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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

1591 - 1646

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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex has received more than 582,028 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex is the 1,811th most popular military personnel (down from 1,520th in 2019), the 3,665th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,619th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 1,811 out of 2,058. Before him are George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, Richard S. Ewell, Richard Marcinko, John Eisenhower, William Birdwood, and Luigi Capello. After him are Stanley Maude, Mikhail Yefremov, Martin Dempsey, Marie Ljalková, Aurélio de Lira Tavares, and Stefan Toshev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 22. Before him are Dirck Hals, Friedrich Spee, Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, Johann von Werth, George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, and Anne Hutchinson. After him is Robert Herrick. Among people deceased in 1646, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 15. Before him are Maria Caterina Farnese, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Francesco Furini, Margherita Aldobrandini, Antonio Marcello Barberini, and Elias Holl. After him is William Dobson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 3,665 out of 8,785. Before him are Patricia Medina (1919), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), John Gerard (1545), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Aynsley Dunbar (1946), and Cyril Scott (1879). After him are Bonnie Wright (1991), Toby Stephens (1969), Ronald Rawson (1892), Martin Brundle (1959), Albert Bruce Jackson (1876), and Gemma Arterton (1986).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ranks 97. Before him are Boston Corbett (1832), Eddie Chapman (1914), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), John Moore (1761), Dudley Pound (1877), and George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697). After him are Captain Tom (1920), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663), Reginald Wingate (1861), and Thomas Picton (1758).

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