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Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland KG KB PC (baptised 15 August 1590, died 9 March 1649), was an English courtier and politician executed by Parliament after being captured fighting for the Royalists during the Second English Civil War.
- Earl of Holland
Earl of Holland was a title in the Peerage of England. It...
- Earl of Holland
Following the death of Henry Rich, his eldest son Robert Rich, the second Earl of Holland, inherited the house, and in 1673 succeeded his first cousin as fifth Earl of Warwick, which is commemorated locally by Warwick Road and Warwick Gardens to the southwest of Holland House.
Henry, 1st Earl of Holland. Lady Mary Rich, daughter of the first Earl of Holland, married Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet, who was created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland in the Peerage of Scotland in 1681.
Rich was the younger son of Robert, 3rd Lord Rich, one of the wealthiest peers of England, who was created earl of Warwick in 1618. Although the Richs were among the most important aristocratic patrons of puritan ministers, the family was dogged by scandals, which has led commentators, at the time and since, to question their godliness.
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (copy after an original of c.1632–1633) Daniel Mytens (c.1590–1647) (copy after studio of) National Portrait Gallery, London. Photo credit: National Portrait Gallery, London. Send information to Art Detective.
Henry Rich, first earl of Holland, 1796. Samuel Cooper (1609 - 1672) RA Collection: Art
