Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex^[1]

1566 - 1601  (34 years)

• Name	Robert Devereux
  Suffix	2nd Earl of Essex
  Birth	19 Nov 1566	Netherwood, Herefordshire
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1576
  Death	25 Feb 1601	Tower of London, Tower Green, London, England
  	Cause: Beheaded
  Burial	St.Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London, England
  Notes	Viscount Hereford 3rd. Beheaded on Tower Hill. The Complete Peerage vol.V, pp. 141-142 & p329 & pedigree p.330 note c & pedigree p.333. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal02103 http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/DEVEREUX.htm#Robert%20DEVEREUX%20(2º%20E.%20Essex) «u»«b»See his Biography«/b» <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/RobertDevereux(2EEssex).htm>«/u». «u»«b»Knight of the Garter«/b» <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm>«/u». 3°V. Hereford. The Complete Peerage vol.V, pp. 141-142 & p329.
  Person ID	I20658	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	Walter Devereux, 1st Earl Essex,   b. 16 Sep 1539, Carmarthen Castle, Wales d. 22 Sep 1576, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Lettice Knollys, Countess Essex / Countess Leicester,   b. 1539, Wanstead, Warwick, England d. 25 Dec 1634, Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	Between 1562 and 1564	Nethwood, Herefordshire, England
  Family ID	F551609880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Walsingham, Countes Essex   bur. 17 Feb 1631, Tonbridge Church
  Marriage	1590
  	in secret
  Children	1. Frances Devereux, Duchess Somerset,   b. Abt 1590   d. Between 1634 and 24 Apr 1674 (Age ~ 44 years)   2. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl Essex,   b. 1591, Seething Lane, London d. 14 Sep 1646, Essex House, The Strand, London (Age 55 years)   3. Dorothy Devereux   d. 30 Mar 1636
  Family ID	F9775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2007

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger oil on canvas,
  		Robert Devereux National Gallery of Ireland
  		Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex after Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger oil on canvas, probably 17th century
  		Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex attributed to Nicholas Hilliard watercolour and bodycolour on vellum,
  		Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Engraving of Essex by Thomas Cockson in 1600 British Museum
  		Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
  		Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
  		Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).