Peerage Record – 1174

     Aubrey de Vere was born circa 1519 at Castle Hedingham, Essex, England^G.¹ He was the son of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussel.² He married Margaret Spring, daughter of John Spring.² He died in 1579.³

     Margaret Spring is the daughter of John Spring.¹ She married Aubrey de Vere, son of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussel.¹

     Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford was born on 23 August 1575.¹ He was the son of Hugh de Vere and Eleanor Walsh.² He married Beatrix van Hemmema, daughter of Sijerck van Hemmema, before 1626.¹ He died on 7 August 1632 at age 56 at Maastricht, The Netherlands, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain of Foot in 1626 in the Dutch Army.¹ He succeeded as the 19th Earl of Oxford [E., 1142] on 5 April 1626.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1629.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel between 1629 and 1632.¹ He fought in the Siege of Maastricht in August 1632.¹

     Lady Dorothy Neville was the daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland and Lady Catherine Stafford.¹ She married John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford, son of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussel, on 3 July 1536.¹ She died between 17 December 1545 and 27 June 1547, without male issue.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Dorothy Neville was styled as Countess of Oxford on 21 March 1540.

     Margery Golding was the daughter of John Golding.¹ She married, secondly, Charles Tyrrell.¹ She married, firstly, John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford, son of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussel, on 1 August 1548.¹ She died on 2 December 1568.¹
     Her married name became Tyrrell.¹ After her marriage, Margery Golding was styled as Countess of Oxford on 1 August 1548.

     Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was born on 12 April 1550.¹ He was the son of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding.¹ He married, firstly, Anne Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 1st Baron of Burghley and Mildred Cooke, on 19 December 1571.³ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Trentham, daughter of Thomas Trentham and Jane Sneyd, after 4 July 1591.¹ He died on 24 June 1604 at age 54.¹
     He and Ann Vavasour were associated.⁴ He succeeded as the 17th Earl of Oxford [E., 1142] on 3 August 1562.¹ He was educated at St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was educated at Queens’ College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was admitted to Gray’s Inn.¹ He was a scholar and poet.¹ Between March 1581 and June 1581 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.¹ He fought in the Low Countries Campaign in 1585.¹ He held the office of Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) circa 1603.¹

     Anne Cecil was born in 1556. She was the daughter of William Cecil, 1st Baron of Burghley and Mildred Cooke.¹ She married Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, son of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding, on 19 December 1571.¹ She died in 1589.
     After her marriage, Anne Cecil was styled as Countess of Oxford on 19 December 1571.

     Elizabeth Trentham was the daughter of Thomas Trentham and Jane Sneyd.² She married Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, son of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding, after 4 July 1591.¹
     She held the office of a Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I.¹ After her marriage, Elizabeth Trentham was styled as Countess of Oxford.

     Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford was born on 24 February 1593.¹ He was the son of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trentham.¹ He married Lady Diana Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter and Elizabeth Drury, on 1 January 1623/24.¹ He died between 2 June 1625 and 9 June 1625, from wounds received in action the month before.¹
     He held the office of Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain between 1604 and 1625.¹ He succeeded as the 18th Earl of Oxford [E., 1142] on 24 June 1604.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1610.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple.¹ He fought in the Thirty Years War between 1620 and 1624.¹ From 1622 to 1623 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for criticising the government.¹ He fought in the Siege of Breda in May 1625.¹

     Lady Diana Cecil was born in 1596.² She was the daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter and Elizabeth Drury.^1,3 She married, secondly, Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, son of Edward Bruce, 1st Baron Bruce of Kinlosse and Magdalene Clerk.³ She married, firstly, Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford, son of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trentham, on 1 January 1623/24.³ She died on 26 February 1658, without issue.^3,1
     Her married name became Bruce.³ After her marriage, Lady Diana Cecil was styled as Countess of Oxford on 1 January 1623/24. After her marriage, Lady Diana Cecil was styled as Countess of Elgin.