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Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658)

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Born / Died

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

Parents

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: 1625-3-12
    Union ended: n.d.
  3. Wortley, Eleanor ( - 1666/7)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1646-3-30
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 23rd Earl of Warwick

Titles

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

Details of Offices

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

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeter/s
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters
Performance - 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 Trumpeters Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658) Musicians 1
Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658) Musicians 1
Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658) Musicians 1
Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658) Musicians 1
Earl of Warwick's Trumpeter/s Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658) Musicians 1

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.