Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was an English nobleman and army officer who was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.
Portrait after Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, c. 1596
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
Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset was an English noblewoman who lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and Charles II. Her father was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Elizabe
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
…Henry Devereux (bap. 14 April 1595 – 7 May 1596) Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (30 September 1599 – 24 April 1674), married William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset Dorothy Stafford (c. 20 December 1600 – 30 March 1636), married Sir…
Portrait by Anthony van Dyck
William Seymour, Marquess of Hertford, later 2nd Duke of Somerset (1588–1660), portrait attributed to Gilbert Jackson (c. 1595/1600–post-1648), private collection
Memorial in Great Bedwyn church