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NameJohn de Vere Earl of Oxford 
[60, Oxford art, Vol X, pp. 245-7], [60, Vere of Tilbury art, Vol XII/2, p.257-260], [60, Berkeley article, Vol II, p. 138], [77, p. 112], [54, His own co-article], [56, Essex of 1558, pub Harleian 1878, Darcy p. 45], [123, Vol II, p. 381], [56, Cheshire of 1580, pub Harleian 1882, Trussell, p. 226], [64, Mainwaring & Trussell of Warmincham pedigree, Vol III, p. 229]
[60, Oxford art, Vol X, pp. 245-7], [60, Vere of Tilbury art, Vol XII/2, p.257-260], [60, Berkeley article, Vol II, p. 138], [77, p. 112], [54, His own co-article], [56, Essex of 1558, pub Harleian 1878, Darcy p. 45], [123, Vol II, p. 381], [56, Cheshire of 1580, pub Harleian 1882, Trussell, p. 226], [64, Mainwaring & Trussell of Warmincham pedigree, Vol III, p. 229]Birthca 1499
Death21 Mar 1540, Colne manor, Essex
Burial12 Apr 1540, Castle Hedington
General15th earl. A judge for Anne Boleyn's trial. KG 293: 1528; S 7.
FatherJohn de Vere
Spouses
1Elizabeth Trussell [60, Norfolk article, Vol IX, p. 621], [60, Oxford art, Vol X, pp. 245-7], [56, Essex of 1552, pub Harleian 1878, Vere pp. 16 & 47], [56, Cheshire of 1580, pub Harleian 1882, Trussell, p. 226], [64, Mainwaring & Trussell of Warmincham pedigree, Vol III, p. 229]
[60, Norfolk article, Vol IX, p. 621], [60, Oxford art, Vol X, pp. 245-7], [56, Essex of 1552, pub Harleian 1878, Vere pp. 16 & 47], [56, Cheshire of 1580, pub Harleian 1882, Trussell, p. 226], [64, Mainwaring & Trussell of Warmincham pedigree, Vol III, p. 229]FatherEdward Trussell (>1477-ca1498)
MotherMargaret Dun
Marriagebef 4 Jul 1509 [60, Oxford art, Vol X, pp. 245-7]
Notes for John de Vere Earl of Oxford
m.(1) Christian Foderingey who dsp.
Other sons: (2) Aubrey, (3) Robert; daus: (1) Elizabeth, (2) Frances, (3) Anne.
He may have been the Sir John Veer (Essex) who was a knight bachelor in the king’s retinue at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
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Other sons: (2) Aubrey, (3) Robert; daus: (1) Elizabeth, (2) Frances, (3) Anne.
He may have been the Sir John Veer (Essex) who was a knight bachelor in the king’s retinue at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
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DNB Main notes for John de Vere Earl of Oxford
Co-subject: Vere, John de, fifteenth earl of Oxford
Dates: 1490?-1540
Active Date: 1530
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Royalty and Society
Occupation: Courtier of Henry VIII
Article
Vere, John de, sixteenth Earl of Oxford 1512?-1562, born about 1512, was eldest son of John de Vere, fifteenth earl of Oxford 1490?-1540, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward (or John) Trussell of Cublesdon, Staffordshire. His father (a cousin of John de Vere, fourteenth earl, often called ‘Little John of Campes,’ 1499?-1526), was esquire of the body to Henry VIII in 1510; was knighted by the king on 25 Feb. 1513 at the Battle of the Spurs; was created K.G. on 21 Oct. 1527; took a prominent part, as a friend of the king, in the measures against Wolsey and Catherine of Aragon; bore the crown at the coronation of Anne Boleyn, and acted as a commissioner at her trial. He was the first protestant earl of Oxford, and was popularly known as ‘the good earl.’ He died at his manor of Earls Colne on 21 March 1540, and was buried at Castle Hedingham on 12 April. An altar-tomb in black marble is adorned with effigies of himself and his countess in an attitude of prayer, surrounded by their four sons and four daughters. Of his younger sons, Aubrey was great-grandfather of Aubrey de Vere, twentieth earl [q.v.], while Geoffrey was father of Sir Francis Vere [q.v.] and of Sir Horace Vere [q.v.].
Dates: 1490?-1540
Active Date: 1530
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Royalty and Society
Occupation: Courtier of Henry VIII
Article
Vere, John de, sixteenth Earl of Oxford 1512?-1562, born about 1512, was eldest son of John de Vere, fifteenth earl of Oxford 1490?-1540, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward (or John) Trussell of Cublesdon, Staffordshire. His father (a cousin of John de Vere, fourteenth earl, often called ‘Little John of Campes,’ 1499?-1526), was esquire of the body to Henry VIII in 1510; was knighted by the king on 25 Feb. 1513 at the Battle of the Spurs; was created K.G. on 21 Oct. 1527; took a prominent part, as a friend of the king, in the measures against Wolsey and Catherine of Aragon; bore the crown at the coronation of Anne Boleyn, and acted as a commissioner at her trial. He was the first protestant earl of Oxford, and was popularly known as ‘the good earl.’ He died at his manor of Earls Colne on 21 March 1540, and was buried at Castle Hedingham on 12 April. An altar-tomb in black marble is adorned with effigies of himself and his countess in an attitude of prayer, surrounded by their four sons and four daughters. Of his younger sons, Aubrey was great-grandfather of Aubrey de Vere, twentieth earl [q.v.], while Geoffrey was father of Sir Francis Vere [q.v.] and of Sir Horace Vere [q.v.].