Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland (16 January 1362-1392) was a favorite companion and advisor of Richard II of England. He was originally the 9th Earl of Oxford, but the king created him Marquess of Dublin and Duke of Ireland for life. He was thus the first marquess, and the first non-royal Duke in England. Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 - 1362 - 1363 1364 1365 1366 1367 See also: 1362 state leaders Events Under Edward III, English replaces French as Englands national language, for the... Events December 16 - Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu, ending the nanboku-cho period of competing imperial courts James of Jülich is boiled alive for pretending to be a bishop and ordaining his own priests Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General... Richard II (January 6, 1367 – February 14, 1400) was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan The Fair Maid of Kent. He was born in Bordeaux and became his fathers successor when his elder brother died in infancy. ... Earl of Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The titles of Duke of Ireland was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favorite of King Richard II of England who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. ... The titles of Duke of Ireland was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favorite of King Richard II of England who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. ...

Robert de Vere fleeing Radcot Bridge, 1387: taken from the Gruthuse manuscript of Froissart's Chroniques (circa 1475).

De Vere was married to Philippa de Coucy the King’s cousin and also had an affair with Agnes de Launcekrona, a Czech lady-in-waiting of the Queen, Anne of Bohemia. There were also rumours of a homosexual relationship between de Vere and the King. Events June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon. ... Jean Froissart (~1337 - ~1405) was one of the most important of the chroniclers of medieval France. ... Anne of Bohemia Anne of Bohemia (1366 - 1394) was the daughter of Emperor Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Elisabeth of Pomerania. ...

De Vere was hugely unpopular with the nobles and magnates and Richard’s close relationship with him was one of the catalysts for the emergence of an organised opposition to his rule in the form of the Lords Appellant. The Lords Appellant were a group of powerful barons who came together during the 1380s to seize political control of England from King Richard II. The group was so called because its members claimed simply to be appealing to the King for good government (their major complaint was Richards...

In 1387, de Vere led Richard’s forces to defeat at Radcot Bridge outside Oxford, against the forces of the Lords Appellant. He was forced into exile by parliament in 1388, and his lands were confiscated. He was killed by a boar he was hunting in France in 1392, and in 1395 King Richard had his embalmed body brought back to England for burial. Many of the lords refused to attend the funeral, during which Richard had the coffin opened to kiss his lost friend's hand. Events June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon. ... Robert de Vere fleeing Radcot Bridge, 1387: taken from the Gruthuse manuscript of Froissarts Chroniques (ca. ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland A Chinese army under Xu Da sacks Karakorum Births September 14 - Claudius Claussön Swart, Danish geographer September 29 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (d. ... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ...

After his death his uncle Aubrey was restored to the family titles and estates, becoming 10th earl of Oxford. Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford (c. ...