Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

English noble and general

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1541

Place of Birth: Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1576

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

  • 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 Plantation of Ulster, where he ordered the Rathlin Island massacre.
  • He was the father of Elizabeth I's favourite of her later years, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.

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