Hugh de VERE[4th Earl of Oxford; Hereditary Chamberlain of England; AR7, line 246]
i. Robert
ii. Isabel, b. Aft 1222/3,
m(1) Sir John de COURTENAY;
m(2) Sir Oliver de DINHAM, b. Abt 1234, d. 26 Feb 1298/9
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3Hugh was born in or before 1210. When his father died in 1221, his mother, the heiress
Isabel de Bolebec, countess of Oxford, paid the crown for wardship of her son and heir. Hugh did homage to
King Henry III of England in Oct. 1231 and was knighted in May 1233, two days before he was invested with the earldom of Oxford
Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford
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Hugh de Vere
Earl of Oxford
Spouse(s)
Hawise de Quincy
IssueRobert de Vere
Titles and stylesThe Earl of Oxford
Father
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford
Mother
Isabel de Bolebec, Countess of Oxford
Born
c. 1210
Died
December 1263
Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford (c. 1210 – December 1263) was an
English nobleman and the only known child and heir of
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford.
Early life
Hugh was born in or before 1210. When his father died in 1221, his mother, the heiress
Isabel de Bolebec, countess of Oxford, paid the crown for wardship of her son and heir. Hugh did homage to
King Henry III of England in Oct. 1231 and was knighted in May 1233, two days before he was invested with the earldom of Oxford.
Career
He inherited the office of
master chamberlain which had been granted to his great-grandfather
Aubrey de Vere II. By right of that office, he participated in the coronation of Queen
Eleanor in 1236. Earl Hugh was a critic of King Henry from 1246 and in 1258 and 1259 was elected to serve on various baronial committees attempting to reform royal government. The earl purchased the right to hold a market at the town on his primary estate,
Castle Hedingham in Essex, and founded a chantry there.
Marriage and children
Hugh married
Hawise de Quincy, daughter of
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, and his wife,
Margaret de Beaumont. When he died in 1263, he was succeeded by his son
Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford. The earl and countess also had three daughters: Isabel, Laura, and Margaret.