Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford
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Aubrey de Vere IV, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1163/5 or 1172–1214) was the eldest son of Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford and his third wife Agnes of Essex, daughter of Henry de Essex, Lord of Rayleigh. The earl was hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain
of England and was considered one of the cronies of King John. In the summer of 1209, the earl was part of a group of courtiers who met the pope's agents in Dover to prevent John's excommunication. He held at various times the offices of High Sheriff of Essex
and Hertfordshire
(1209–1213), custodian of ports in East Anglia and Essex, steward of the royal forests in Essex, and Keeper of the King's Greyhounds. He and others were involved in a dispute over feudal financial assessments (scutage) with the abbot of Bury St. Edmunds; Earl Aubrey was the last to resist a settlement. Earl Aubrey served in several of the military campaigns of kings Richard I and John; for example, he was with John's forces in Ireland in 1210.
He had an illegitimate son Roger de Vere, but having no legitimate issue at his death, he was succeeded in his lands, title, and office by his brother Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford
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Lord Great Chamberlain
The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable...
of England and was considered one of the cronies of King John. In the summer of 1209, the earl was part of a group of courtiers who met the pope's agents in Dover to prevent John's excommunication. He held at various times the offices of High Sheriff of Essex
High Sheriff of Essex
The High Sheriff of Essex was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years...
and Hertfordshire
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years...
(1209–1213), custodian of ports in East Anglia and Essex, steward of the royal forests in Essex, and Keeper of the King's Greyhounds. He and others were involved in a dispute over feudal financial assessments (scutage) with the abbot of Bury St. Edmunds; Earl Aubrey was the last to resist a settlement. Earl Aubrey served in several of the military campaigns of kings Richard I and John; for example, he was with John's forces in Ireland in 1210.
Family and children
He was married twice. His first wife was Isabel de Bolebec (1175 – c. 1206), daughter and heiress of Walter de Bolebec of Whitchurch. After her death, the earl married Alice, possibly a daughter of Roger Bigod, 3rd earl of Norfolk. He did not name her dower when they wed, for after his death his brother established her dower lands by lot. Earl Robert drew two manors to every one Countess Alice drew. She outlived her husband by at least 29 years, never remarrying.He had an illegitimate son Roger de Vere, but having no legitimate issue at his death, he was succeeded in his lands, title, and office by his brother Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford
Robert de Vere was the second surviving son of Aubrey de Vere III, first earl of Oxford, and Agnes of Essex. Almost nothing of his life is known until he married in 1207 the widow Isabel de Bolebec, the aunt and co-heiress of his deceased sister-in-law. The couple had one child, a son, Hugh,...
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