Robert de Vere, , 5th Earl of Oxford^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1240 - 1296  (56 years)

• Name	Robert de Vere
  Suffix	, 5th Earl of Oxford
  Birth	1240	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   [9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Sep 1296	Hedingham Castle, Essex, England   [9, 13, 14, 15]
  Burial	Earls Colne Priory, Halstead, Essex, England
  Notes	5TH EARL OXFORD AR: 79-29, P 195 28CPX 216-18 Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford; hereditary Master Chamberlain ofEngland; knighted 1264 (by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester on theeve of the Battle of Lewes); as a supporter of de Montfort's was takenunawares at Kenilworth 1 Aug 1265 and temporarily deprived of the Earldomtill the provisions of the Dictum of Kenilworth (which among other thingsrestored it to him) came into force 1266; the Chamberlainship, of whichhe had also been deprived, was not restored him though he appears to havebeen permitted to perform its duties at Edward I's coronation 1274;married Alice, daughter and heiress of Gilbert de Sanford, and died by 7Sep 1296. [Burke's Peerage] ------------------------ EARLDOM OF OXFORD (V) 1263 ROBERT (DE VERE), EARL OF OXFORD, Hereditary Master Chamberlain ofEngland, son and heir, born circa 1240, did homage 5 March 1263/4. Hejoined Simon de Montfort and was knighted by him before the battle ofLewes, 14 May 1264. In June he attested Simon's ordinance for the peaceof the realm, and in December 1264 he was summoned to Simon's Parliament.On 16 February 1264/5 he was forbidden, with other magnates, to tourneyat Dunstable or elsewhere. In 1265 he assisted the younger Simon deMontfort in plundering Winchester, and was captured when they weresurprised at Kenilworth on 1 August. On 27 October 1265 the King grantedthe comitatus and honor of Oxford to Roger de Mortimer, but Robertrecovered them under the Dictum de Kenilworth, and in March 1267/8 hemade an agreement with Roger for payment for the return of his lands andfor the marriage of his eldest son to Roger's daughter Margaret. He didnot recover the Chamberlainship, but there is some reason to believe thathe was allowed to execute the office at the Coronation of Edward I in1274. On 12 November 1276 he was present at the Council concerningLlewelyn; and he was summoned to serve against the Welsh in 1277, 1282,and 1283, and to the Parliaments held in 1283, 1295 and 1296. In 1290Robert attended the marriage of the Princess Margaret to John of Brabant,with a retinue of 12 knights, sumptuously arrayed. In 1292 he was atBerwick, taking part in the proceedings to decide the question of theScottish succession. The Earl was a benefactor to the KnightsHospitallers, Hatfield Priory, and Thremhall Priory. He married Alice, daughter and heir of Gilbert DE SANFORD, hereditaryChamberlain to the Queen for her Coronation, by Lorette, daughter of(------). Robert died before 7 September 1296, and was buried at EarlsColne, his heart being buried in the Grey Friars, Ipswich. Alice, whosurvived him, died before 9 (probably 7) September 1312, at Canfield, andwas buried at Earls Colne. [Complete Peerage X:216-8, (transcribed byDave Utzinger)]
  Person ID	I2046	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2004

  
  

  Father	Hugh 1V de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford,   b. 1210, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 23 Dec 1263, Hedingham Castle, Essex, England (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Hawise de Quincy,   b. ABT. 1195, Winchester, Hampshire, England d. AFT. 3 Feb 1262/63 (Age > 68 years)
  Marriage	AFT. 11 Feb 1222/23  [16, 17]
  Family ID	F889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice de Sanford, , Heiress of Great Hormead,   b. 1231, Great Horemed,Royston,Hertfordshire, ENGLAND d. 7 Sep 1312, Canfield,Dunham,Essex,England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1252  [15]
  Children	1. JOAN DE VERE,   b. 1264, Hedingham Castle,Essex,England d. 23 Nov 1293 (Age 29 years)   2. Alfonso de Vere, sir,   b. Abt 1275, Royston,England d. Abt 20 Dec 1329 (Age 54 years)   3. ROBERT DE VERE, 6TH EARL OXFORD,   b. 24 Jun 1254, Hedingham Castle,Essex,England d. 17 Apr 1331, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (dsps) (Age 76 years)   4. Hugh 1st Baron de VERE,   b. Mar 1258/1259
  Family ID	F888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1240 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Death - 7 Sep 1296 - Hedingham Castle, Essex, England Burial - - Earls Colne Priory, Halstead, Essex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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