Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601), was a military hero and royal favourite of Elizabeth I, but following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599, he failed in a coup d'état against the queen and was executed for treason.
Aliases: Robert, Earl of Essex, 0080-9406
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