Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford

Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (c. 1240 – 1296) was the son and heir of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. Robert was born c. 1240.

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Robert was born in 1240 in Hedingham, Essex, England.1 Robert's father was Hugh de Vere, and his mother was Hawise de Quincy. His paternal grandparents were Robert de Vere and Isabel de Bolbec; his maternal grandparents were Earl of Winchester Saher de Quincy IV and Margaret de Beaumont. He had a sister named Isabel. He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 66 on September 2nd, 1296.1

He was among the followers of Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War, and was with Simon's son, Hugh, when Edward I attacked Kenilworth Castle prior to the Battle of Evesham. de Vere's title and property were forfeited but restored shortly afterwords by the Dictum of Kenilworth. When he died in 1296, he was succeeded by his son Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford.

Robert's marriage to Alice Saundford (also spelled Saunford or Sanford), the heiress of Gilbert de Sanford, brought to the Vere family the office of Chamberlain to the Queen (a role that Gilbert had exercised in 1236, when the earl's father had similarly acted as chamberlain to the king). Through this marriage, the later Earls of Oxford were able to include, in their list of titles, that of "Lord Sanford."

Robert and Alice had, with other issue, the following children:

1. Robert de Vere, his successor,

2. Alphonsus de Vere, married Jane, daughter of Richard Foliot, Knight, and had a son, John de Vere, who succeeded as 7th Earl of Oxford and 8th Great Chamberlain,

3. Hugh de Vere, Baron Vere,

4. Joane Vere, (who married William de Warren), and

5. Lora, married Reginald de Argentein.

6. Gilbert,

7. Philip,

8. Hawise

Hedingham Castle was the home of Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford.

Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (c. 1240 – 1296) was the son and heir of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. Robert was born c. 1240. He was among the followers of Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War, and was with Simon's son, Hugh, when Edward I attacked Kenilworth Castle prior to the Battle of Evesham. de Vere's title and property were forfeited but restored shortly afterwords by the Dictum of Kenilworth. When he died in 1296, he was succeeded by his son Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford.

5th Earl of Oxford

Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (c. 1240 – 1296) was the son and heir of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. Robert was born c. 1240. He was among the followers of Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War, and was with Simon's son, Hugh, when Edward I attacked Kenilworth Castle prior to the Battle of Evesham. de Vere's title and property were forfeited but restored shortly afterwords by the Dictum of Kenilworth. When he died in 1296, he was succeeded by his son Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford.

Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford

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Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (c. 1240 – 1296) was the son and heir of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. Robert was born c. 1240. He was among the followers of Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War, and was with Simon's son, Hugh, when Edward I attacked Kenilworth Castle prior to the Battle of Evesham. de Vere's title and property were forfeited but restored shortly afterwords by the Dictum of Kenilworth. When he died in 1296, he was succeeded by his son Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford.

Joan de Vere1

F, #3578, d. circa 23 November 1293

Last Edited=28 Sep 2003

Joan de Vere was the daughter of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford and Alice de Saundford.1 She married William de Warenne, son of Sir John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey and Alice de Lusignan, circa June 1285. She died circa 23 November 1293.

Her married name became de Warenne.

Children of Joan de Vere and William de Warenne

John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey b. 1286, d. 30 Jun 13471

Alice de Warenne+ b. b 1290, d. b 23 May 13381

Citations

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 242. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (c. 1240 – 1296) was the son and heir of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. Robert was born c. 1240. He was among the followers of Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War, and was with Simon's son, Hugh, when Edward I attacked Kenilworth Castle prior to the Battle of Evesham. de Vere's title and property were forfeited but restored shortly afterwords by the Dictum of Kenilworth. When he died in 1296, he was succeeded by his son Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford.

5th Earl of Oxford

Robert was 5th Earl of Oxford. He was among the followers of rebel Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War, and was with Simon's son, Hugh, when Edward I attacked Kenilworth Castle prior to the Battle of Evesham (4 August 1265, near the town of Evesham, Worcestershire). Robert's title and property were forfeited but restored shortly afterwords by the Dictum of Kenilworth.

5th Earl of Oxford

6th Great Chamberlain

Follower of Simon de Monfort

Summoned to Parliament of 1265

Taken prisoner before Battle of Evesham

Fought against Welsh under Edward I

Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (c. 1240 – 1296) was the son and heir of Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. Robert was born c. 1240. He was among the followers of Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War, and was with Simon's son, Hugh, when Edward I attacked Kenilworth Castle prior to the Battle of Evesham. de Vere's title and property were forfeited but restored shortly afterwords by the Dictum of Kenilworth. When he died in 1296, he was succeeded by his son Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford.

