 1141

Earl of Oxford is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.

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                    1141.  Aubrey de Vere 1st Earl of Oxford [aged 26] created.
                
                    26th December 1194. Son Aubrey de Vere 2nd Earl of Oxford [aged 31] succeeded.
                
                    1214. Brother  Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford [aged 48] succeeded.
                
                    25th October 1221. Son Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford [aged 13] succeeded.
                
                    December 1263. Son Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford [aged 23] succeeded.
                
                    1296. Son Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford [aged 38] succeeded.
                
                    17th April 1331. Nephew  John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 19] succeeded.
                
                    24th January 1360. Son Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford [aged 24] succeeded.
                
                    September 1371. Son Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 9] succeeded.
                
                    22nd November 1392. Uncle  Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford [aged 54] succeeded.
                
                    15th February 1400. Son Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford [aged 14] succeeded.
                
                    15th February 1417. Son John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford [aged 8] succeeded.
                
                    26th February 1462. Son John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford [aged 19] succeeded. See Vere Plot to Murder Edward IV.
                
                    10th March 1513. Nephew  John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 13] succeeded.
                
                    14th July 1526. Second Cousin  John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 55] succeeded.
                
                    21st March 1540. Son John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford [aged 24] succeeded.
                
                    3rd August 1562. Son Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford [aged 12] succeeded.
                
                    24th June 1604. Son Henry de Vere 18th Earl of Oxford [aged 11] succeeded.
                
                    June 1625. Second Cousin  Robert de Vere 19th Earl of Oxford [aged 49] succeeded.
                
                    7th August 1632. Son Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford [aged 5] succeeded. See Siege of Maastricht.
                
                    12th March 1703.  Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford extinct.

In 1141 Aubrey de Vere 1st Earl of Oxford [aged 26] was created 1st Earl of Oxford.

Around 1162 Aubrey de Vere 1st Earl of Oxford [aged 47] and Agnes Essex Countess of Oxford [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. The difference in their ages was 36 years.

Around 1184 Aubrey de Vere 2nd Earl of Oxford [aged 21] and Isabel Bolebec Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of Aubrey de Vere 1st Earl of Oxford [aged 69] and Agnes Essex Countess of Oxford [aged 33].

On 26th December 1194 Aubrey de Vere 1st Earl of Oxford [aged 79] died. His son Aubrey [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Earl of Oxford.

In 1214 Aubrey de Vere 2nd Earl of Oxford [aged 51] died at Hatfield Regis aka Broad Oak Priory [Map]. His brother Robert [aged 48] succeeded 3rd Earl of Oxford. Isabel de Bolebec Countess of Oxford [aged 40] by marriage Countess of Oxford.

On 25th October 1221 Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford [aged 56] died at Hatfield Regis aka Broad Oak Priory [Map]. His son Hugh [aged 13] succeeded 4th Earl of Oxford.

In or before 1240 Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford [aged 31] and Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester and Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester. He the son of Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford and Isabel de Bolebec Countess of Oxford [aged 65].

Before 22nd February 1252 Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford [aged 12] and Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford [aged 44] and Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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In December 1263 Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford [aged 55] died. He was buried at Earls Colne, Essex [Map]. His son Robert [aged 23] succeeded 5th Earl of Oxford.

Before 1282 Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford [aged 24] and Margaret Mortimer Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford [aged 41] and Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1296 Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford [aged 56] died. In His son Robert [aged 38] succeeded 6th Earl of Oxford.

On 17th April 1331 Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford [aged 73] died. His nephew John [aged 19] succeeded 7th Earl of Oxford.

In 1336 John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 23] and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. They were third cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 24th January 1360 John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 47] died. He was buried at Colne Priory, Essex [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 24] succeeded 8th Earl of Oxford.

Before 16th January 1362 Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford [aged 26] and Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of Ralph Ufford and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster [aged 52]. He the son of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 53]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In September 1371 Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford [aged 35] died. His son Robert [aged 9] succeeded 9th Earl of Oxford.

On 5th October 1376 Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 14] and Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland [aged 9] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons [aged 36] and Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons [aged 44]. He the son of Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford and Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford [aged 31]. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 15th August 1385 Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford [aged 47] and Alice Fitzwalter Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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In 1387 Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 24] and Agnes Launcekrona Duchess Ireland were married. She by marriage Duchess Ireland, Marchioness Dublin, Countess of Oxford. He the son of Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford and Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford [aged 42].

On 22nd November 1392 Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 30] was killed whilst hunting at Louvain [Map]. His uncle Aubrey [aged 54] succeeded 10th Earl of Oxford.

