Earl of Oxford

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Earl of Oxford was one of the oldest titles in the English peerage, and was held for several centuries by the de Vere family. It finally became dormant in 1703 with the death of the 20th Earl. Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is perhaps the most famous of the line, due to the claims put forward by some that he was the actual author of the works of William Shakespeare (see Shakespearean authorship). The Vere Earls of Oxford were also hereditary holders of the office of Lord Great Chamberlain until the death of the 18th Earl in 1625. The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy May 27 - Founding of St Petersburg in Russia May 26 - Portugal joins Grand Alliance July 29-31 - Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the... The Earl of Oxford, from the 1914 publication English Travellers of the Renaissance by Clare Howard Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (April 12, 1550 – June 24, 1604) was born at Castle Hedingham to the 16th Earl of Oxford. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This portrait, called the Chandos portrait, hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. ... The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...

The title of Earl of Oxford and Mortimer was given out in the peerage of Great Britain to Robert Harley in 1711; in the 20th century the title of Earl of Oxford and Asquith was given out in the peerage of the United Kingdom to the former Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, whose descendants still bear that title. These later creations bear the double title because the original creation is dormant but not extinct. Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (5 December 1661 - 21 May 1724), was an English statesman of the Stuart and early Georgian periods. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... The Right Honourable Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC (12 September 1852–15 February 1928) served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. ...

After the discontinuation of the title, the retiring Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was keen to choose 'Earl of Oxford' for his own title. As an Earldom was then traditional for former Prime Ministers, and Asquith had a number of connections with the city, it seemed a logical choice, and had the King's support. However, it greatly offended the relatives of the dormant Earldom, and in the face of opposition from them, another title had to be selected - the formal title 'Earl of Oxford and Asquith' was finally decided as a compromise, with it being abbreviated to 'Earl of Oxford' in everyday conversation and letters. The name Herbert Asquith normally refers to: Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1908–1916), but may also refer to his son: Herbert Asquith, a poet. ...

The family seat is The Manor House, near Frome, Somerset. Frome (pronounced Froom) is a small town in Somerset, England, near the Mendip Hills. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...

The Earls of Oxford are as follows:

Earls of Oxford (1142)

• Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford (1110-1194)
• Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1172-1214)
• Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford (d. 1221)
• Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford (1210-1263)
• Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford (1240-1296) (forfeit 1265, restored soon after)
• Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford (1257-1331)
• John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford (1312-1360)
• Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford (1337-1371)
• Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford (1362-1392) (forfeit 1388)
• Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford (1340-1400) (restored 1393)
• Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (1385-1417)
• John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (1408-1462)
• John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford (1442-1513) (forfeit 1475, restored 1485)
• John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford (1499-1526)
• John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford (1482-1540)
• John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford (1516-1562)
• Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604)
• Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford (1593-1625)
• Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford (1575-1632)
• Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford (1627-1703) (dormant 1703)

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Earls of Oxford and Mortimer (1711)

• Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1661-1724)
• Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1689-1741)
• Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1699-1755)
• Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1726-1790)
• Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1773-1849)
• Alfred Harley, 6th Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1809-1853)

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Earls of Oxford and Asquith (1925)

• Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928)
• Julian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (b. 1916)

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