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Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere 1550–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1550

Birth Location: Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 24 Jun 1604

Death Location: Kings Hold Hackey, Middlesex, England

Father: John DeVere

Mother: Margery Golding

Spouse(s): Anne Vavasour, Elizabeth Trentham, Anne Cecil

Children(s): Elizabeth Vere, Henry Vere, Sir Vere

Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere was born in 1550 in Hessen, Germany, the child of John The 16Th Earl Of Oxford Devere And Margery Golding. Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere married Anne Reputed Mistress Vavasour, Anne Cecil, Elizabeth Trentham, and had children including Elizabeth Countess Of Oxenford De Vere, Henry 18Th Earl Of Oxford De Vere, Sir Edward Illegitimate Son De Vere. Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere passed away in 1604 in Kings Hold Hackey, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere was born in 1550 in Hessen, Germany, the child of John The 16Th Earl Of Oxford Devere And Margery Golding.
  • Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere married Anne Reputed Mistress Vavasour, Anne Cecil, Elizabeth Trentham, and had children including Elizabeth Countess Of Oxenford De Vere, Henry 18Th Earl Of Oxford De Vere, Sir Edward Illegitimate Son De Vere.
  • Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere passed away in 1604 in Kings Hold Hackey, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Vere's Ancestors

Self
Edward Vere
1550–1604
Birth Place: Hessen, Germany
Parents
John "the 16th Earl of Oxford" DeVere
1516–1562
Oxfordshire, England
Margery Golding
1520–1568
Belchamp Saint Paul, Essex, England
Grandparents
JOHN ("15th Earl of Oxford") DeVere
1490–1540
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
ELIZABETH ("Countess of Oxford") Trussel
1494–1527
Stone, Staffordshire, England
John Golding
1498–1547
Belchamp Saint Paul, Essex, England
Elizabeth Towe
1502–1527
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Vere
1433–1537
Alice Kilrington
1468–1494
Edward Trussel
1468–1499
Margaret Dunn
1472–1498
Thomas Golding
1435–1505
Agnes Letton
1438–1504
Thomas Towe
1472–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert DeVere
1408–1462
Joan Courtenay
1411–1465
Walter Kilrington
1442–1499
Joan Tresytheny
1446–1494
William Trussel
1430–1481
Bridget Kene
1432–
John Dunn
1431–1503
Elizabeth Hastings
1429–1507
William Golding
1390–1470
Edmund Letton
1428–1495
Towe
1447–

Edward Vere's Descendants

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Edward ("17th Earl of Oxford" de) Vere (12 Apr 1550–24 Jun 1604) m. Anne ("Reputed Mistress") Vavasour (1560–5 Jun 1588) m. Elizabeth Trentham (1562–Dec 1612) m. Anne Cecil (Dec 1571–5 Jun 1588)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Countess of Oxenford" de) Vere 1575–1626 m. Simon Wakefield 1561–1593
    1. 1. John Wakefield 1591–1631 m. Mary Conley 1598–1693
      1. 1. John Wakefield 1598–1689
      2. 2. Thomas Wakefield 1618–1697
      3. 3. Richard Wakefield 1616–1625
      4. 4. George Wakefield 1620–
  2. 2. Henry ("18th Earl of Oxford" de) Vere 1593–1624
  3. 3. Sir (Edward "Illegitimate son" de) Vere 1581–1629

Edward Vere's Timeline

2 Records

1550
12 Apr 1550
Birth of Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere in Hessen, Germany
Hessen, Germany
1604
24 Jun 1604
Age 54
Death of Edward "17th Earl of Oxford" de Vere in Kings Hold Hackey, Middlesex, England
Kings Hold Hackey, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1550
    Event Place: Hessen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1604
    Event Place: Kings Hold Hackey, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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