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Robert Rich, later Lord Holland, was the eldest son and third of seven children born to Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick (1559–1619) and his first wife Penelope (1563–1607). His parents separated soon after Henry's birth, although they did not formally divorce until 1605, when Penelope married her long-time partner, Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy (1563-1606).
15 de abr. de 2024 · Robert Rich, 2nd earl of Warwick was an English colonial administrator and advocate of religious toleration in the North American Colonies. As admiral of the fleet in 1642, he secured the adherence of the navy to the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil Wars (1642–51).
29 de jun. de 2023 · Africans first appeared in Virginia in late August 1619, brought by the frigate "White Lion", a privateer ship owned by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, but flying a Dutch flag. The approximately 20 Africans on that ship, originally from the present-day Angola, had been seized by the British crew from a Portuguese slave ship, the "São João Bautista".
Colonizer, revolutionary, and privateer, Warwick succeeded to his father's title in 1619. After attending Cambridge University in 1603 and serving as M.P. for Malden in 1610 and 1614, he became a sailor of fortune, establishing companies in Virginia and the West Indies
Brief Life History of Robert. When Sir Robert Rich 2nd Earl of Warwick was born on 5 June 1587, in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Sir Robert Rich II, was 27 and his mother, Lady Penelope Devereux, was 24. He married Lady Frances Hatton Countess of Warwick on 12 February 1604, in Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom.
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (5 June 1587 – 19 April 1658) A colonial administrator and admiral, Robert was the eldest son of Robert Rich, earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope (Devereux), and succeeded to the title in 1619. His A younger brother was Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. He was heavily involved in colonial ventures early in ...
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick primary name: Rich, Robert other name: (Earl) Warwick
