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William De Vere 1575–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: June 1625

Death Location: Breda, Hague, The Netherlands

Father: Sir Shakespeare

Mother: Anne Elizabeth

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In 1575, William De Vere entered the world in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Edward De Vere 17Th Earl Of Oxford Thought To Be To Actual Author Of Those Great Literary Works Normally Attributed To William Shakespeare And Anne Cecil Countess Of Oxford Maid Of Honor To Queen Elizabeth. William De Vere passed away in 1625 in Breda, Hague, The Netherlands.

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  • In 1575, William De Vere entered the world in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Edward De Vere 17Th Earl Of Oxford Thought To Be To Actual Author Of Those Great Literary Works Normally Attributed To William Shakespeare And Anne Cecil Countess Of Oxford Maid Of Honor To Queen Elizabeth.
  • William De Vere passed away in 1625 in Breda, Hague, The Netherlands.

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William Vere's Ancestors

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William Vere
1575–1625
Birth Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, thought to be to actual author of those great literary works normally attributed to William Shakespeare
1550–1604
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Anne (Cecil, Countess of Oxford, Maid of Honor to Queen) Elizabeth
1556–1588
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
John (de Vere, 16th Earl of) Oxford
1516–1562
Essex, Cambridgeshire, England
Sir (William Cecil, Chief Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, Treasurer of England, MP, Prime Minister of England, 1st Earl Burleigh 3rd Baron) B
1520–1598
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Mildred (Cook, well-published author on Greek language, literature, history & philosophy, she presided over a salon at) Oxford
1524–1589
Romford, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hertfordshire
1464–1539
Lady Trussel
1496–1527
Richard Cecil
1495–1552
Jane Heckington
1501–1587
Anthony Cooke
1504–1576
Lady Brittany
1504–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brooke
1447–1512
Lady Oxford
1468–1537
Sir Hertford
1475–1516
Lady Saunders
1478–1517
Sir Wolsey
1440–1534
Anne Hawes
1475–1509

William Vere's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of William De Vere in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
1625
June 1625
Age 50
Death of William De Vere in Breda, Hague, The Netherlands
Breda, Hague, The Netherlands

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1625
    Event Place: Breda, Hague, The Netherlands

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