Earl of Oxford
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Earl of Oxford is a dormant title in the Peerage of England, first created for Aubrey de Vere by the Empress Matilda in 1141. His family was to hold the title for more than five and a half centuries,
1574 woodcut showing the heraldic achievement of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, with Latin canting motto Vero Nihil Verius ("Nothing more true than truth")
Hedingham Castle in Essex, primary seat of the Earls of Oxford
House of de Vere
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The House of de Vere was an old and powerful English aristocratic family who derived their name from Ver, in Lower Normandy, France.
Earl of Oxford
…Earl of Oxford is a dormant title in the Peerage of England, first created for Aubrey de Vere by the Empress Matilda in 1141. His family was to hold the title for more than five and a half centuries, until the death of the 20th Earl in 1703. The de Veres were also hereditary holders of…
Hedingham Castle – the de Vere family seat. The Norman keep is all that remains of the castle in Essex where most of the land was concentrated.
Susan de Vere, 4th Countess of Pembroke seated with her family, painted by Anthony van Dyck.
Diana Cecil, 18th Countess of Oxford, painted by William Larkin.
Diana de Vere, 1st Duchess of St Albans, her husband was the son of King Charles II of England, painted by Godfrey Kneller.