Noble family De Vere (by marriage) Mother Elizabeth Hammond Parents Sir John Golding | Father Sir John Golding Died 2 December 1568 Siblings Henry Golding | |
Children Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Mary de Vere Similar Edward de Vere - 17th Earl of Ox, Bridget de Vere - Countess, Susan de Vere - Countess, Anne Cecil - Countess of Oxford, Elizabeth de Vere - Countess | ||
Margery Golding, Countess of Oxford (c. 1526 – 2 December 1568) was the second wife of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford, the mother of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, and the half-sister of Arthur Golding, the English translator.
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Early life and family
She was born circa 1526, in Belchamp St Paul, the third child and the first daughter to Sir John Golding and his first wife, Elizabeth Tonge/Hammond, the daughter of Thomas Tonge and the widow of Reginald Hammond.
Her mother died on 27 November 1527, and her father remarried Ursula Marston (d. 1564), the daughter of William Marston of Horton, Epsom, Surrey, leading to seven younger half-siblings. Among these was Arthur Golding, a useful translator of the late Renaissance of otherwise Latin-only Classical texts.
Marriage and issue
On 1 August 1548, in Belchamp St Paul, Margery married John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford. The couple had two children:
John also had a child, Katherine, from his previous marriage to Dorothy Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland.