Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) 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.
Essex was born on 10 November 1565 at Netherwood near Bromyard, in Here...
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- Nov 10, 1565
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- Feb 25, 1601 (age 35 years)
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