VERE, Sir Francis (c.1560-1609), of Kirby Hall and Tilbury Lodge, Essex.

Family and Education

b. c. 1560,His e. bro. was 1558 and the next youngest 1562. 2nd s. of Geoffrey Vere of Crepping Hall, by Elizabeth, da. of Richard Hardekyn of Wotton House, Castle Hedingham. m. 26 Oct. 1607 (with £2,000) Elizabeth (b.1591), da. of John Dent of London by his 2nd w. Alice Grant of Manchester. Kntd. 25 Oct. 1588 at Bergen.

Offices Held

Capt. of ft. soldiers in Netherlands 1586; sergeant-major-gen. of English forces Feb. 1589; gen. of English troops in pay of States 1594; high marshal, Cadiz expedition 1596; gen. of Queen’s forces in Netherlands and gov. Brill 1598; envoy to States 1598; capt. of Portsmouth June 1606–d.CSP Dom. 1598–1601, pp. 102, 104; HMC Hatfield, viii. 222 seq.

Parlimentarian

VERE, Sir Francis (c.1560-1609), of Kirby Hall and Tilbury Lodge, Essex.

Main residences: Kirby Hall; Tilbury Lodge, Essex.

Notes

The standard biography of Sir Francis Vere is C. R. Markham’s The Fighting Veres, upon which this biography is based. See also: DNB; HMC Hatfield; HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, vols. ii-iii; Vere’s Commentaries, ed. Arber, English Garner, vii.

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M.R.P.

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Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

VERE, Sir Francis (c.1560-1609)

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