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Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford
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Name Robert de Vere Suffix 3rd Earl of Oxford Birth Aft 1164 Hatfield, Essex, England
Gender Male Burial 1221 Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Death Bef 25 Oct 1221 Colne Engaine, Essex, England
Person ID I908 Our Family History Last Modified 2 Apr 2024
Father Aubrey III de Vere, First Earl of Oxford, b. 1115 d. 26 Dec 1194, Earls Colne, Essex, England
(Age 79 years) Mother Agnes of Essex, Countess of Oxford, b. 1151, Rayleigh, Essex, England
d. Aft 1212, Oxfordshire, England
(Age 62 years) Family ID F8998204 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Isabel de Bolebec, b. 1164, Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
d. 3 Feb 1245, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
(Age 81 years) Children + 1. Sir Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford, b. 1207, Essex, England
d. Bef 23 Dec 1263, Colne Engaine, Essex, England
(Age 56 years)Family ID F8998202 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Apr 2024
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Notes - Ralph de Vere was the son of Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford and Agnes de Essex.
He died before 1194.
http://thepeerage.com/p68959.htm#i689583
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"Ralph DeVere rebelled against Henry II and was taken prisoner alongside Richard the Lionheart in 1174. He subsequently formed an allegiance with King William I of Scotland and was awarded vast tracts of land in Lanarkshire. This land became known as Blackwood Estate, the largest estate in Lanarkshire."
This is an excerpt from the History of the Blackwood Estate.
- Ralph de Vere was the son of Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford and Agnes de Essex.
