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 1120 - 1194 (74 years)
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| Name |
Aubrey III De Vere [1, 2, 3] |
| Suffix |
Gt. High Chamberlain Of Eng. |
| Birth |
1114-1120 [1, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
26 Dec 1194 [1, 3] |
| Burial |
Colne Priory  |
| Person ID |
I22513 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
| Father |
Aubrey II De Vere, Gt. High Chamberlain Of Eng., b. Abt 1082, Hedingham, Essex, England d. 15 May 1141, Slain In A Riot In London, Middlesex, England (Age 59 years) |
| Mother |
Alice De Clare, b. Abt 1093, Clare, Suffolk, England d. Abt 1163, England (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1108 |
Suffolk, England |
| Family ID |
F21728 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
Headingham Castle
just outside Halstead, England |
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The principal residence of the de VERES was Castle Hedingham. The keep still stands sentry guard over the River Colne in the North of Essex, probably erected by Aubrey de Vere, who died in 1194. The Hedingham keep ranks with that of Rochester as the finest of the square keeps in England.
(Note: this next statement about Oxford Castle is in dispute. THe Oxford Castle may not be associated with the DeVeres family) (See email reference) Oxford Castle was the seat of the Earls de Vere. It now consists of little more than a Norman tower which stands inside the walls of a county jail. It was here that King Stephen laid siege to Matilda in 1141. She escaped by a rope ladder fashioned from bed sheets during the night and, fleeing, found refuge at Wallingford.
Oxford Castle is thought to be the oldest in all England. The Norman structure was built in 1071 by Robert d'Oilly. From what is left of it we can conclude that it was originally a pre-Norman motte and bailey fort. After the 1071 rebuilding, alterations were made by Henry II, between 1165 and 1173. He added the houses inside the shell keep, and also the well. He presumably built the diagonal keep on the motte, the foundations of which were discovered in the 18th Century.
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- [S134] Br, World Family Tree Vol. 16, Ed. 1, (Release date: December 15, 1997), Tree #1366 (Reliability: 3).
Date of Import: 22 okt 1999
- [S1165] RaGena DeAragon, email from RaGena DeAragon, (Dec 2006).
- [S40] FTW 16 tree 1366 H.
Date of Import: 22 okt 1999
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