Cook Family Ancestry Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex [20658] This title is just so we know which tree we are working in, as there are many families represented here.

Sir Richard Devereux Knight [40144]
(-1547)

Dorothy Hastings [40145]
(Abt 1520-)

Sir Francis Knollys Knight [39866]
(Abt 1514-Bet 1596/1596)

Catherine Carey Chief Lady of Bedchamber [39867]
(Bet 1524/1529-1569)

Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex [43588]
(1539-1576)

Lettice Knollys Countess Essex / Countess Leicester [39864]
(1539-1634)

Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex [20658]
(1566-1601)

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Frances Walsingham Countes Essex [16727]

Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex [20658] ²⁴

Born: 19 Nov 1566, Netherwood, Herefordshire
Marriage: Frances Walsingham Countes Essex [16727] in 1590
Died: 25 Feb 1600/01, Tower of London, Tower Green, London, England at age 34
Buried: St.Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London, England

bullet Cause of his death was Beheaded.

bullet General Notes:

Viscount Hereford 3rd. Beheaded on Tower Hill.

The Complete Peerage vol.V, pp. 141-142 & p329 & pedigree p.330 note c & pedigree p.333.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal02103

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/DEVEREUX.htm#Robert%20DEVEREUX%20(2º%20E.%20Essex)

See his Biography <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/RobertDevereux(2EEssex).htm>.
Knight of the Garter <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm>. 3°V. Hereford. The Complete Peerage vol.V, pp. 141-142 & p329.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 1576.

Robert married Frances Walsingham Countes Essex [16727] [MRIN: 9775], daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham Knight [45534] and Ursula St. Barbe [45535], in 1590. (Frances Walsingham Countes Essex [16727] was buried on 17 Feb 1630/31 in Tonbridge Church.)

bullet Marriage Notes:

in secret

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Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex [20658] ²⁴