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Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (July 1496 – 12 June 1567), was Lord Chancellor during King Edward VI of England's reign, from 1547 until January 1552. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated almshouses in Essex in 1564.
Felsted was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (also known as Riche) who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired considerable wealth from the spoils of the Dissolution of the Monasteries including the nearby Leez Priory where he lived.
Felsted Grammar School: Felsted School: 1564 Independent Richard, Lord Rich, Lord Chancellor founded with "ample provision." The first three headmasters G. manning, M.Holbeach, and C.Glasscock made the school nationally famous. The chapel begun 1873 has been altered several times. The old premises were sold in 1894 and the prep school began.
Lord Rich was an important benefactor of the Felsted Church. The school also has links to Oliver Cromwell, who sent his sons there. The valley between Little Dunmow and Felsted was the location for the only sugar beet factory in Essex, which has been redeveloped for housing in a community called Flitch Green.
Richard Cromwell (1626–1712), Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1658–1659, son of Oliver Cromwell Snr. MP for Hampshire (1654), Chancellor, Oxford University (ODNB) Henry Cromwell (1628–1674), Lord Deputy of Ireland and son of Oliver Cromwell Snr. MP for Cambridge University (1654) (ODNB)
In addition to his art collection, Geffen is well-known in social circles for his philanthropic work. Case in point, he donated $150 million to the Lost Angeles County Museum of Art in 2017.
Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick (December 1559 – 24 March 1619), was an English nobleman, known as Baron Rich between 1581 and 1618, when he was created Earl of Warwick. He was the first husband of Penelope Devereux , whom he divorced in 1605 on the grounds of her adultery .
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