Baron Rich

Arms of Rich: Gules, a chevron between three crosses botonée or

Baron Rich was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1547 and was absorbed into the Earldom of Warwick in 1618. It became extinct in 1759.

History

Further information: Rich family

The title was created in 1547 for Sir Richard Rich who was made Baron Rich, of Leez. Rich was a prominent lawyer and politician, who served as Solicitor General and Speaker of the House of Commons and was Lord Chancellor of England from 1547 to 1551. The Rich family descended from Richard Rich, a wealthy mercer who served as Sheriff of London in 1441, and Sir Richard was his great-grandson.

He was succeeded by his son, Robert, the second Baron. His son Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich, was created Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of England in 1618. Henry Rich, son of Robert, 3rd Baron Rich was created Baron Kensington in 1623 and Earl of Holland in 1624. His other son, Richard, was the first husband of Catherine Knyvet and supported the Reformation. From this point the history of the barony was tied to the history of the Earldom of Warwick.

The last of the line was Edward Rich, 10th Baron Rich, who was also 8th Earl Warwick and 5th Earl Holland. On his death in 1759 all the titles became extinct.

Barons Rich (1547)

• Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (c. 1496–1567)
• Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich (c. 1538–1581)
• Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich (d. 1619) (created Earl of Warwick in 1618)
• Robert Rich, 4th Baron, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587–1658)
• Robert Rich, 5th Baron, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1611–1659)
• Charles Rich, 6th Baron, 4th Earl of Warwick (1619–1673)
• Robert Rich, 7th Baron, 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland (1620–1675)
  • Henry Rich, Lord Kensington (1642–1659)
• Edward Rich, 8th Baron, 6th Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl of Holland (1673–1701)
• Edward Henry Rich, 9th Baron, 7th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl of Holland (1697–1721)
• Edward Rich, 10th Baron, 8th Earl of Warwick, 5th Earl of Holland (1695–1759)

Family trees

Warwick family tree including the peerages of Brooke, Holland, Kensington, and Warwick

