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JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford 1490–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England

Death Date: 21 March 1539

Death Location: Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Father: John DeVere

Mother: Alice DeKilrington

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kibblestone

Children(s): Aubrey Devere, Elisabeth DeVere, Robert DeVere, Geoffrey Vere, Anne Vere, Aubrey DeVere, Ursula Vere, Robert Vere, JOHN Oxford, Dorothy DeVere, Sir Vere, Anne DeVere, Lady DeVere, Frances DeVere

The story of JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford began in 1490 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England. JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford married Elizabeth Detrussel Countess Of Oxford Of Kibblestone, and had children including Anne De Vere, Anne Devere, Aubrey Devere, Dorothy Latimer Deneville Devere, Elisabeth Devere, Frances Countess Surrey Devere, Geoffrey Vere, John Iii Devere 16Th Earl Oxford, Lady Elizabeth Devere, Robert Devere, Robert Vere, Sir Geoffrey De Vere, Ursula De Vere. JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford passed away in 1539 in Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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  • The story of JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford began in 1490 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England.
  • JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford married Elizabeth Detrussel Countess Of Oxford Of Kibblestone, and had children including Anne De Vere, Anne Devere, Aubrey Devere, Dorothy Latimer Deneville Devere, Elisabeth Devere, Frances Countess Surrey Devere, Geoffrey Vere, John Iii Devere 16Th Earl Oxford, Lady Elizabeth Devere, Robert Devere, Robert Vere, Sir Geoffrey De Vere, Ursula De Vere.
  • JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford passed away in 1539 in Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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Spouses(s)

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JOHN Oxford's Ancestors

Self
JOHN Oxford
1490–1539
Birth Place: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Parents
John DeVere
1442–1513
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Alice (Colbrooke) DeKilrington
1468–1536
Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Walter Colbrooke) Kilrington
1445–1499
Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Kilrington
1400–1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN Oxford's Descendants

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JOHN (II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of) Oxford (1490–21 March 1539) m. Elizabeth (DeTrussel Countess of Oxford of) Kibblestone (1494–Jul 1527)
  1. 1. Aubrey Devere 1540–1562 m. Bridget Gibbons 1523–1577
  2. 2. Elisabeth DeVere 1498–1565
  3. 3. Robert DeVere 1518–1562
  4. 4. Geoffrey Vere 1518–1556
  5. 5. Anne (De) Vere 1510–1572
  6. 6. Aubrey DeVere 1513–1572
  7. 7. Ursula (de) Vere 1524–1571
  8. 8. Robert Vere 1520–1562
  9. 9. JOHN (III DeVere 16th Earl) Oxford 1515–1562
  10. 10. Dorothy (Latimer DeNeville) DeVere 1508–
  11. 11. Sir (Geoffrey De) Vere 1536–1565
  12. 12. Anne DeVere 1522–1571
  13. 13. Lady (Elizabeth) DeVere 1510–1565
  14. 14. Frances (Countess Surrey) DeVere 1517–1577

JOHN Oxford's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
1539
21 March 1539
Age 49
Death of JOHN II DeVere Sir Knight of the Garter 15th Earl of Oxford in Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1539
    Event Place: Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen

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