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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

1565 - 1601

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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (; 10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman, soldier and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. A charismatic and ambitious youth, Essex grew up in a family of courtiers with strong ties to the queen. He became a royal ward following his father's death in 1576. He entered court in 1585 as a member of the Earl of Leicester's entourage. Essex rose quickly at court and developed a close personal relationship with the queen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex is the 6,931st most popular politician (up from 7,306th in 2019), the 1,557th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,440th in 2019) and the 272nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 6,931 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergius I of Constantinople, Ramón Grau, Otto I, Duke of Carinthia, Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Warren Hastings, and Odo I, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Željko Komšić, Estrid of the Obotrites, Felipe Calderón, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, Pavel Tsitsianov, and Lin Xin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 7. Before him are Luís Vaz de Torres, Christina of Lorraine, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Mori Ranmaru, Marie de Gournay, and Cornelis de Houtman. After him are Reza Abbasi, Hendrick de Keyser, Edward Fortunatus, Francesc Ribalta, Peter Fourier, and Ketevan the Martyr. Among people deceased in 1601, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 4. Before him are Tycho Brahe, Michael the Brave, and Louise of Lorraine. After him are Henriette of Cleves, Starina Novak, Kuchum, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Thomas Nashe, John Shakespeare, and Ivan Moskvitin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 1,557 out of 8,785. Before him are Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), Robert Stephenson (1803), Jack Bruce (1943), George Cayley (1773), Guy Pearce (1967), and Warren Hastings (1732). After him are Edward Lear (1812), Emily Watson (1967), Thomas Cole (1801), Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773), William McDougall (1871), and Alun Armstrong (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 272. Before him are Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), Sid Watkins (1928), Constantine II of Scotland (801), Jeremy Hunt (1966), and Warren Hastings (1732). After him are Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773), William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720), John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404), Ceawlin of Wessex (600), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), and Thomas Gresham (1519).

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