Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Military Commander
1565 – 1601
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Who was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex?
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG PC was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. In 1601 he led an abortive coup d'état against the government and was executed for treason.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1565
England - Also known as
- Robert, Earl of Essex
- Robert Devreux, 2nd Earl of Essex
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Frances Walsingham
(1590/02 - )
- Frances Walsingham
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- England
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
(1579 - 1583)
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Died
- Feb 25, 1601
Tower of London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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