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Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
1385Aug, 15

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (d. 1417)
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford KG (15 August 1385 – 15 February 1417) was the son and heir of Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford. He took part in the trial of Richard, Earl of Cambridge, and Lord Scrope for their part in the Southampton Plot, and was one of the commanders at Agincourt in 1415.

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