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- Sir Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford, was another "Fighting Vere" who also served King Edward III in military capacity.Thomas married Maud de Ufford, daughter and heir of Sir Ralph de Ufford (Chief Justice of Ireland) at some time before 1350. They had three children: 1.) Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford and Duke of Ireland, 2.) John de Vere, and 3.) Alice de VereThomas died young, in 1371, and was succeeded by his son Robert. Shortly after Thomas’s death his widow, Maud, got involved in a plot against King Henry IV. She was sent to the Tower, but later was pardoned and released.
By Robert Brazil
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