Earl of Warwick (1st creation), 1088 Henry de Beaumont d. 1119 1st Earl of Warwick William de Warenne d. 1138 Earl of Surrey Elizabeth de Vermandois c. 1085–1131 Countess of Leicester Roger de Beaumont c. 1102–1153 2nd Earl of Warwick Gundred de Warenne William de Beaumont (bef. 1140–1184) 3rd Earl of Warwick Waleran de Beaumont d. 1204 4th Earl of Warwick Henry de Beaumont (c. 1192-1229) 5th Earl of Warwick Lady Alice de Newburgh Thomas de Beaumont 1208–1242 6th Earl of Warwick m1. John Marshal d. 1242 7th Earl of Warwick jure uxoris Margaret de Beaumont d. 1242 7th Countess of Warwick suo jure m2. John du Plessis d. 1263 7th Earl of Warwick jure uxoris Isabel de Mauduit William Mauduit c. 1221–1268 8th Earl of Warwick William de Beauchamp c. 1238–1298 9th Earl of Warwick Guy de Beauchamp c. 1272–1315 10th Earl of Warwick Thomas Beauchamp c. 1313–1369 11th Earl of Warwick Thomas Beauchamp 1338–1401 12th Earl of Warwick Richard Beauchamp 1382–1439 13th Earl of Warwick Duke of Warwick, 1445 Margaret Beauchamp 1404–1467 Countess of Shrewsbury Henry Beauchamp 1425–1446 Duke of Warwick, 14th Earl of Warwick Richard of York 1411–1460 Duke of York Anne Beauchamp 1426–1492 16th Countess of Warwick Richard Neville "the Kingmaker" 1428–1471 16th Earl of Warwick jure uxoris Henry VI 1421–1471 King of England Dukedom of Warwick extinct, 1446 John Talbot 1426–1453 Viscount Lisle Anne Beauchamp 1444–1449 15th Countess of Warwick George Plantagenet 1449–1478 Duke of Clarence Isabel Neville 1451–1476 m2. Richard III 1452–1485 King of England Anne Neville 1456–1485 m1. Edward of Westminster 1453–1471 Prince of Wales Elizabeth Talbot d. 1487 Edward Grey d. 1492 Viscount Lisle Edward Plantagenet 1475–1499 17th Earl of Warwick Earldom of Warwick (1st creation) forfeit, 1499 Elizabeth Grey c. 1482/1484–c. 1525/1526 Viscount Lisle (5th creation), 1542 Earl of Warwick (2nd creation), 1547 Baron Rich of Leez, 1547 See also Rich family tree John Dudley c. 1502–1553 Duke of Northumberland, 1st Earl of Warwick, etc. Richard Rich 1496–1567 1st Baron Rich Fulke Greville d. 1559 John Dudley c. 1527–1554 2nd Earl of Warwick, etc. Ambrose Dudley c. 1530–1590 3rd Earl of Warwick, etc. Robert Dudley 1532–1588 Earl of Leicester Robert Rich c. 1538–1581 2nd Baron Rich Earldom of Warwick (2nd creation) and subsidiary title extinct, 1590 Earl of Warwick (3rd creation), 1618 Fulke Greville 1536–1606 Robert Greville (?) Robert Rich 1559–1619 1st Earl of Warwick, 3rd Baron Rich Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court, 1621 Baron Kensington of Kensington in the County of Middlesex (1st creation), 1623 Earl of Holland, 1624 Fulke Greville 1554–1628 de jure 13th Baron Latimer, 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke, 1st Baron Brooke Fulke Greville 1575–1632 Robert Rich 1587–1658 2nd Earl of Warwick, 4th Baron Rich Henry Rich 1590–1649 1st Earl of Holland, etc. Robert Greville 1607–1643 2nd Baron Brooke Lady Anne Rich 1604–1642 Countess of Manchester Robert Rich 1611–1659 3rd Earl of Warwick, 5th Baron Rich Charles Rich 1623–1673 4th Earl of Warwick, 6th Baron Rich Francis Greville (bef. 1637–1658) 3rd Baron Brooke Robert Greville 1639–1677 4th Baron Brooke Fulke Greville 1643–1710 5th Baron Brooke Lady Anne Montagu (d. c. 1689) Robert Rich 1620–1675 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland, etc., 7th Baron Rich Cope Rich 1634–1676 Francis Greville d. 1710 Elizabeth Rich d. 1725 Edward Rich 1673–1701 6th Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl of Holland, etc., 8th Baron Rich Cope Rich d. 1706 Fulke Greville c. 1693–1711 6th Baron Brooke William Greville 1695–1727 7th Baron Brooke Francis Edwardes d. 1725 Edward Henry Rich 1698–1721 7th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl of Holland, etc., 9th Baron Rich Edward Rich 1695–1759 8th Earl of Warwick, 5th Earl of Holland, etc., 10th Baron Rich Earldoms of Warwick (3rd creation) and Holland extinct, 1759 Earl Brooke, 1746 Earl of Warwick (4th creation), 1759 Baron Kensington (Ireland) Francis Greville 1719–1773 1st Earl of Warwick, 1st Earl Brooke, 8th Baron Brooke William Edwardes c. 1711–1801 1st Baron Kensington George Greville 1746–1816 2nd Earl of Warwick, etc., 9th Baron Brooke George Greville 1772–1786 styled Lord Brooke Henry Richard Greville 1779–1853 3rd Earl of Warwick, etc., 10th Baron Brooke William Edwardes 1777–1852 2nd Baron Kensington George Guy Greville 1818–1893 4th Earl of Warwick, etc., 11th Baron Brooke William Edwardes 1801–1872 3rd Baron Kensington Baron Kensington, of Kensington in the County of Middlesex (United Kingdom) Francis Richard Charles Greville 1853–1924 5th Earl of Warwick, etc., 12th Baron Brooke William Edwardes 1835–1896 4th/1st (Ire/UK) Baron Kensington Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville 1882–1928 6th Earl of Warwick, etc., 13th Baron Brooke William Edwardes 1868–1900 5th/2nd (Ire/UK) Baron Kensington Hugh Edwardes 1873–1938 6th/3rd (Ire/UK) Baron Kensington Charles Guy Fulke Greville 1911–1984 7th Earl of Warwick, etc., 14th Baron Brooke William Edwardes 1904–1981 7th/4th (Ire/UK) Baron Kensington Hugh Owen Edwardes 1905–1937 David Robin Francis Guy Greville 1934–1996 8th Earl of Warwick, etc., 15th Baron Brooke Hugh Ivor Edwardes 1933–2018 8th/5th (Ire/UK) Baron Kensington Guy David Greville b. 1957 9th Earl of Warwick, etc., 16th Baron Brooke William Owen Alexander Edwardes b. 1964 9th/6th (Ire/UK) Baron Kensington Charles Fulke Chester Greville b. 1982 styled Lord Brooke William Francis Ivor Edwardes b. 1993 Heir apparent to the earldom of Warwick and the earldom of Brooke Heir apparent to the baronies of Kensington

See also

• Earl of Warwick#1618 creation
• Earl of Holland
• Baron Kensington

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

External links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• www.thepeerage.com