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    Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

    English noble and parliamentarian general

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  1. 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 ...

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  2. 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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  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 2 days ago · Quick Reference. (1591–1646) English soldier, commander of the Roundheads. Although he served Charles I in 1625 he opposed him at the outbreak of the English Civil War and in 1642 was appointed commander of the Roundhead forces, leading them at the Battle of Edgehill.

  6. Jan 14, 2022 · In 1604, Robert Devereux became the 3rd Earl of Essex. The young earl became a close friend of Henry Stuart, Prince of Wales, who was three years Essex's junior." [3] The 3rd Earl was married at age 13 to the 14-year-old Frances Howard. That marriage ended in divorce, without issue.

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