Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
English nobleman (1565-1601) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 35
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was an English army officer who was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.
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Essex's godfather and stepfather, the 1st Earl of Leicester, backed him at court.
Essex was a royal favourite of Elizabeth I, Queen of England.![Melancholy youth representing the Earl of Essex, c.1588, miniature by Nicholas Hilliard[40]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Nicholas_Hilliard_013.jpg/500px-Nicholas_Hilliard_013.jpg)
Melancholy youth representing the Earl of Essex, c.1588, miniature by Nicholas Hilliard[40]
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, led the confederacy of Irish lords in the Nine Years' War.
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, was a political opponent to Essex.Awards
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United Kingdom
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Politicians
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Politician
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Lived 1565 to 1601 · aged 35
