Devereux, Robert (M)

Surname: Devereux
Forename(s): Robert
b. 10 November 1565. d. 25 February 1601. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and second earl of Essex. Son of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, and Lettice, née Knollys. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Succeeded his father in 1576. Secretly married Frances Sidney, the widow of Sir Phillip Sidney, some time in 1590. Biographical information: ODNB. (BGL)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 1
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
“Happy were he could finish forth his fate” 1900-08 The English Illustrated Magazine Poet 19707