Vere, John de (1499 - 1526)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1499-08-14
Death Date: 1526-07-14

Siblings

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

14th Earl of Oxford

Titles

  • 14th Earl of Oxford
    Assumed 1512/13-03-10
    Vacated 1526-07-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Great Chamberlain of England, England 1512/13-3-10 1526-07-14 Hereditary office
Keeper & Steward of Forests, Essex 1512/13-3-10 1526-07-14 Hereditary office
JP, Suffolk 1513 1514
JP, Essex 1525 1526
JP, Norfolk 1525/6 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hedingham Castle, Essex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1515-1515 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Oxford's Bearward
Performance 1516-1517 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Oxford's Bearward
Performance 1516-1517 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Oxford's Bearward
Performance 1517-1518 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Oxford's Bearward
Performance 1517-1518 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Oxford's Bearward
Performance 1521-1521 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Oxford's Bearward
Performance 1518-1519 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Oxford's Bearward/s
Performance 1519-1520 The Quarry, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Oxford's Bearward/s
Performance 1514-1515 Folkestone (Unknown), Folkestone , Kent Earl of Oxford's Bearwards
Performance 1520-1521 Sandwich (Unknown), Sandwich , Kent Earl of Oxford's Bearwards
Performance 1521-1522 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Oxford's Bearwards
Performance 1515-1515 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Oxford's Minstrels
Performance 1516-1516 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Oxford's Minstrels
Performance 1516-1516 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Oxford's Minstrels
Performance 1517-1518 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Oxford's Minstrels
Performance 1518-1519 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Oxford's Minstrels
Performance 1518-1519 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Earl of Oxford's Minstrels
Performance 1519-1519 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Oxford's Minstrels
Performance 1519-1519 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Oxford's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Oxford's Bearward Vere, John de (1499 - 1526) Performing Animals 6
Earl of Oxford's Bearward/s Vere, John de (1499 - 1526) Performing Animals 2
Earl of Oxford's Bearwards Vere, John de (1499 - 1526) Performing Animals 3
Earl of Oxford's Minstrels Vere, John de (1499 - 1526) Entertainers/Minstrels 8

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Nelson, Alan H. Monstrous Adversary: The Life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Liverpool English Texts and Studies 40. Liverpool: Liverpool UP, 2003.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)