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     Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford was born circa 1339.¹ He was the son of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud de Badlesmere.² He married Alice FitzWalter, daughter of John FitzWalter, 3rd Lord FitzWalter and Alianore de Percy.² He died on 23 April 1400.¹
     He was Secretary to Edward, The Black Prince in 1371.¹ He was Envoy to negotiate peace with France in 1377.¹ He held the office of Constable of Hadleigh Castle in February 1377/78.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) from November 1378 to January 1379/80.¹ He held the office of Chamberlain of the Royal Household before January 1380/81.¹ He was Envoy to negotiate peace with France in 1383.¹ In January 1392/93 he got back his nephew, 9th Earl of Oxford's possessions, but not the Hereditary Master Chamberlainship of England.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Oxford [E., 1142] in January 1392/93.¹

     Lt.-Col. Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley was born on 26 January 1831 at Rutland Square, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of William Richard Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley and Priscilla Cecilia Moore.¹ He married, firstly, Mabel Wilhelmina Frances Markham, daughter of Colonel William Thomas Markham and Ann Emily Sophia Grant, on 4 July 1877 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Priscilla Cecilia Moore, daughter of William Armitage Moore and Mary Metcalfe, on 2 July 1892 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He died on 15 December 1908 at age 77 at Castlewellan, Kilmegan, County Down, Ireland^G, from heart failure after influenza.¹ He was buried on 18 December 1908 at Castlewellan, Kilmegan, County Down, Ireland^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 31 July 1909, at over £75,000.^1,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1851 in the 43rd Foot.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1851 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Kaffir War between 1851 and 1853, where he was severely wounded.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Scots Fusiliers.¹ He fought in the Battle of Alma in 1854.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1855.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1855.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for County Cavan between 1857 and 1874.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1860.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Down.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Down.³ He succeeded as the 5th Earl Annesley, of Castlewellan, co. Down [I., 1789] on 10 August 1874.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Glerawly, of co. Fermanagh [I., 1766] on 10 August 1874.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Annesley, of Castle Wellan, co. Down [I., 1758] on 10 August 1874.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 28 April 1877 and 1908.^1,3 His last will was dated 5 August 1907.

     Ann Emily Sophia Grant was born on 27 September 1835 at St. Marylebone, London, England.² She was the daughter of Sir Francis Grant and Jane Isabella Elizabeth Norman.^1,2 She married Colonel William Thomas Markham, son of William Markham and Lucy Anne Holbech, in 1857 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.³ She died on 20 July 1880 at age 44 at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.²
     From 1857, her married name became Markham.³

     Alice FitzWalter was the daughter of John FitzWalter, 3rd Lord FitzWalter and Alianore de Percy.² She married Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, son of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud de Badlesmere.² She died on 29 April 1401.¹
     After her marriage, Alice FitzWalter was styled as Countess of Oxford in January 1393.

     Lady Mary FitzAlan was the daughter of Edmund Fitzalan, 2nd/9th Earl of Arundel and Alice de Warenne.^3,4,5,1 She married John Lestrange, 1st Lord Strange (of Blackmere), son of John Lestrange, 2nd Lord Strange (of Blackmere) and Ankaret Boteler.¹ She died on 29 August 1396.⁶

     Lady Margaret FitzAlan was born after 1375.² She was the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 4th/11th Earl of Arundel and Lady Elizabeth de Bohun.¹ She married Sir Rowland Lenthal.¹
     Her married name became Lenthal.¹

     Sir Aubrey de Vere was the son of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Howard.¹ He married Lady Anne Stafford, daughter of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Lady Anne Neville, in April 1460.² He died on 26 February 1461/62, beheaded for treason, without issue.³
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk in 1458.¹

     John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford was born on 8 September 1442.¹ He was the son of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Howard.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Neville, daughter of Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Scrope, daughter of Sir Richard Scrope and Eleanor Washbourne, between 28 November 1508 and 10 April 1509.^3,4 He died on 10 March 1512/13 at age 70.³
     He succeeded as the 13th Earl of Oxford [E., 1142] in January 1463/64.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1465.¹ From 1468 to 1469 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, suspected of conspiring with the Lancastrians.¹ In 1470 he fled abroad with the Yorkist faction.¹ He held the office of Constable of England in 1471.¹ In 1471 he returned to England and helped restore King Henry VI.¹ He fought in the Battle of Barnet, after which he fled abroad.¹ In 1473 he landed at Cornwall and held St. Michael's Mount until obliged to capitulate.¹ At Castle of Hammes, Calais, France, he was imprisoned.¹ In 1475 he was attainted.¹ In 1485 he broke out of Hammes.¹ He fought in the Battle of Bosworth.¹ He attainder was reversed.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1485/86.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1485/86.¹ He held the office of Lord High Admiral of England, Ireland and Acquitaine.¹ He fought in the Battle of Stoke in 1487.¹ He held the office of High Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster south of Trent.¹ He held the office of Hereditary Master Chamberlain of England.¹ He fought in the Battle of Blackheath in 1497.¹

     Lady Margaret Neville was the daughter of Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.¹ She married John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, son of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Howard.¹ She died after 20 November 1506.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Margaret Neville was styled as Countess of Oxford.

     Sir Robert de Vere was the son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford and Alice Sergeaux.¹ He married Joan Courtenay, daughter of Sir Hugh de Courtenay and Philippa l'Arcedekne, in 1450.² He died in 1455 at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Battle of St. Albans in 1455.¹