Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

For other people with the same name, see Robert Devereux (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Essex
KB PC
Portrait of Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex
Born(1591-01-11)11 January 1591
Died14 September 1646(1646-09-14) (aged 55)
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
TitleEarl of Essex
Spouse(s)Frances Howard
Elizabeth Paulet
Parent(s)Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Frances Walsingham

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (/ˈdɛvəˌruː/; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, also known as the Roundheads. However, he was unable and unwilling to score a decisive blow against the Royalist army of King Charles I. He was eventually overshadowed by the ascendancy of Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax, and resigned his commission in 1646.

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