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The Rich family descended from Richard Rich, a wealthy mercer who served as Sheriff of London in 1441, and Sir Richard was his great-grandson. He was succeeded by his son, Robert, the second Baron. His son Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich , was created Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of England in 1618.
In 1605, Lord Rich was granted a divorce from his wife, who admitted adultery with Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy. By Penelope, Rich had seven children: Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587–1658), eldest son and heir. Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (1590–1649), second son. Sir Charles Rich (d. 1627), died unmarried and without issue ...
Robert Rich was the eldest son and third of seven children born to Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick (1559–1619) and his first wife Penelope (1563–1607). His parents separated soon after his brother Henry's birth, although they did not formally divorce until 1605, when Penelope married her long-time partner, Charles Blount, 8th Baron ...
6th Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl of Holland, 8th Baron Rich, 3rd Baron Kensington: Cope Rich (d. 1706) Fulke Greville (c. 1693 –1711) 6th Baron Brooke: William Greville (1695–1727) 7th Baron Brooke: Francis Edwardes (d. 1725) Edward Henry Rich (1698–1721) 7th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl of Holland, 9th Baron Rich, 4th Baron Kensington: Edward ...
Henry Rich, later Lord Holland, was the second son and youngest of four children born to Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick (1559–1619) and his first wife Penelope (1563–1607). His parents separated soon after Henry's birth, although they did not formally divorce until 1605, when Penelope married her long-time partner, Charles Blount, 8th ...
Henshawe was Bingley's brother-in-law. [39] The Suffolks were found guilty of corrupt practices, and the Countess and her family were banned from court. [40] They faced heavy fines and imprisonment at the Tower of London. [41] The couple were released late in 1619, partly due to the intercession of the Duke of Buckingham. [42]
Sir Charles Rich, 1st Baronet (c. 1619–30 May 1677), Rich was the fourth son of Sir Edwin Rich and grandson of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich (see Earl of Warwick).He married Elizabeth Cholmeley, by whom he had two daughters and co-heirs, Elizabeth, married Peter Civell, and Mary, married Robert Rich, of Stondon, Essex.
Penelope's arranged marriage to Rich had been unhappy, and by 1595 she began a secret affair with Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy. Lord Rich took no action during the lifetime of Penelope's brother, the powerful Earl of Essex, who became the ageing Queen's favourite in the years after the death of Leicester in 1588. [18]