Devereux, Robert (1590/1 - 1646)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 16
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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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

Siblings

Female

Devereux, Penelope (1593/4 - 1599)
Devereux, Frances (1599 - )
Devereux, Dorothy (1600 - )

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

Offspring

From Paulet, Elizabeth ( - 1656)

  1. Male offspring: Devereux, Robert (1636 - 1636)

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
  • 10th Baron Bourchier
    Assumed 1604-04-18
    Vacated 1646-09-14
  • 7th Baron Ferrers
    Assumed 1604-04-18
    Vacated 1646-09-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Lord Lieut, Staffordshire 1611/12-2-29 1627
Lord Lieut, Staffordshire 1628/9-2-3 1642
Privy Councillor, England 1640/1-2-19 n.d.
Capt-gen, South of Trent 1641 n.d.
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

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1631-1631 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Essex's Musicians
Performance 1634-1634 Shire Hall, Stafford , Staffordshire Earl of Essex's Musicians
Performance 1634-1635 Shire Hall, Stafford , Staffordshire Earl of Essex's Musicians
Performance 1617-1617 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1616-1617 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1616-1617 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1617-1617 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1617-1617 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1617-1618 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1617-1618 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1617-1617 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1617-1618 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1618-1618 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1618-1619 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1621-1622 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1626-1626 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1626-1626 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters
Performance 1639-1640 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 Musicians Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 3
Earl of Essex's Trumpeter/s Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Devereux, Robert (1591 - 1646) Musicians 14

Bibliographic Sources

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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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)