Robert Devereux Biography and Timeline

Birth of Robert Devereux

Birth of Robert Devereux, son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

Death of Robert Devereux

Death of Walter Devereux, Burghley becomes guardian & his mother marries Leicester

Siege of Lisbon

Incurs the Queens displeasure for participating in the Lisbon Expedition

Marriage

Incurs the Queens displeasure marrying Philip Sidneys widow, daughter of Walsingham. Incurs the Queens displeasure for marrying Philip Sydneys widow

Birth of Robert Devereux

Birth of Robert Devereux, son of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Catholic League

Commands a small force sent to France supporting Henry IV against the Catholic League

Commands a small force sent to France supporting Henry IV against the

Commands a small force sent to France supporting Henry IV against the Catholic League

Capture of Cadiz

Captures Cadiz

Siege of Azores

Commands an unsuccesful raid, the Islands voyage, to the Azores

Siege of Cadiz

Captures Cadiz

Earl Marshal

Elizabeth I makes her favorite, Essex, Earl Marshal of England. Appointed Earl Marshal of England

Siege of Azores

Embarks for the Azores to capture the Spanish treasure fleet but fails

Essex-O'Neill Truce

Essex negotiates a personal truce with O'Neill after an expensive campaign fails to achieve the decisive victory expected by Elizabeth I.

Role range: 1594-1603 – 1599

Rebellion of Rebels in Arklow

Defeated by the Earl of Tyrone at Arklow

Rebellion of Rebels in Arklow

Defeated at Arklow

Rebellion of put down the

Sent by the Queen to Ireland to put down the Tyrone rebellion. Sent by Elizabeth I to Ireland to put down the Tyrone rebellion. Fails to put down the rebellion & is stripped of his offices

Trial

Deprived of his offices & held under house arrest

Arrest of Robert Devereux

London refuses to rise up against Elizabeth I, Essex & Southampton are arrested

Essex Rebellion

Intrigues with James VI & Lord Mountjoy

Essex Rebellion

London refuses to rise up against Elizabeth I, Essex & Southampton are arrested

Essex Rebellion

Essex is tried before his peers on charges of treason

Essex House Conspiracy Meeting

Essex and close supporters discuss plans to force access to the queen and remove councillors they believe are destroying his political position.

Role range: 1601

Essex Rebellion

Robert Devereux leads armed followers through London after resisting a summons from the council, but public support fails to appear and the rising collapses within hours.

Role range: 1565-1601 – 1558-1603

Essex Marches through London

Essex marches through London with armed supporters, appealing for popular backing but finding little willingness to join his challenge to the government.

Role range: 1601

Essex Surrenders at Essex House

Essex returns to his fortified residence and surrenders after the failure to gain broad London support leaves the rising without a viable military strategy.

Role range: 1601

Ludgate Blocks Essex Supporters

Government forces hold key approaches through the city, preventing Essex from turning his march into a successful seizure of political control.

Role range: 1601

Coup

Executed for a plot to overthrow the Council

Death of Robert Devereux

Death of Robert Devereux, executed

Essex Rebellion

Beheaded on Tower Green, becoming the last person to be beheaded in the Tower of London

Execution of Essex

Executed for a plot to overthrow the Council

Essex Executed for Treason

Robert Devereux is beheaded after conviction for treason, ending the political career of the favourite whose failed rising challenged Elizabeth I's government.

Role range: 1601

Coup

Fails to raise the citizens of London during an anti-Cecil coup

Rebellion of Rebels in London

Induced by Mountjoy of Southampton to remove the Queens counselors. Fails to raise the citizens of London during an anti-Cecil coup

Trial

Tried by Bacon

Peerage

Persuades Parliament to restore his fathers titles

Marriage

Devereux marries France's Howard

Capture of Cadiz

Involved in the failed attempt to capture Cadiz

Rebellion of Rebels in London

Appointed 2nd-in-Command against the Scottish Covenanters

Covenanters

Appointed 2nd-in-Command against the Scottish Covenanters

Rebellion of Rebels in London

Appointed 2nd-in-Command against the Scottish Covenanters