ROBERT DEVEREUX

SIR ROBERT DEVEREUX
ROBERT DEVEREUX, 2ND EARL OF ESSEX

BIRTH: 10 Nov 1565; Netherwood near Bromyard, Herefordshire
MARRIAGE: 1590
DEATH: 25 Feb 1601; Tower of London
BURIAL: Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London

LINEAGE

PARENTS:

SIR WALTER DEVEREUX

1st Earl of Essex

1541-1576

LETTICE KNOLLYS

Countess of Essex
Countess of Leicester
[Devereux/Dudley/Blount]

1543-1634

SIBLINGS:

PENELOPE DEVEREUX

Lady Rich [Rich]
Countess of Devonshire [Blount]

1563-1607

FRANCIS DEVEREUX

.

died in infancy

DOROTHY DEVEREUX

Countess of Northumberland

[Perrott/Percy]

1564-1619

SIR WALTER DEVEREUX

.

1569-1591

(HALF-BROTHER FROM MOTHER LETTICE KNOLLYS' MARRIAGE TO ROBERT DUDLEY):

ROBERT DUDLEY

Lord Denbigh
"Noble Impe"

1581-1584

SPOUSE:

FRANCES WALSINGHAM

Countess of Essex
Countess of Clanricarde
[Sidney/Devereux/Burke]

1567-1633

CHILDREN:

ROBERT DEVEREUX

3rd Earl of Essex

1591-1646

LADY DOROTHY DEVEREUX

.

??

FRANCES DEVEREUX

Duchess of Somerset

[Seymour]

1599-1674

(FROM AFFAIR WITH MISTRESS ELIZABETH SOUTHWELL):

SIR WALTER DEVEREUX

.

1591-1641

The Death of Sir Henry Unton - 23 March 1596

On 23 March 1596, Sir Henry Unton, the eldest surviving son of the late Anne Seymour, Countess of Warwick, died.

Mar 239 min read

The Execution of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex - 25 February 1601

On This Day (25 February) in 1601, 35 year-old Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was executed at the Tower of London.

Feb 256 min read

The Funeral of Sir Philip Sidney - 16 February 1587

On 16 February 1587, Elizabethan courtier, soldier and poet Sir Philip Sidney was interred at 'Old' St Paul's Cathedral.

Feb 168 min read

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots - 08 February 1587

On 08 February 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay Castle, after being found guilty of high treason.

Feb 87 min read

The Burial of Nicholas Hilliard - 07 January 1619

On This Day (07 January) in 1619, Elizabethan portrait miniaturist and goldsmith Nicholas Hilliard, was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields...

Jan 74 min read

ON THIS DAY - 25 December 1634

On This Day (25 Dec) in 1634, 91 year old Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, died at her home in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire.

Dec 25, 20244 min read

ON THIS DAY - 10 November 1565

On This Day (10 Nov) in 1565, Robert Devereux, later the 2nd Earl of Essex, was born in Netherwood, Hertfordshire.

Nov 10, 20242 min read

Thomas Percy: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

In the early hours of 05 Nov 1605, a search was completed of a vault, underneath the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster.

Nov 5, 202417 min read

Sir John Perrot and Syon House

On This Day (03 Nov) in 1592, Sir John Perrot, Privy Councillor and Elizabeth I's former Lord Deputy of Ireland died in the Tower of London.

Nov 3, 20242 min read

Thomas Blount (c.1525 - 28 Nov 1568)

Thomas Blount of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, was the father of Sir Christopher Blount (c.1555-1601).

Sep 8, 20246 min read

The Death of Robert Dudley - 04 Sep 1588

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester had a complex relationship with the Queen of England, Elizabeth I, throughout most of her reign.

Sep 4, 202412 min read

Sir Christopher Blount (c.1555-18 Mar 1601)

Sir Christopher Blount, born c.1555, was the second son of Thomas Blount of Kidderminster (c.1525-1568) and his wife Margery Poley.

Mar 18, 20246 min read

USEFUL LINKS

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601) [THE TUDOR SOCIETY]

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex [WIKIPEDIA]

Elizabeth and Essex: the Deadly Game of Courtly Love [TUDOR TIMES]

Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex [ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH]

Essex Rebellion [TUDOR TIMES]

USEFUL LINKS - EXTENDED FAMILY

Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde [WIKIPEDIA]

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex [WIKIPEDIA]

Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset [WIKIPEDIA]

Elizabeth Moleyns [WIKIPEDIA]

Walter Devereux (died 1641) [WIKIPEDIA]

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex [WESTMINSTER ABBEY]

LINKS - ARTEFACTS

Elizabeth I to Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, 14 April 1596 [THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES]

Elizabeth to Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, July 1597 [THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES]

Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to Elizabeth I, August 12, 1597 [FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY]

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex to Elizabeth I, 6 September 1600 [THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES]

Letter from Robert Devereux "to my noble and most honour'd mother the Countess of Leicester" [FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY]