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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.
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. (1590-1649), Courtier. Sitter in 27 portraits. A courtier and favourite of James I and later Henrietta Maria, whose marriage with Charles I he helped to negotiate, it was said that Rich's 'features and pleasant aspect equalled the most beautiful women'.
Information. Also known as. Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. primary name: primary name: Rich, Henry. other name: other name: (Earl of) Holland. Details. individual; British; Male. Life dates. 1590-1649. Biography. Created Earl in 1624; became Chancellor of Cambridge University in 1628; during Civil War General of the Horse; Royalist; beheaded.
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland was baptised on 19 August 1590. 2 He was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and Lady Penelope Devereux. He married Isabel Cope , daughter of Sir Walter Cope and Dorothy Grenville , before 1616. 3 He died on 9 March 1649 at age 58 at Westminster Hall, London, England G , executed by decapitation. 4 He was ...
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, first earl of Holland, 1796. Samuel Cooper (1609 - 1672) RA Collection: Art. This print is one of 180 plates which make up the 'British School I' album, presumably compiled in the early nineteenth century.
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. studio of Daniel Mytens. oil on canvas, circa 1633, based on a work of circa 1632-1633. 87 in. x 53 in. (2210 mm x 1346 mm) Purchased, 1950. Primary Collection.
