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and apparently died shortly before 20 December 1328, when a writ was issued for inquisitions post mortem into the land that he held direct from the King. These hearings established that
Alphonse's next heir was his son John, then aged 15 years and more. The manors concerned were Aston Sandford,
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in Italy, also served with de Vere. Yet in spite of this, de Vere never distinguished himself, particularly as a military commander. Neither did he receive a great amount of royal patronage, and was never made a member of the
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Castle, and in 1345 they were again campaigning in
Brittany. Tradition has it that, returning to England, their ships were forced ashore by bad weather, and the party was robbed of their possessions by the locals.
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John de Vere, in the family tradition of the "fighting de Veres", was active in almost all major military engagements in the years from 1340 to 1360. On the
Roxburgh campaign he brought a retinue of twenty-eight
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for his services, yet at the same time, the king owed
Northampton two debts of £782 and £1237. This obstacle of resources and status John de Vere was unable to overcome either by marriage or warfare.
461:. This was largely a consequence of the de Vere family's relatively modest resources among the English peerage. As an example can be mentioned that in late 1340, £349 were owed to Oxford in
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together with the Earl of
Warwick. While Warwick's men bore the brunt of the French attack, de Vere led a group of archers along the riverbed until they were able to flank the French
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his estates on his nephew, John. It was in this way that John de Vere, when his uncle died 17 April 1331, became Earl of Oxford. He had made homage and received livery by 17 May.
344:. Oxford's men captured numerous towns and castles in Turenne, garrisoning them to launch raids into the surrounding provinces until they were bought out in the fall of 1357.
317:, and was among the captains who sent a request to Edward III for reinforcements when the king famously answered 'Let the boy win his spurs'. Oxford was also at the
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campaign of 1334–5, and in the summer campaign of 1335. Later in the decade, England's military efforts turned towards France, with the beginning of the
359:, firing upon the poorly protected rumps of their horses. Oxford's attack inflicted significant damage and did much to secure the English victory.
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succeeded at his father's death, but with Robert's forfeiture in 1392, the earldom was given to Robert's uncle
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282:. Oxford was not forced to take sides in the conflict, and has been described as a "political neutral".
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campaign in 1359–60. Here he died, probably during the raid into
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558:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 260.
224:, who had married Badlesmere's third daughter,
202:Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere
972:. Vol. IV (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City.
928:The Complete Peerage, edited by H.A. Doubleday
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200:, who was the second of the four daughters of
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450:, who was later to make his fortune as a
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384:Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon
222:William Bohun, Earl of Northampton
187:Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford
179:Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford
144:Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford
100:Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford
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556:The Fourteenth Century: 1307–1399
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140:John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford
926:Cokayne, George Edward (1916).
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173:Family background and marriage
169:, who was his brother-in-law.
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289:. They both took part in the
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647:The Reign of Edward III
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226:Elizabeth de Badlesmere
845:Ayton, Andrew (1994).
240:. He took part in the
847:Knights and Warhorses
582:; E.B. Fryde (1961).
196:In 1336 John married
62:23 or 24 January 1360
643:Ormrod, W.M (1990).
1040:De Vere family tree
459:Order of the Garter
426:and twelve mounted
1480:Peerage of England
1459:Richard, 11th earl
999:Sumption, Jonathan
896:Prestwich, Michael
789:Richardson IV 2011
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736:Richardson IV 2011
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246:Hundred Years' War
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163:Battle of Poitiers
88:Maud de Badlesmere
31:7th Earl of Oxford
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265:Earl of Salisbury
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146:who succeeded as
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