On 15th February 1400 Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford [aged 62] died. His son Richard [aged 14] succeeded 11th Earl of Oxford. Alice Holland Countess of Oxford [aged 8] by marriage Countess of Oxford.

Around 1406 Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford [aged 20] and Alice Sergeaux Countess Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford and Alice Fitzwalter Countess of Oxford.

On 15th February 1417 Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford [aged 31] died. His son John [aged 8] succeeded 12th Earl of Oxford.

In 1425 John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford [aged 16] and Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford and Alice Sergeaux Countess Oxford.

Vere Plot to Murder Edward IV

On 26th February 1462 John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford [aged 53] was hanged at Tower Hill [Map]. His son John [aged 19] succeeded 13th Earl of Oxford.

In or before 1465 John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford [aged 22] and Margaret Neville Countess of Oxford [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury. He the son of John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford [aged 54]. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 14th January 1507 John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford [aged 64] and Elizabeth Scrope Countess of Oxford [aged 39] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. The difference in their ages was 25 years. He the son of John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford. They were fourth cousin once removed.

Around 1511 John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 11] and Anne Howard Countess of Oxford [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 68] and Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk [aged 34]. They were half third cousins.

Before 1512 John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 40] and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. The difference in their ages was 25 years.

On 10th March 1513 John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford [aged 70] died at Hedingham Castle [Map]. He was buried at Colne Priory, Essex [Map]. His nephew John [aged 13] succeeded 14th Earl of Oxford.

The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.

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On 14th July 1526 John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 26] died. He was buried at Colne Priory, Essex [Map]. His second cousin John [aged 55] succeeded 15th Earl of Oxford.

On 21st March 1540 John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 69] died. His son John [aged 24] succeeded 16th Earl of Oxford. Dorothy Neville Countess of Oxford by marriage Countess of Oxford.

On 1st August 1548 John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford [aged 32] and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford [aged 22] were married at Belchamp St Paul, Essex. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford.

On 3rd August 1562 John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford [aged 46] died. His son Edward [aged 12] succeeded 17th Earl of Oxford.

1571 Triple Wedding

On 16th December 1571 a triple wedding was celebrated at Whitehall Palace [Map].. with Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 38] present...

Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley [aged 46] and Mary Howard Baroness Dudley [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford [aged 21] and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.

Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester [aged 21] and Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 60]. He the son of William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester [aged 45] and Christina North Countess of Worcester. They were third cousin once removed.

Before 27th December 1591 Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford [aged 41] and Elizabeth TrenthamCountess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She brought her husband a dowry of £1000 bequeathed to her in her father's will, payable at the rate of 500 marks a year for three years. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.

On 24th June 1604 Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford [aged 54] died at his home in King Street Covent Garden. His son Henry [aged 11] succeeded 18th Earl of Oxford.

On 1st January 1624 Henry de Vere 18th Earl of Oxford [aged 30] and Diana Cecil Countess of Oxford and Elgin [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 58] and Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 45]. He the son of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth TrenthamCountess of Oxford. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In June 1625 Henry de Vere 18th Earl of Oxford [aged 32] died. His second cousin Robert [aged 49] succeeded 19th Earl of Oxford.

In 1626 Robert de Vere 19th Earl of Oxford [aged 50] and Beatrice Van Hemmema Countess of Oxford [aged 46] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford.

Siege of Maastricht

On 7th August 1632 Robert de Vere 19th Earl of Oxford [aged 56] was killed at the Siege of Maastricht. His son Aubrey [aged 5] succeeded 20th Earl of Oxford.

Around 1647 Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford [aged 19] and Anne Bayning Countess of Oxford [aged 9] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of Robert de Vere 19th Earl of Oxford and Beatrice Van Hemmema Countess of Oxford [aged 67].

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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Around 1663 Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford [aged 35] and Hester Davenport Countess of Oxford [aged 20] were married. When he subsequently married Diana Kirke Countess of Oxford in 1672 it transpired his marriage to Hester Davenport had been a sham with the service being performed by one of his servants. She lost the case making their son Aubrey de Vere illegitimate. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. It isn't entirely clear whether the marriage was legal and, consequently, whether she became Countess of Oxford. He the son of Robert de Vere 19th Earl of Oxford and Beatrice Van Hemmema Countess of Oxford.

On 12th April 1672 Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford [aged 45] and Diana Kirke Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of Robert de Vere 19th Earl of Oxford and Beatrice Van Hemmema Countess of Oxford.

On 12th March 1703 Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford [aged 76] died. Earl of Oxford extinct.