He died at the Siege of Rheims, France
From another relative Anne Shurtleff Stevens:
7th Earl of Oxford, hereditary Chamberlain of England
Son and heir to Sir Alphonese de Vere and Joan Foliot, grandson of Sir Robert de Vere and Alice de Sanford, Sir Jordan Foliot and Margery Newmarch.
Husband of Maud de Badlesmere, daughter of Bartholomew Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare, widow of Robert FitzPayne. They were married before 27 March 1336 and had four sons and three daughters:
* John, married Elizabeth de Courtenay
* Thomas, 8th Earl of Oxford, his son was the 9th Earl
* Aubrey, 10th Earl of Oxford
Robert
* Margaret, wife of Henry de Beaumont, Nicholas de Lovaine & John Devereaux
* Maud, died unmarried
* Elizabeth, wife of Hugh de Courtenay, Sir John de Mowbray & Sir Wm Cossington
Sir John was heir to his uncle, Sir Robert de Vere, the 6th Earl of Oxford. John sailed with the king in July of 1346 as one of the commanders in the 1st division at Crecy, and took part in the Siege of Calais in 1347. John then sailed with Prince Edward for Bordeaux and commanded the 2nd division in the raid at Languedoc. John was also in joint command of the 1st division at the Battle of Poitiers 19 Sept 1356, where his handful of highly skilled archers contributed to the victory.
From another relative Anne Shurtleff Stevens:
7th Earl of Oxford, hereditary Chamberlain of England
Son and heir to Sir Alphonese de Vere and Joan Foliot, grandson of Sir Robert de Vere and Alice de Sanford, Sir Jordan Foliot and Margery Newmarch.
Husband of Maud de Badlesmere, daughter of Bartholomew Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare, widow of Robert FitzPayne. They were married before 27 March 1336 and had four sons and three daughters:
* John, married Elizabeth de Courtenay
* Thomas, 8th Earl of Oxford, his son was the 9th Earl
* Aubrey, 10th Earl of Oxford
Robert
* Margaret, wife of Henry de Beaumont, Nicholas de Lovaine & John Devereaux
* Maud, died unmarried
* Elizabeth, wife of Hugh de Courtenay, Sir John de Mowbray & Sir Wm Cossington
Sir John was heir to his uncle, Sir Robert de Vere, the 6th Earl of Oxford. John sailed with the king in July of 1346 as one of the commanders in the 1st division at Crecy, and took part in the Siege of Calais in 1347. John then sailed with Prince Edward for Bordeaux and commanded the 2nd division in the raid at Languedoc. John was also in joint command of the 1st division at the Battle of Poitiers 19 Sept 1356, where his handful of highly skilled archers contributed to the victory.
He died at the Siege of Rheims, France
From another relative Anne Shurtleff Stevens:
7th Earl of Oxford, hereditary Chamberlain of England
Son and heir to Sir Alphonese de Vere and Joan Foliot, grandson of Sir Robert de Vere and Alice de Sanford, Sir Jordan Foliot and Margery Newmarch.
Husband of Maud de Badlesmere, daughter of Bartholomew Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare, widow of Robert FitzPayne. They were married before 27 March 1336 and had four sons and three daughters:
* John, married Elizabeth de Courtenay
* Thomas, 8th Earl of Oxford, his son was the 9th Earl
* Aubrey, 10th Earl of Oxford
Robert
* Margaret, wife of Henry de Beaumont, Nicholas de Lovaine & John Devereaux
* Maud, died unmarried
* Elizabeth, wife of Hugh de Courtenay, Sir John de Mowbray & Sir Wm Cossington
Sir John was heir to his uncle, Sir Robert de Vere, the 6th Earl of Oxford. John sailed with the king in July of 1346 as one of the commanders in the 1st division at Crecy, and took part in the Siege of Calais in 1347. John then sailed with Prince Edward for Bordeaux and commanded the 2nd division in the raid at Languedoc. John was also in joint command of the 1st division at the Battle of Poitiers 19 Sept 1356, where his handful of highly skilled archers contributed to the victory.
From another relative Anne Shurtleff Stevens:
7th Earl of Oxford, hereditary Chamberlain of England
Son and heir to Sir Alphonese de Vere and Joan Foliot, grandson of Sir Robert de Vere and Alice de Sanford, Sir Jordan Foliot and Margery Newmarch.
Husband of Maud de Badlesmere, daughter of Bartholomew Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare, widow of Robert FitzPayne. They were married before 27 March 1336 and had four sons and three daughters:
* John, married Elizabeth de Courtenay
* Thomas, 8th Earl of Oxford, his son was the 9th Earl
* Aubrey, 10th Earl of Oxford
Robert
* Margaret, wife of Henry de Beaumont, Nicholas de Lovaine & John Devereaux
* Maud, died unmarried
* Elizabeth, wife of Hugh de Courtenay, Sir John de Mowbray & Sir Wm Cossington
Sir John was heir to his uncle, Sir Robert de Vere, the 6th Earl of Oxford. John sailed with the king in July of 1346 as one of the commanders in the 1st division at Crecy, and took part in the Siege of Calais in 1347. John then sailed with Prince Edward for Bordeaux and commanded the 2nd division in the raid at Languedoc. John was also in joint command of the 1st division at the Battle of Poitiers 19 Sept 1356, where his handful of highly skilled archers contributed to the victory.
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