Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, was a prominent English nobleman and Parliamentarian general during the early years of the English Civil War, known for leading forces against King Charles I before resigning his command under the Self-Denying Ordinance.

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Generate an image of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, was a prominent English nobleman and Parliamentarian general during the early years of the English Civil War, known for leading forces against King Charles I before resigning his command under the Self-Denying Ordinance.)

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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex canonical 28
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
Parliamentarian general ⓘ
member of the English peerage ⓘ
allegiance Parliament of England ⓘ
associatedWith New Model Army (indirectly, through Self-Denying Ordinance) ⓘ
linked to: New Model Army
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
conflict English Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathCause natural causes ⓘ
era English Civil War period ⓘ
Stuart England ⓘ
familyName Devereux ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
grandfather Sir Francis Walsingham ⓘ
heldTitle Viscount Hereford (courtesy association with family) ⓘ
honor state funeral ⓘ
knownFor commanding the main field army of Parliament ⓘ
leading Parliamentarian forces in the early English Civil War ⓘ
resigning his command under the Self-Denying Ordinance ⓘ
legacy figure in Whig historical tradition ⓘ
symbol of early Parliamentary military leadership ⓘ
marriageCharacteristic childless ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Frances Walsingham ⓘ
nobleFamily Devereux family ⓘ
nobleTitle 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
notableEvent appointment as Captain-General by Parliament in 1642 ⓘ
resignation of military command in 1645 under the Self-Denying Ordinance ⓘ
opposed Royalists ⓘ
opposedBy King Charles I of England ⓘ
parent Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Edgehill ⓘ
First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
politicalAlignment Parliamentarian ⓘ
positionHeld Captain-General of the Parliamentarian army ⓘ
Lord General of the Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
sideInConflict Roundheads ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Paulet ⓘ
Elizabeth, Lady Essex (third wife) ⓘ
Frances Howard, Countess of Essex ⓘ
successorAsParliamentaryCommander Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
titleSucceededFrom Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ⓘ

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Self-Denying Ordinance → significantFigure → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Thomas Fairfax → predecessor → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Edgehill → commander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Edgehill → primaryParliamentarianLeader → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex → nobleTitle → 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
linked to: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex → child → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex → successor → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Edge Hill → commander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Edge Hill → parliamentarianSideLedBy → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Brentford → commander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
First Battle of Newbury → commander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
First Battle of Newbury → parliamentarianLeader → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Second Battle of Newbury → commander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Devereux → notableBearer → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Frances Howard, Countess of Essex → spouse → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Frances Howard, Countess of Essex → marriageStart → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Elizabeth, Lady Essex → spouse → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Devereux family → hasMember → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Frances Walsingham → child → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Elizabeth Paulet → spouse → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Parliamentarian side → notableLeader → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
House of Devereux → notableMember → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Earl of Essex → hasHadHolder → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Kineton → commander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Kineton → parliamentarianCommander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Kineton → parliamentarianLeader → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Battle of Turnham Green → commander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Parliamentarians (English Civil War) → leader → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
English Civil War operations in southern England → notableCommander → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