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Rich, Henry (1590 - 1648/9)

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Born / Died

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

Notes

Imprisoned in Warwick Castle 10 July 1648;
beheaded

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Siblings

Offspring

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
Privy Councillor, England 1625 -7 -31
Capt & Governor, Essex 1627/8 -3 -7
Capt & Governor, Suffolk 1627/8 -3 -7
Lord Lieut, Berkshire 1627/8 -3 -7 1642 Held jointly
Chancellor, Cambridgeshire 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
Keeper, Surrey 1639 -12 -29 Held jointly
Privy Councillor, Scotland 1641
Lord Lieut, Berkshire 1642 1643
Lord Lieut, Middlesex 1642 1643

Details of Properties

Residence

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

Lands

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

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Holland's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeters Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) Musicians 1
Earl of Holland's Trumpeter/s Rich, Henry (1590 - 1649) 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.