Robert Devereux
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Robert Devereux may refer to:
- Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of EssexRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of EssexRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599...
, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, executed for treason - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of EssexRobert Devereux, 3rd Earl of EssexRobert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the seventeenth century. With the start of the English Civil War in 1642 he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, also known as the Roundheads...
, son of the above - Roberto DevereuxRoberto DevereuxRoberto Devereux is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera, by Gaetano Donizetti...
, an opera by Donizetti - Robert Devereux (rugby player)Robert Devereux (rugby player)Robert H. Coleman Devereux was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal.-External links:*...
- Robert Devereux (British civil servant)Robert Devereux (British civil servant)Robert John Devereux is a senior British civil servant, who has served as the Permanent Secretary for the British Department for Work and Pensions since 2011.-Offices held:-References:...
, Permanent Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions