Rich, Henry (1590 - 1648/9)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 12
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: before 1590-08-19 (baptism date)
Death Date: 1649-03-09

Notes

Imprisoned in Warwick Castle 10 July 1648; beheaded

Siblings

Male

Rich, Robert (1587 - 1658) (patron)

Female

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

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Cope, Isabel ( - 1655)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1616
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union may have began 1612 [ODNB]

Offspring

From Cope, Isabel ( - 1655)

  1. Female offspring: Rich, Frances (d. 1672)
  2. Male offspring: Rich, Robert (1620 - 1675)
  3. Female offspring: Rich, Susanna (1627 - 1649)
  4. Female offspring: Rich, Mary (d. 1666)

Primary Title

1st Earl of Holland

Titles

  • Baron Kensington of Kensington
    Assumed 1622/3-03-05
    Vacated 1648/9-03-09
  • 1st Earl of Holland
    Assumed 1624-09-24
    Vacated 1648/9-03-09

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Leicestershire 1610 1611
MP, Leicestershire 1614 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1625-7-31 n.d.
Capt & Governor, Suffolk 1627/8-3-7 n.d.
Capt & Governor, Essex 1627/8-3-7 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Berkshire 1627/8-3-7 1642 Held jointly
Chancellor, Cambridgeshire after 1628-8-28 (began tenure of office by 4 Sept. 1628) 1648/9
Lord Lieut, Middlesex 1628-10-6 1642 Held jointly
Constable, Berkshire 1629-10-27 1648
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1631-5-15 1648/9-03-9 Held office until death, but imprisoned 10 July 1648
High Steward, Berkshire 1631-4 n.d.
Keeper, Surrey by 1639-12-29 n.d. Held jointly
Privy Councillor, Scotland 1641 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Middlesex 1642 1643
Lord Lieut, Berkshire 1642 1643

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Holland House, Middlesex
    Acquired via marriage. Formerly known as Cope Castle
    Acquired: 1614
    Divested: 1648/9-03-09

Lands

  • Middlesex: Kensington
    Acquired: 1614
    Acquired via marriage
  • Staffordshire
  • Warwickshire
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1628-1629 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1631-1632 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1638-1639 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1628-1629 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance 1631-1632 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance 1631-1632 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance 1631-1632 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance 1631-1632 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance 1631-1632 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance 1632-1632 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance 1635-1636 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance 1638-1639 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 3
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 9

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)