Robert Devereux

Robert Devereux (1567-1601), Earl of Essex, was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth, born at Netherwood, Hereford. He served in the Netherlands under Leicester, his stepfather. He won the capricious fancy of Elizabeth, however lost her favour for a short time by marrying clandestinely the widow of Sir Philip Sidney. The favour was restored after some time, and then he led a life of varying fortune, filling various important offices, till his final quarrel with the Queen and execution.

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