Devereux Robert.
Dev·er·eux
(dĕv′ə-ro͞o′), Robert. Second Earl of Essex 1566?-1601. English nobleman and favorite of Elizabeth I. He was executed for treason after attempting to incite the people of London to rebellion.
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