Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

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Name	Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Gender	Male
Aliases	Robert, Earl of Essex, Robert Devreux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Birth	Nov 10 1565 England
Death	Cause of death: Decapitation Feb 25 1601 Tower of London
Nationalities	Kingdom of England, England
Marriage	Spouse: Frances Walsingham Feb 1590
Education	Between 1579 and 1583 Trinity College, Cambridge

Relatives

Relation	Name	Birth
Mother	Lettice Knollys	Nov 8 1543
Father	Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex	Sep 16 1541
Son	Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex	Jan 11 1591
Daughter	Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset	Sep 30 1599
Sister	Dorothy Percy, Countess of Northumberland	1564
Sister	Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire	Jan 1563
Wife	Frances Walsingham	1567

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