EDWARD DE VERE, EARL of OXFORD BIOGRAPHY
EDWARD DE VERE, EARL of OXFORD BIOGRAPHY from the Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John Cousin.
OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, EARL of (1550-1604). —Was a courtier of Queen Elizabeth, who lost his friends by his insolence and pride, and his fortune by his extravagance. He m. a dau. of Lord Burghley, who had to support his family after his death. He had some reputation as a writer of short pieces, many of which are in the Paradise of Dainty Devices .