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Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, KG (16 September 1541 – 22 September 1576), was an English nobleman and general. From 1573 until his death he fought in Ireland in connection with the Plantations of Ireland , most notably the Rathlin Island massacre .
Walter Devereux, 1st earl of Essex (born Sept. 16, 1541, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales—died Sept. 22, 1576, Dublin) was an English soldier who led an unsuccessful colonizing expedition to the Irish province of Ulster from 1573 to 1575.
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29 de abr. de 2022 · Death: September 22, 1576 (37) Ireland (Either of dysentery or poison, not substantiated) Place of Burial: Carmarthenshire, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of Sir Richard Devereux, MP and Lady Dorothy Hastings. Husband of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex & Leicester.
Robert Devereux, 2.º conde de Essex (Herefordshire, 10 de novembro de 1566 – Torre de Londres, 25 de fevereiro de 1601), "favorito" da Rainha Isabel I de Inglaterra, é o mais conhecido dos "Condes de Essex" (Earl of Essex).
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. (1539-1576), Military commander and Earl-Marshal of Ireland. Sitter associated with 8 portraits. A courageous but ruthless adventurer, Essex undertook to conquer and colonise Ulster on behalf of England in 1573.
Media in category "Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Portrait of Walter Devereux (1539–1576), First Earl of Essex MET DP162146.jpg 2,901 × 3,866; 2.08 MB
Todos os três condados de Hereford, Northampton e Essex foram extintos em 1373. Houve várias outras criações, incluindo uma brevemente para Thomas Cromwell, antes da criação de Devereux em 1572. Walter Devereux foi o 1.º conde desta criação; ele era parente da família Bourchier que já havia recebido a honra.
