Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Former Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years'... Wikipedia
Born: November 10, 1565, Bromyard, United Kingdom
Died: February 25, 1601 (age 35 years), Tower of London, London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (m. 1590–1601)
Parents: Lettice Knollys and Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
Great grandchildren: Lady Elizabeth Seymour, Arabella Boyle, William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset, and more
Deposed date: 1601