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  1. John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford KG KB (8 September 1442 – 10 March 1513), the second son of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Howard, a first cousin of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (2nd creation), was one of the principal Lancastrian commanders during the English Wars of the Roses.

  2. John de Vere, 13th earl of Oxford (born Sept. 8, 1442—died March 10, 1513) was an English soldier and royal official, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the Roses. He helped to restore the deposed King Henry VI (1470) and later (1485) to secure the English throne for the last surviving male claimant from the house of Lancaster , Henry Tudor ...

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  3. JOHN DE VERE 13TH EARL OF OXFORD, was second son of John, the 12th Earl, a prominent Lancastrian, who, together with his eldest son Aubrey de Vere, was executed in February 1462. John de Vere the younger was himself attainted, but two years later was restored as 13th Earl.

  4. Sep 12, 2012 · John de Vere, thirteenth earl of Oxford, was the last great medieval nobleman. Earl of Oxford for fifty years, subject of no fewer than six kings of England during one of the most turbulent periods of English history, de Vere's career included more changes of fortune than almost any other.

  5. On 18th January 1464 John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, is granted licence to his lands thus restoring them to his family. The 13th Earl of Oxford quite probably never expected to be titled to this rank. He was the second son of a baron.

  6. Earl of Oxford for fifty years, and subject of six kings of England during the political strife of the Wars of the Roses, John de Vere's career included more changes of fortune than almost any other. He recovered his earldom afterthe execution of his fath. 978-1-84615-840-7. History.

  7. Mar 10, 2020 · On this day in Tudor history, 10th March 1513, magnate John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, died at his home at Castle Hedingham in Essex. Oxford was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses and played an important role in the Battle of Bosworth Field.