Mary de Vere
Mary de Vere (died c. 24 June 1624), whose married names were Bertie and Hart, was a noblewoman of the sixteenth century.
Mary de Vere | |
|---|---|
| Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Lady Hart | |
| Died | c. 24 June 1624 |
| Noble family | De Vere |
| Spouse(s) | Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby Sir Eustace Hart |
| Issue | |
| Father | John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford |
| Mother | Margery Golding |
Early life and family
Mary was the daughter of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford, and his second wife, Margery Golding. Her mother was the half-sister of translator Arthur Golding. Mary's brother was Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, who married Anne Cecil, the daughter of Lord Burghley.
Marriages and issue
In 1577 Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, successfully courted Mary. His mother, Katherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, was opposed to the match, partly because of the conduct of Mary's brother, who had accused his wife Anne of adultery in 1575; but eventually her father, Burghley, acted as a go between to obtain the permission of Queen Elizabeth I for the marriage to go ahead.[1] Mary de Vere and Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, had seven children:[2] They were married in 1578 and made their home at Grimsthorpe Castle, while Peregrine's parents moved to London.[1]
The couple's children included:[1]
- Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey (16 December 1582 – 23 October 1642)
- Sir Peregrine Bertie, MP (c.1584–1639)
- Henry Bertie of Lound (d. 1655)[3]
After Lord Willoughby's death in 1601, she married Sir Eustace Hart.
References
- Allan Chilvers (September 2010). The Berties of Grimsthorpe Castle. AuthorHouse. pp. 38–45. ISBN 978-1-4520-4327-2.
- Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, p. 2348.
- Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1868. p. 685.