Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 7
Total events naming patron - 5
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1587-05 (possibly born June 1587)
Death Date: 1658-04-19

Siblings

Female

Rich, Lettice ( - )
Rich, Essex ( - )
Rich, Mary ( - )

Male

Rich, Henry (1590 - 1648/9) (patron)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Hatton, Frances (1590 - 1623)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1605-2-12
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union may have begun 24 February 1605 [ODNB], and produced between 5 to 8 children [ODNB, CP]]
  2. Rowe, Susan (1582 - 1645/6)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: after 1625-3-12
    Union ended: n.d.
  3. Wortley, Eleanor ( - 1666/7)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1646-3-30
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Hatton, Frances (1590 - 1623)

  1. Male offspring: Rich, Robert (1611 - 1659)
  2. Female offspring: Rich, Lucy (b. 1615)
  3. Male offspring: Rich, Hatton (1623 - 1670)
  4. Female offspring: Rich, Frances (d. 1692)
  5. Male offspring: Rich, Charles (1616 - 1673)
  6. Female offspring: Rich, Anne (d. 1642)

Primary Title

23rd Earl of Warwick

Titles

  • Baron Rich
    Assumed 1618
    Vacated 1658-04-19
  • 23rd Earl of Warwick
    Assumed 1618/19-03-24
    Vacated 1658-04-19

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Essex 1610 n.d.
MP, Essex 1614 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Essex 1625-9-8 1626-08 Held jointly
Burgess, Southampton 1626-10-25 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Essex 1628/9-2-5 1641/2-03 Held jointly
Recorder, Warwickshire 1629 1641
Vice Admiral, Essex before 1632-6 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1641-4-27 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Essex 1641/2-2-5 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Norfolk 1641/2-3-5 n.d.
Lord High Admiral, England 1642-7-1 n.d.
Governor, Channel Isles before 1643-10 ca. 1646-10
Lord High Admiral, England 1643-12-7 1645-04-9
Warden, Kent by 1643-8 1645-04 Cinque Ports also in Sussex
Keeper, Middlesex 1648-10 n.d.
Lord High Admiral, England 1648-5 1648/9-02-23
Warden, Kent 1648-5 1648/9-02-23 Cinque Ports also in Sussex

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Leighs Priory, Essex
  • Rochford Hall, Essex
  • Warwick House, Middlesex
  • Wallington, Norfolk

Lands

  • Essex
  • Norfolk
  • Northamptonshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1629-1630 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1628-1628 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters
Performance 1628-1628 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters
Performance 1629-1630 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters
Performance 1630-1630 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Warwick's Trumpeter/s Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658) Musicians 1
Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658) Musicians 4

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)