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- BIOGRAPHY: 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]
BIOGRAPHY: ROBERT (DE VERE), EARL OF OXFORD, 1st son and heir, born probably circa 24 June 1257. In 1296 he served in Gascony, where he still was at the time of his father's death; but he did homage at Neyland by Bury 5 December, and was invited (30 December) to the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to the Count of Holland, 7 January, at lpswich. He was summoned to the Assembly of Peers, 24 February 1296/7, at Sidisbury. During the King's absence in Flanders (August 1297 to March 1297/8) he was a member of the Prince's Council. He was summoned for service in Scotland, 1298 to 1301, and in July 1298 he served with the 4th division at the battle of Falkirk. In 1299-1301 he served overseas. He was summoned to Edward I's last Parliament at Carlisle in 1306, but was excused by the King. He was summoned to the Coronation of Edward II, 25 February 1307/8. In the following year he was one of the five Earls who, owing to their hostility to Gavaston, refused to attend the secret Parliament at York. He was summoned to serve against the Scots in nearly every year from 1309 to 1323, and again in 1327. In 1322 he was in arms with the King at Lichfield against the Earl of Lancaster; and in 1324 he was summoned for the projected expedition in defence of Aquitaine. At the Coronation of Queen Philippe, 1330, he claimed the right to officiate as her Chamberlain, and his claim was allowed. He tried repeatedly to recover the office of Chamberlain of England, but the claim was still pending at his death. His only son having died s.p., he had licence on 15 March 1330 to entail his estates on his nephew John. He was a benefactor to Earls Colne, Hatfield Broadoak, and Netley Abbey.
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Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford and 7th Great Chamberlain, another warrior, took part in the wars against Scotland by King Edward I. [One can see the Scots' side of these wars in the movie "Braveheart," where Edward I is portrayed as a complete villain.] Robert, EO6, also fought with Longshanks in Wales. Robert additionally battled alongside Kings Edward II and Edward III in both Scotland and France in skirmishes of the Hundred Years War. He officiated at the Coronation of Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II, in 1308 and was known as:
"The Good earl of Oxford, his government, both in peace and war being so prudent, his hospitality and works of Charity so wisely abundant, and his temperance, with religious zeal, so admirably conjoined, that the common people esteemed him as a Saint "
He married Margaret Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. Robert's only son Thomas pre-deceased him, and thus he died without an heir in 1331 and his honors and titles devolved upon his nephew, John, EO7. Robert, EO6, is buried in the family chapel at Bures, 20 miles from Hedingham, where many of the Earls of Oxford are interred.
By Robert Brazil
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1257 - 1331 (73 years)
