1565 - 1601
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex English
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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was previously married to Frances Walsingham (1590 - 1601).
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was in relationships with Elizabeth Southwell (1590) and Queen Elizabeth I (1589 - 1599).
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 1 |
11 years, 1 month
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-
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| Dating | 2 |
10 years
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5 years
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| Total | 3 |
11 years, 1 month
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7 years
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10 years
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Details
| First Name |
Robert
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| Last Name |
Devereux
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| Full Name at Birth |
Robert Devereux
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| Birthday |
10th November, 1565
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| Birthplace |
Netherwood near Bromyard, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England
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| Died |
25th February, 1601
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| Place of Death |
Liberties of the Tower, London, Kingdom of England
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| Cause of Death |
Executed
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| Buried |
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, London
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Protestant
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
English
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| Claim to Fame |
Favourite of Queen Elizabeth I
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| Father |
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (step-father)
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| Mother |
Lettice Knollys
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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC (; 10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen 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 of Elizabeth I and was executed for treason.
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