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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (/ ˈ d ɛ v ə ˌ r uː /; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army , also known as the ...
Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex (born January 1591, London—died Sept. 14, 1646, London) was an English nobleman who commanded, with notable lack of success, the Parliamentary army against Charles I’s forces in the first three years of the English Civil Wars.
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Jan 17, 2022 · He was the first member of the House of Lords to accept Parliament’s Militia Ordinance in March 1642. As the highest-ranking nobleman to support Parliament, Essex was appointed to the Committee of Safety in July 1642 and made Captain-General of the Parliamentarian armies on the outbreak of civil war.
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, also known as the Roundheads.
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. Soldier. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He was born 11th January 1591, the eldest son of Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex and his wife Frances Sidney (nee Walsingham). He had a brother Walter.
Information. Related objects. Also known as. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. primary name: primary name: Devereux, Robert. other name: other name: (Earl of) Essex. Details. individual; military/naval; British; Male. Life dates. 1591-1646. Biography.
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. (1591-1646), Parliamentary general. Sitter associated with 44 portraits. Essex's father, the 2nd Earl, had been a favourite of Elizabeth I, but was executed for treason in 1601. The family honours were restored to the 3rd Earl in 1604.
