Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Oxford
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Elizabeth de Vere Countess of Oxford (1496 – before July 1527) was an English
noblewoman. Through her mother's family, she was the 5 x great granddaughter of King Edward III
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and Margaret Dunn. On 10 April 1509 at the age of about thirteen, she became the second wife of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford
. His first wife, Christian Foderingey had died about ten years earlier without issue. Together John and Elizabeth had seven children.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
noblewoman. Through her mother's family, she was the 5 x great granddaughter of King Edward III
Edward III of England
Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...
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Family and Children
Elizabeth was born in Prickston, Staffordshire, England in 1496 to Sir Edward Trussel of Kibbleston, StaffordshireStaffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
and Margaret Dunn. On 10 April 1509 at the age of about thirteen, she became the second wife of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford was an English peer and courtier.-Biography:John de Vere was the son of John de Vere and Alice Kilrington , and the great-grandson of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, succeeding his second cousin, John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford.Oxford was Esquire of the...
. His first wife, Christian Foderingey had died about ten years earlier without issue. Together John and Elizabeth had seven children.
- Elizabeth de Vere (born about 1512) married Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of ChicheThomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of ChicheThomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche KG was an English courtier during the reign of Edward VI. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1550 and 1551 before his appointment as Lord Chamberlain of the Household...
and had issue. - John de Vere, 16th Earl of OxfordJohn de Vere, 16th Earl of OxfordJohn de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford was born to John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussel, daughter of Edward Trussel...
(1516 – 3 August 1562 married (1) Dorothy Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of WestmorlandRalph Neville, 4th Earl of WestmorlandRalph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland KG, PC was an English peer and soldier.-Early life:Ralph Neville was born to Ralph Neville, Lord Neville and Edith Sandys, and was the grandson of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland and Isabel Booth. When his father died in 1498 he took the style of Lord...
(2) Margery Golding - Lady Frances de VereFrances Howard, Countess of SurreyFrances Howard, , Countess of Surrey was the daughter of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussell, Countess of Oxford. Frances married twice, first to Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Lady Elizabeth Stafford, by whom she had five children...
(c. 1517 – 30 June 1577 married Henry Howard, Earl of SurreyHenry Howard, Earl of SurreyHenry Howard, KG, , known as The Earl of Surrey although he never was a peer, was an English aristocrat, and one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry.-Life:...
and had issue. - Aubrey de Vere (born about 1519) married (1) Margaret Spring (2) Bridget Gibbon
- Robert de Vere (born about 1520)
- Anne de Vere (c. 1522 – February, 1571/72) married Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield of ButterwickEdmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield of ButterwickEdmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield, of Butterwick was an English nobleman, the son of Sir Robert Sheffield and his second wife Jane Stanley, daughter of George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange and Joan le Strange, 9th Baroness Strange...
- Jeffrey de Vere (born about 1526) married Elizabeth Hardkyn daughter of Sir John Hardkyn of Colchester