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Birth:          24 Jun 1257 Hedingham Castle, Essex, England
Death:          17 Apr 1331 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Notes
ancestry.com
Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford; fought against Scots at Battle of Falkirk 1298; 
opposed Edward II's favourite Gaveston but fought for Edward against the rebel Earl 
of Lancaster 1322; that he tried unsuccessfully to have the office of Master 
Chamberlain restored him is further evidence that it had not been restored to his 
father; married Margaret (died 1296/7), sister of Edmund, 1st Lord (Baron) Mortimer, 
and dsps 17 April 1331. [Burke's Peerage]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Vere,_6th_Earl_of_Oxford
Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford (c. 24 June 1257 – 17 April 1331) was the son and 
heir of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford, by his wife Alice de Sanford.

Robert the younger took part in several of the military campaigns of Edward I, Edward 
II and Edward III in Wales, Scotland and France. His coat of arms appears in the 1298 
Falkirk Roll at the Battle of Falkirk. He was married to Margaret Mortimer, daughter of 
Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. He also officiated at the Coronation of Queen 
Isabella, wife of Edward II, in 1308. His only son Thomas died before him, and when 
Robert died in 1331, he was succeeded by his nephew John de Vere, 7th Earl of 
Oxford.


Parents
DE VERE Robert (ABT 1240 - BEF 7 Sep 1296)
DE SANFORD Alice (ABT 1226 - 7 Sep 1317)

Siblings
DE VERE Robert (24 Jun 1257 - 17 Apr 1331)
DE VERE Joan (ABT 1260 - 21 Nov 1293)
DE VERE Alphonse (ABT 1270 - ABT 20 Dec 1328)

Marriage To DE MORTIMER Margaret (ABT 1250 - ABT 1296)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE MORTIMER Roger (1231 - 30 Oct 1282)
DE BRAOSE Maud (1224 - BEF 23 Mar 1301)

Children by DE MORTIMER Margaret ABT 1250 - ABT 1296
DE VERE Ellen (ABT 1295 - )

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