GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-004617
NameRobert Devereux
TitleEarl
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. 1591-01-11 - d. 1646-09-14 (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsA Sacred Panegyrick -- auditor (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated Places
Source of DataHannah Yip
Biographical Sources ConsultedAO (Foster); ODNB (Article: 7566)
Other NoteRobert Devereux was born on 11 January 1591 at Walsingham House, Hart Street, London, the son of Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex. He was baptised on 22 January 1591 by Lancelot Andrewes. In 1603, he became the Third Earl of Essex. He was created M.A. (Merton College, Oxford) on 30 August 1605. He is remembered today as the captain-general of the parliamentary forces against King Charles I, and for being accorded the greatest state funeral of any non-royal personage for decades, on 22 October 1646.
GEMMS record createdMarch 27, 2024
GEMMS record last editedMarch 27, 2024