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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 – 25 February 1601), a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title "Earl of Essex." He was a military hero and royal favourite, but following a poor campaign against Irish rebels during the Nine Years War in 1599, he began a pattern of defying the Queen. In 1601, he gathered supporters and marched to London in a failed attempt to gain an audience with Elizabeth. He was subsequently executed for treason.

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  • Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
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  • Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 – 25 February 1601), a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title "Earl of Essex." He was a military hero and royal favourite, but following a poor campaign against Irish rebels during the Nine Years War in 1599, he began a pattern of defying the Queen. In 1601, he gathered supporters and marched to London in a failed attempt to gain an audience with Elizabeth. He was subsequently executed for treason.
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Name
  • Robert Devereux
Cause of Death
  • Execution by Decapitation
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Occupation
  • Soldier
Death
  • 1601(xsd:integer)
Parents
  • Walter Devereux ; Lettice Knollys ; William Cecil ; Robin Dudley
Birth
  • 1566(xsd:integer)
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  • Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 – 25 February 1601), a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title "Earl of Essex." He was a military hero and royal favourite, but following a poor campaign against Irish rebels during the Nine Years War in 1599, he began a pattern of defying the Queen. In 1601, he gathered supporters and marched to London in a failed attempt to gain an audience with Elizabeth. He was subsequently executed for treason.
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