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Aubrey de Vere (1626/1627–1703), 20th Earl of Oxford, KG

Image credit: National Trust Images

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Aubrey de Vere succeeded to his title as 20th and last Earl of Oxford when he was only five years old (his father was killed in the Dutch army in the Low Countries), but he continued to live his childhood in Friesland. He married the 10-year old Anne Bayning in 1647 in London. This match alleviated his financial difficulties, but by 1654 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London accused of conspiring against the protectorate. His wife died in the Tower in 1659. De Vere worked for the Royalist cause under the codename 'Mr Waller' and was one of six Lords sent to invite Charles II back to England, for which he was rewarded handsomely. He was made Knight of the Garter in 1660, Lord Lieutenant of Essex, and Colonel of the King’s regiment of horse, called the Oxford Blues.

National Trust, Antony

Torpoint

Title

Aubrey de Vere (1626/1627–1703), 20th Earl of Oxford, KG

Date

1670s

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76 x W 63.5 cm

Accession number

352345

Acquisition method

on loan from the Trustees of Antony

Work type

Painting

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Torpoint, Cornwall PL11 2QA England

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