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  • Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
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  • Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, KG (16 September 1541 – 22 September 1576), an English nobleman and general. From 1573 until his death he fought in Ireland in connection with the Plantation of Ulster, where he ordered the massacre of Rathlin Island. He was the father of Elizabeth I's favourite of her later years, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.
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tenure
  • 1572
rows
  • 3
Birth Date
  • 1541-09-16
Spouse
Name
  • Walter Devereux
Caption
  • Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex as Earl Marshal of England, 1575
Issue
Creation
  • 8
wars and battles
Title
death date
  • 1576-09-22
Image size
  • 250
Successor
Years
  • 1558
  • 1571
  • 1572
  • bef. 1573–1576
After
other titles
Known For
  • Soldier and courtier
Parents
  • Dorothy Hastings
  • Sir Richard Devereux
Offices
Nationality
  • English
abstract
  • Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, KG (16 September 1541 – 22 September 1576), an English nobleman and general. From 1573 until his death he fought in Ireland in connection with the Plantation of Ulster, where he ordered the massacre of Rathlin Island. He was the father of Elizabeth I's favourite of her later years, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.