Robert de Vere

Father: Hugh de Vere

Mother: Hawise de Quincy

Birth: 1240

Death: BEF 7 SEP 1296

m: Alice de Sanford (-1285)

on BEF 22 FEB 1252

Children:

Alfonso de Vere (-20 DEC 1329) m. Joan [---] , children: 1. John de Vere (ABT 12 MAR 1312-JAN 1360).

Notes:

5th Earl of Oxford, M.P. 1283-1296.

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Alice de Sanford

Father: Gilbert de Sanford

Death: 1285

m: Robert de Vere (1240-BEF 7 SEP 1296)

on BEF 22 FEB 1252

Children:

Alfonso de Vere (-20 DEC 1329) m. Joan [---], children: 1. John de Vere (ABT 12 MAR 1312-JAN 1360).
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Robert de Vere
BIRTH 1240
Essex, England
DEATH 2 Sep 1296 (aged 55–56)
Essex, England
CENOTAPH
Chapel of St. Stephen
Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
PLOT Inside Church
MEMORIAL ID 107574717

This memorial is an epitaph for Robert de Vere. He was originally buried in Colne Priory. The tombs of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (d 1296) has ogee arched niches
on the sides. Another to Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford (d 1371) also has ogee arched niches on the sides, and the third to Richard de Vere (d 1417) and his wife Alice is of alabaster all were relocated to the Chaple of St Stephens after the dissolution of Colne Priory.

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5th Earl of Oxford, 6th Great Chamberlain. Of Castle Hedingham, Earls Colne, Great Bentley, Great Canfield, Helion Bumpstead and Ramsey. Baron of Hedingham, Essex, Baron of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire. Hereditary Master Chamberlain of England. By right of his wife, Lord Sanford, of Fingrith and Wolstan in Chigwell, Essex, of Great Hormead, Hertfordshire.

Son and heir to Hugh De Vere and Hawise de Quincy, the Countess of Oxford, grandson of Magna Carta Baron Robert de Vere and Isabel de Bolebec, Saher de Quincy and Margaret de Beaumont. Robert was born at Hedinham Castle, Essex, England

Sir Robert married Alice de Sanford, the daughter and heiress of Gilbert de Sanford who brought to the Vere family the office of Chamberlain to the Queen. Her maritagium included the manors of Great Hormead and Northampstead, Hertfordshire. They were married 22 Feb 1252 and had the following children:
Robert de Vere, 6th Earl, married Margaret de Mortimer
Alphonsus de Vere, married Jane Foliot
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford and 8th Great Chamberlain
Hugh de Vere, Baron Vere married Denise de Munchensy
Joane Vere, who married William de Warren
Lora married Reginald de Argentine
Sire Hugh de Vere
Thomas de Vere
Gilbert de Vere, cleric
Philip de Vere, cleric
Hawise de Vere

Robert' father was created King's Chamberlain, and Robert Chamberlain for the Queen, brought to these positions by Gilbert de Sanford, whose daughter Robert wed. was a follower of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, who knighted him on the field of battle in 1264 and summoned him to the Parliament of 1265, the same year he helped the younger Montfort plunder Winchester, just a few days before the battle of Evesham Robert and young Hugh de Montfort were attacked at Kenilworth and taken prisoner. Simon de Montfort intended to join forces with his son Hugh at Kenilworth Castle, near Warwick but Prince Edward arrived before him, seized Hugh Montfort and Robert de Vere, then defeated de Montfort on his arrival at Evesham. De Vere's lands were seized and given to Sir Roger de Mortimer who restored them to de Vere in 1268 for the enormous sum of 3,000 marks.

Henry III was restored to power and the remaining sons of Montfort fled the country. Sir Robert made his peace with the Crown, under the Dictum de Kenilworth and shortly thereafter was employed by Edward I in further battles against the Welsh. During the 1290s King Edward I gave the de Veres permission to hold a fair and there has been a yearly carnival in the Vere area of the shire of Essex ever since. Earl Robert died at Castle Hedingham, Essex, England in 1296, and is buried at Colne Priory. (bio by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)