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  • Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
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  • Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, lyric poet, sportsman, soldier, and patron of the arts. He was a ward of the Queen Elizabeth after his father died. His patronage of the arts was so widespread and consistant that over 20 books were dedicated to him. In the 1920s, de Vere was suggested as the possible "true" author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare, although most scholars do not agree.
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  • Posthumous reference
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Timeline
Appearance
  • 1632
Name
  • Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Cause of Death
  • Unknown
Occupation
  • Nobleman, Soldier, Author
Death
  • 1604
Birth
  • 1550
Nationality
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  • Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, lyric poet, sportsman, soldier, and patron of the arts. He was a ward of the Queen Elizabeth after his father died. His patronage of the arts was so widespread and consistant that over 20 books were dedicated to him. In the 1920s, de Vere was suggested as the possible "true" author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare, although most scholars do not agree.