Cahir Castle in Ireland was besieged and captured three times: in 1599 by the Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex | Earl of Essex, in 1647 by Lord Inchiquin, and in 1650 by Oliver Cromwell.

He was succeeded in the viscountcy of Hereford by his first cousin twice removed Sir Walter Devereux, 2nd Baronet, of Castle Bromwich, who became the fifth Viscount Hereford.

He was the son of Sir Edward Devereux, 1st Baronet, of Castle Bromwich, fourth son of the first Viscount ( see below for earlier history of the baronetcy ).

Edward Devereux, of Castle Bromwich Hall, fourth son of the first Viscount Hereford.

Castle Bromwich Hall was built between 1557 and 1585 by Sir Edward Devereux, the first MP for Tamworth.

Born Penelope Devereux at Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, she was the elder daughter of Walter Devereux, 2nd Viscount Hereford, later 1st Earl of Essex and Lettice Knollys, daughter of Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey, and sister of William Knollys, later 1st Earl of Banbury.

Troyanos sang in concert performances of operas ranging from Handel's Deidamia and Mozart's Mitridate to Donizetti's Roberto Devereux and Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle ( performing the latter, in the original Hungarian, under Pierre Boulez, Georg Solti, and Rafael Kubelik ), in addition to concert works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Berlioz, Verdi, Ravel, Mahler, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Berg and others.

The college was founded by Utica financier Nicholas Devereux, one of the first to gain land grants in newly surveyed Cattaraugus County from the Holland Land Company.

Two of the largest businesses to locate at Victoria County Airport were the Devereux Foundation, a therapeutic-education center, and Gary Aircraft, which repaired surplus C-54 Skymaster ( Douglas DC-4 ) aircraft in 1968.

The elder Essex was daughter of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich.

A member of the influential Rich family, he was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and of Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and the younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick.

Rich was the eldest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and succeeded to his father's title ( Earl of Warwick ) in 1619.

The elder Essex was daughter of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich.

The elder Essex was daughter of the 1st Earl of Warwick and Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich.

She became fond and indulgent of the charming but petulant young Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, who was Leicester's stepson and took liberties with her for which she forgave him.

His relationship with the Queen further improved when he severed ties with Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, a shrewd move because Essex was executed for treason in 1601.

A case was made by the Oxfordian Peter R. Moore that the Rival Poet was Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.

The next major uprising was in 1601, when Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex, attempted to raise the city of London against Elizabeth's government.

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG ( 10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601 ) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I.

Essex was born on 10 November 1565 at Netherwood near Bromyard, in Herefordshire, the son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and Lettice Knollys.

Lettice Knollys was the wife of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth on her mother's side.

Leicester was a concerned parent to his four stepchildren, and in every respect worked for the advancement of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, whom he regarded as his political heir.

At this point he was almost immediately taken into the service of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.

Essex was probably named after her maternal grandfather Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex.

Hayward had dedicated his version to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and when Essex was arrested for rebellion in February 1601 Hayward had already been imprisoned, to strengthen the case against the earl for " incitement to the deposing of the Queen ".

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ( 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646 ) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the seventeenth century.

Robert Devereux was the son and heir of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, the courtier and soldier from the later reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

His viscountcy devolved on Walter Devereux, who was a younger grandson of the 1st viscount and cousin to the 1st earl of Essex.

George Buck was educated at the Middle Temple, and served on the successful Cádiz expedition of 1596 under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.

He served in the army under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and, in 1601, was charged with supporting Essex's ill-fated insurrection against Queen Elizabeth, but he was acquitted of those charges.

* James Devereux ( 1903 – 1988 ), who attended the Tome School, was a Marine General during the defense of Wake Island in December 1941 and later served in the United States House of Representatives ( 1951 – 1959 ).

On 10 April 1594, Coke was made Attorney General for England and Wales thanks to his partnership with the Cecil family ; Francis Bacon, his rival, was supported by Robert Devereux, who waged a constant war against Robert Cecil for control of the English government.

At the Restoration he was created Viscount Malden and Earl of Essex ( 20 April 1661 ), the latter title having previously died out with Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex.

The title was created in 1550 for Walter Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley.

* Walter Devereux, 2nd Viscount Hereford ( 1539 – 1576 ) ( created Earl of Essex in 1572 )

Edward VI created Walter Devereux, a descendant of the de Bohun family, Viscount Hereford, in 1550, and his grandson, the famous earl of Essex, was born in this county.

Two years later, Norreys served as a captain under Sir Walter Devereux, recently created first Earl of Essex, who was attempting to establish a plantation in the Irish province of Ulster.

* Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex of England ( 1591 – 1646 ), nobleman and military commander

* February 8 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, longtime favorite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, rebels against the queen ; his revolt is quickly crushed.

* March 12 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Damon Graham Devereux Hill ( born 17 September 1960 ) is a retired British racing driver from England.

In reaction, Coke decided to bring charges of treason against Devereux, saying that he had " plotted and practised with the Pope and king of Spain for the deposing and selling of himself as well as the crown of England ... His permitting underhand that treasonable book of Henry IV to be printed and published ; it being plainly deciphered, not only by the matter, and by the epistle itself, for what end and for whose behalf it was made, but also the Earl himself being present so often at the playing thereof, and with great applause giving countenance to it ".

Returning to England in 1575, Sidney met Penelope Devereux, the future Lady Rich ; though much younger, she would inspire his famous sonnet sequence of the 1580s, Astrophel and Stella.

The favour which his youthful good looks procured for him from Queen Elizabeth I of England aroused the jealousy of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and led to a duel between the two courtiers, who later became close friends.

The Devereux family is of Norman descent and came to England after the Norman conquest in 1066, and settled in Lyonshall and Bodenham, Herefordshire.

It is one of a number of operas by Donizetti which deal with the Tudor period in English history, including Anna Bolena ( named for Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn ), Roberto Devereux ( named for a putative lover of Queen Elizabeth I of England ) and Il castello di Kenilworth.

It is one of a number of operas by Donizetti which deal with the Tudor period in English history, including Roberto Devereux ( named for a putative lover of Queen Elizabeth I of England ), Maria Stuarda ( named for Mary, Queen of Scots ) and Il castello di Kenilworth.

The opera is loosely based on the life of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, an influential member of the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England.

The emphasis on Devereux takes away somewhat from the political problems Elizabeth was facing at the time, such as with Spain, France and Ireland, as well as significant problems in England itself with high taxes and the failure of the crops, though these events are made frequent reference to.

Although his title was from the north of England, Percy also had estates in the south at Petworth House, and also and at Syon House, a few miles north of Richmond-upon-Thames, acquired by his marriage to Dorothy Devereux ( sister of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ) in 1594.

When Walter Devereux returned to England in December 1575, the Spanish agent in London, Antonio de Guaras, reported:

Since this date the viscounty has been held by the Devereux family, and the holder ranks as the premier viscount of England.

In a desperate situation, when it seemed that all the native lords in Munster were going into rebellion, the crown granted Florence MacCarthy a free pardon, on terms that he immediately withdraw his followers from rebellion in return for qualified acknowledgment of his title against Donal MacCarthy ; but he prevaricated and only returned to Munster after Sir Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex – whose favour he had been relying upon – threw up his command as lord lieutenant in Ireland in late 1599 and returned to England under a cloud.

In the 16th century the building was owned by Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, Lord Deputy of Ireland of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland.

Lord Lindsey, who was an old comrade of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, the commander of the Parliamentarian forces, knew that he would follow the tactics they had both together studied in Holland, little thinking that one day they should be arrayed one against the other in their own native England.