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
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-Ge
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
…did not inherit the title. However, after the Queen's death in 1603, King James I of England reinstated the earldom in favour of the disinherited son, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. There is a widely-repeated romantic legend concerning a ring given by Elizabeth to Essex. A possible reference to the legend is made by John Webster…
Portrait of Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux as a child with his mother Frances Walsingham, countess of Essex by Robert Peake the elder, 1594
Robert Devereux depicted as Captain General on horseback, an engraving by Wenceslas Hollar
Robert Devereux depicted as Captain General on foot, an engraving by Wenceslas Hollar.