Robert Devereux, second Earl of Essex

Robert Devereux, second Earl of Essex
Essex (II)

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  • Essex, Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of, Viscount Hereford Lord Ferrers, Lord Bourchier — ▪ English noble born January 1591, London died Sept. 14, 1646, London       English nobleman who commanded, with notable lack of success, the Parliamentary army against Charles I s forces in the first three years of the English Civil Wars.… …   Universalium

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  • Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick — (December 1559 ndash; 24 March 1618) was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich and Elizabeth Baldry.Marriages and childrenFirst married Penelope Devereux on 10 January, 1581. Penelope was the daughter of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. They… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex — Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, KG (12 June 1573 – 22 September 1629) was the son of Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex.He fought in several military campaigns under Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex. He was made a knight of the… …   Wikipedia

  • (the) Earl of Essex — the Earl of Essex [the Earl of Essex] (Robert Devereux, second Earl of Essex 1566–1601) an English soldier born to an important family who was for some years a favourite of Queen ↑Elizabeth I and may have had a sexual relationship with her. In… …   Useful english dictionary

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