Earls of Essex, Eighth Creation (1572)
- Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (1541–1576)
- Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566–1601)
- Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591–1646) (extinct)
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