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Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A favourite of Queen Elizabeth, born at Netherwood, Hereford; served in the Netherlands under Leicester, his stepfather; won the capricious fancy of Elizabeth; lost favour by marrying clandestinely the widow of Sir Philip Sidney, but was restored, and led a life of varying fortune, filling various important offices, till his final quarrel with the Queen and execution (1567-1601).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/essex-robert-devereux-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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