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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

1591 - 1646

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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, also known as the Roundheads. However, he was unable and unwilling to score a decisive blow against the Royalist army of King Charles I. He was eventually overshadowed by the ascendancy of Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax, and resigned his commission in 1646. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex is the 1,776th most popular military personnel (up from 1,811th in 2019), the 3,807th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,664th in 2019) and the 96th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 1,776 out of 2,058. Before him are George Pickett, Chi Haotian, Mikhail Devyataev, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Maria Wittek, and Smedley Butler. After him are Volodymyr Pravyk, Mickey Marcus, Paul von Plehwe, Manuel Goded Llopis, Felix Graf von Bothmer, and Serhiy Shaptala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 22. Before him are Friedrich Spee, Dirck Hals, Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, Johann von Werth, George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, and Anne Hutchinson. After him is Robert Herrick. Among people deceased in 1646, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 14. Before him are Zhu Yujian, Maria Caterina Farnese, Francesco Furini, Margherita Aldobrandini, Antonio Marcello Barberini, and Francesco Erizzo. After him are William Dobson, and Elias Holl.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 3,808 out of 8,785. Before him are Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472), Jim Bellamy (1881), Giuseppe Wilson (1945), Simon Gallup (1960), Steve Marriott (1947), and Paloma Faith (1981). After him are Theo James (1984), Helen Fielding (1958), Aneka (1947), Michael Green (1946), Cenwalh of Wessex (601), and Jeremy Wade (1956).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 96. Before him are Roy Urquhart (1901), Tom Phillips (1888), James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Harry Patch (1898), Dudley Pound (1877), and Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726). After him are Lawrence Oates (1880), Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Andy Green (1962), John Byng (1704), Eddie Chapman (1914), and Christopher Cradock (1862).

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