page_title: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
caption_attribution_description: English: Quartered arms of Sir Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG
context_page_description: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC, was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. In 1601, he led an abortive coup d'état against the government and was executed for treason.
context_section_description: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC (/ˈdɛvəˌruː/; 10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601), was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. In 1601, he led an abortive coup d'état against the government and was executed for treason.
caption: Quartered arms of Sir Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG
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