Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich

Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich (c1537-1581) was an English nobleman.

He was the eldest son of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich by his wife Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of William Jenks of London.^[1]

He married around 1555 Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of George Baldrey (d. 1540)^[2] and granddaughter of Sir Thomas Baldry, Lord Mayor of London in 1514.^[3] Their children were:^[1]

Richard married Katherine Knyvet. He died before his father.
Robert, 3rd Baron Rich (later Earl of Warwick)
Edwin married Margaret, daughter of Charles Wolriche of Suffolk
Elizabeth

His father was reprimanded by the privy council in 1562 for seeking to have Rich elected as knight of the shire in preference to William Petre.^[4] This may have been due to suspicions of Petre's religious views, as Rich was a strong Protestant who later had the Calvinist Robert Wright as his domestic chaplain.^[5]

In 1578 a dispute between Rich and one Edward Windham led to skirmishes in Fleet Street between their servants,^[6] which resulted in Windham's imprisonment.^[7] Following his death his property in London and Essex was valued at £1,857.^[8]

He is presumably the kneeling figure represented on the monument to his father in Felsted church.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b The Visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634. Harleian Society. 1878. p. 277.
^ "VCH Buckingham, Vol. 4:Akeley". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ "Aldermen of the City of London, 1502-1700". British History Online. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ CSPD Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth. p. 212.
^ Neal, Daniel (1837). The history of the Puritans or Protestant non-conformists. p. 250.
^ Stone, Lawrence (1965). The Crisis of the Aristocracy, 1558-1641. pp. 231–2.
^ CSPD Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth. p. 620.
^ "Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House, Vol. 4:November 1591". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Vol. 2:Felstead". British History Online. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

Peerage of England
Preceded by Richard Rich	Baron Rich 1567-1581	Succeeded by Robert Rich

(Unknown)

Richard Rich
1st BR
(1496/7–1567)

Elizabeth Jenks
(1510–1558)

Ann or Jane Machell
(b. 1557)

Richard Rich
(illegitimate)

Robert Rich
2nd BR
(c. 1537–1581)

Elizabeth Baldry

Robert Rich (c. 1585-1630)

Sir Nathaniel Rich
(1585–1636)

Honora Worlick

Sir Edwin Rich
(1561–1600)

Robert Rich
3rd BR
1st EW
(1559–1618)

Penelope Devereux
(1563–1607)

Elizabeth Hampden (died 1655)
(cousin of John Hampden)

Colonel Nathaniel Rich
(d. c. 1701)

Elizabeth Cholmeley
(d. 1694)

Sir Charles Rich
1st Bt
(c. 1619–1677)

Sir Edwin Rich
(1594–1675)

Sir Robert Rich
2nd Bt
(c. 1648–1699)

Mary Rich
(d. 1714)

Isabel Cope
(d. 1655)

Henry Rich
1st BK
1st EH
(1590–1649)

Robert Rich
4th BR
2nd EW
(1587–1658)

Frances Hatton
(1590–1623)

Isabella Rich
(b. c. 1590)

Elizabeth Griffith
(b. c. 1692–1773)

Sir Robert Rich
4th Bt
(1685–1768)

Sir Charles Rich
3rd Bt
(c. 1680–1706)

Mary Boyle
CW
(1625–1678)

Charles Rich
6th BR
4th EW
(1619–1673)

Robert Rich
5th BR
3rd EW
(1611–1659)

Lady Anne Rich
(1604–1641/42)

Edward Montagu
2nd EM
(1602–1671)

Sir Robert Rich
5th Bt
(1717–1785)

Sir George Rich
6th Bt
(1728–1799)

Sir James Thynne
(1605–1670)

Lady Isabella Rich
(b. 1623)

Cope Rich^[i]
(1634–1676)

Robert Rich
7th BR
5th EW
2nd EH
2nd BK
(1620–1675)

Lady Anne Montagu
(d. c. 1689)

Robert Montagu
3rd Earl of
Manchester
(1634–1683)

John Campbell
1st EBH
(1636–1717)

Lady Mary Rich
(1632–1666)

Cope Rich^[i]
(d. 1706)

Charlotte Myddleton
(1680–1731, daughter of Sir Thomas Myddelton)

Edward Rich
8th BR
6th EW
3rd EH
3rd BK
(1673–1701)

Lady Elizabeth Rich
(d. 1725)

Francis Edwardes
(d. 1725)

Earls of Breadalbane and Holland
(Campbell family)

Edward Rich
10th BR
8th EW
5th EH
5th BK
(1695–1759)^[ii]

Edward Henry Rich
9th BR
7th EW
4th EH
4th BK
(d. 1721)

Barons Kensington
(Edwardes family)

Key

BR: Baron Rich

Bt: Baronet (Rich baronets, of London)

EW: Earl of Warwick

CW: Countess of Warwick

BK: Baron Kensington

EH: Earl of Holland

EM: Earl of Manchester

EBH: Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

Boxes with heavy borders follow the progress of Rich titles.
Blue boxes indicate members of the family granted a new title.

Notes:

^ ^a ^b Spouse not known
^ Edward Rich had no sons; consequently, all of the titles Baron Rich (Earl of Warwick, Baron Kensington and Earl of Holland) expired on his death.

[Visit-1] The Visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634. Harleian Society. 1878. p. 277.

[2] "VCH Buckingham, Vol. 4:Akeley". Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[3] "Aldermen of the City of London, 1502-1700". British History Online. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[4] CSPD Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth. p. 212.

[5] Neal, Daniel (1837). The history of the Puritans or Protestant non-conformists. p. 250.

[6] Stone, Lawrence (1965). The Crisis of the Aristocracy, 1558-1641. pp. 231–2.

[7] CSPD Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth. p. 620.

[8] "Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House, Vol. 4:November 1591". Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[9] "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Vol. 2:Felstead". British History Online. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[Spouse_not_known-10] Spouse not known

[11] Edward Rich had no sons; consequently, all of the titles Baron Rich (Earl of Warwick, Baron Kensington and Earl of Holland) expired on his death.

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