ˈɔːbɹi də vˈɪɹz θˈɜːd bɹˈʌðɚ, tˈɑːməs, səksˈiːdᵻd hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ æz ˈeɪtθ ˈɜːl ʌv ˈɑːksfɚd, ænd wʌz ɪn tˈɜːn səksˈiːdᵻd baɪ hɪz ˈoʊnli sˈʌn, ɹˈɑːbɚt də vˈɪɹ, nˈaɪnθ ˈɜːl ʌv ˈɑːksfɚd, hˌuː dˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː wɪðˌaʊt ˈɪʃuː, lˈiːvɪŋ ˈɔːbɹi də vˈɪɹ tʊ ɪnhˈɛɹɪt ðɪ ˈɜːldəm.
Aubrey de Vere's third brother, Thomas, succeeded his father as 8th Earl of Oxford, and was in turn succeeded by his only son, Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, who died in 1392 without issue, leaving Aubrey de Vere to inherit the earldom.