Family and Education
b. 28 Feb. 1627, 1st s. of Robert de Vere†, 19th earl of Oxford, and Beatrice van Hemmema of Friesland. educ. unknown. m. (1) 18 June 1647, Anne (d.1659), da. and coh. of Paul Bayning†, 2nd Visct. Bayning; (2) 1 Jan. 1672, LMA, DL/C/240, f. 142. Diana (d.1719), da. of George Kirke, kpr. of Whitehall Palace, 2s. d.v.p., 3 da. (1 d.v.p.). 1s. illegit. with Hester Davenport. KG 1660. d. 12 Mar. 1703. admon. 29 Apr. 1703 to wid. TNA, PROB 6/79, f. 65.
Offices Held
PC 1670 – 79, 1681 – d.; extra gent. bedchamber 1674 – 77; gent. bedchamber 1677 – 85, 1689 – 1702; envoy extraordinary to king of France July 1680; dep. Speaker, House of Lords 1 Aug. 1700 – 18 Sept. 1701.
C.j. in eyre south of Trent 1660 – 73; ld. lt. Essex 1660–75 (sole), 1675–18 Feb. 1688 (jt.), 25 Oct. 1688–d. (sole); warden, New Forest 1667–?;
Col. Royal Regt. Horse, 1661- 4 Feb. 1688, 17 Dec. 1688 – d.; lt. gen. Horse and Ft. 4 May 1689.
Parlimentarian
Associated with: Bentley Hall, Essex (to c.1667); various lodgings in Westminster.
Likenesses
oil on canvas, by G. Soest, c.1656-62, Dulwich Picture Gallery; oil on canvas by unknown artist, c.1670s, National Trust, Antony, Cornw.; oil on canvas, by Sir G. Kneller, c.1690, NPG 4941.
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Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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