How to Pronounce Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
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Sep 16, 1541 Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom Died on 22 Sep 1576 (aged 35)
English noble and general
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About Walter Devereux 1st Earl Of Essex
- 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 Plantation of Ulster, where he ordered the Rathlin Island massacre.
- He was the father of Elizabeth I's favourite of her later years, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.
