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Devereux, Robert (1590/1 - 1646)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1591-01-22 (baptism date)
Death Date: 1646-09-14

Notes

Under father's attainder from 25 Feb. 1600/1; restored in blood and honours 18 April 1604

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Howard, Frances (1590 - 1632)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1605-6-1
    Union ended: 1613-9-25
    Note: Marriage unconsummated; annulment granted 25 Sept. 1613; divorce granted Oct. 1613 on grounds of Robert's 'incapability'
  2. Paulet, Elizabeth ( - 1656)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1630-3-11
    Union ended: 1636
    Note: Living largely separate lives by this date; paternity of son was doubted

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 20th Earl of Essex

Titles

  • 4th Viscount Hereford
    Assumed: 1590/1-01-22 (styled by this title until restored to earldom)
    Vacated: 1646-09-14
  • 20th Earl of Essex
    Assumed: 1604-04-18
    Vacated: 1646-09-14
  • 7th Baron Ferrers
    Assumed: 1604-04-18
    Vacated: 1646-09-14
  • 10th Baron Bourchier
    Assumed: 1604-04-18
    Vacated: 1646-09-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended
Lord Lieut, Staffordshire 1611/12 -2 -29 1627
Lord Lieut, Staffordshire 1628/9 -2 -3 1642
Privy Councillor, England 1640/1 -2 -19
Capt-gen, South of Trent 1641
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1641 -7 1642
Lord Lieut, Yorkshire 1641 -6 -2 1642
Recorder, Coventry 1643 1646 -09 -14 held office until death

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Essex House, London (city-county)
  • Lamphey, Pembrokeshire
  • Chartley, Staffordshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Essex's Musicians
Performance - Shire Hall, Stafford, Staffordshire Earl of Essex's Musicians
Performance - Shire Hall, Stafford, Staffordshire Earl of Essex's Musicians
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeter/s
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance - York (Unknown), York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Essex's Trumpeter/s Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Musicians Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Musicians Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Musicians Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

View a list of abbreviations.

  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.