Person:Walter Devereux (15)

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Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
b.1541
d.22 Sep 1576
  1. Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex1541 - 1576
  • HWalter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex1541 - 1576
  • WLettice Knollys1543 - 1634
  1. Lady Penelope Devereux1562 - 1607
  2. Dorothy DevereuxAbt 1564 - 1619
  3. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex1565 - 1601
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Name Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1541
Marriage to Lettice Knollys
Death[1] 22 Sep 1576
Reference Number? Q719792?


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Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, KG (16 September 1541 – 22 September 1576), was an English nobleman and general. From 1573 until his death he fought in Ireland in connection with the Plantations of Ireland, most notably the Rathlin Island massacre. He was the father of Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, who was Elizabeth I's favourite during her later years.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.