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Robert de Vere

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Robert de Vere

Magna Carta Surety


Who was Robert de Vere?

Robert de Vere was listed as one of the Magna Carta Sureties. The Magna Carta Sureties were a group of 25 barons who were named as the guarantors of the Magna Carta, a document signed by King John of England in 1215. The Magna Carta, also known as the Great Charter, was a cornerstone of English constitutional history, as it limited the power of the monarchy and established certain rights for the people. The barons who served as the Magna Carta Sureties were responsible for ensuring that the king upheld the terms of the document, and they had the power to use force if necessary to do so. The Magna Carta is widely regarded as one of the most important legal documents in the history of Western civilization, and the role of the Magna Carta Sureties in securing its passage and guaranteeing its implementation helped to lay the foundation for the development of constitutional monarchy and the protection of individual liberties in England and beyond.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Robert de Vere

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Nathaniel Philbrick

Author of In the Heart of the Sea

24th great-grandson

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Kevin Spacey

TV and Movie Actor

24th great-grandson

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Meghan Markle

Duchess of Sussex, TV Actress

25th great-granddaughter

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Richard Hatch

TV and Movie Actor

23rd great-grandson

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John Ritter

TV and Movie Actor

24th great-grandson

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Harry Chapin

Singer and Songwriter

24th great-grandson

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Scott Foley

TV, Stage and Movie Actor

24th great-grandson

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Grace Slick

Singer, Songwriter - Jefferson Airplane

22nd great-granddaughter

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Kelsey Grammer

TV and Movie Actor

24th great-grandson

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Charlie Munger

Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

23rd great-grandson

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Louis L'Amour

Western Author

22nd great-grandson

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Dr. H. H. Holmes

Serial Killer aka “Devil in the White City”

21st great-grandson

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Sarah Palin

9th Governor of Alaska

25th great-granddaughter

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Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

President and CEO of I.B.M.

24th great-grandson

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Jennifer Coolidge

TV and Movie Actress

23rd great-granddaughter

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William Woodbridge

2nd Governor of Michigan

1st cousin 20 times removed
via Aubrey de Vere

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Hal Holbrook

TV and Movie Actor

24th great-grandson

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James Bowdoin

2nd Governor of Massachusetts

1st cousin 18 times removed
via Aubrey de Vere

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James C. Jones

10th Governor of Tennessee

1st cousin 20 times removed
via Aubrey de Vere

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King Charles III

King of the United Kingdom

24th great-grandson

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Isaac Tichenor

3rd and 5th Governor of Vermont

1st cousin 20 times removed
via Aubrey de Vere

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Anne Heche

TV and Movie Actress

24th great-granddaughter

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Rev. John Whittingham

(c1616 - 1639)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637

7th cousin 13 times removed
via Hugh Capet

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Rev. John Whittingham

(c1616 - 1639)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637

8th cousin 12 times removed
via Gerberga of Saxony

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Rev. John Whittingham

(c1616 - 1639)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637

7th cousin 12 times removed
via Rainier III of Hainault

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