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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2022
The 1590s witnessed enormous political success for Robert Devereux as he rose progressively from being a leading royal favourite and courtier, to military command in Europe (with varying success), to the Privy Council, and then to the title of Earl Marshall in 1597. Nonetheless, from the mid-1580s the Earl was exploring multiple routes by which he might showcase his various talents as warrior, spymaster, diplomat and court strategist in international conflicts. This chapter focuses upon the ways in which a pre-eminent courtier such as Essex gained access to power networks through military campaigning, acts of patronage and extravagant self-promotion. Paying particular attention to his elite identities as military commander, royal favourite and cabalist, this chapter explores how the Earl sought to eclipse Elizabeth herself on the European stage of power politics.
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