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About Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC 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.
Everything about Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex →- Occupation
- soldier, military officer, politician
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire, Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire
- Citizenship
- England
- Born
- January 11, 1591
- Died
- September 14, 1646