Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland 1619-1675

Paternal Family Tree: Rich

Maternal Family Tree: Dorothy Granville 1563-1638

In 1616 [his father] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 25] and [his mother] Isabel Cope Countess Holland were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick [aged 56] and [his grandmother] Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.

Around 1619 Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland was born to Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 28] and Isabel Cope Countess Holland.

In 1624 [his father] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 33] was created 1st Earl Holland. [his mother] Isabel Cope Countess Holland by marriage Countess Holland.

On 28th June 1632 [his brother-in-law] William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 22] and [his sister] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert. She the daughter of [his father] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 41] and [his mother] Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were second cousin once removed.

On 1st December 1640 [his brother-in-law] James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk [aged 21] and [his sister] Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. She the daughter of [his father] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 50] and [his mother] Isabel Cope Countess Holland. He the son of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk. They were fifth cousins.

In 1641 Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 22] and Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland [aged 18] were married. He the son of Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 50] and Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 1642 [his son] Henry Rich was born to Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 23] and [his wife] Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland [aged 19]. He married 14th February 1659 Christiana Riccard Baroness Berkeley.

The Battle of St Neots on 10th July 1648 was a skirmish during the Second English Civil War at St Neots in Cambridgeshire. A Royalist force led by [his father] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 57], who was captured, and Colonel John Dalbier, who was killed, was defeated by a hundred veteran troops from the New Model Army, commanded by Colonel Adrian Scrope [aged 47].

Kenelm Digby [aged 23] drowned whilst attempting to cross the River Great Ouse.

On 9th March 1649 at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster Palace three Royalist Lords were beheaded ...

Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham [aged 41] was beheaded. His son Arthur [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Baron Capell Hadham.

[his father] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland [aged 58] was beheaded. His son Robert [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Earl Holland. [his wife] Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland [aged 26] by marriage Countess Holland.

James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 42] was beheaded. His brother William [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Duke Hamilton, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 3rd Baron Innerdale by special remainder.

John Owen [aged 49] had been sentenced to death but was subsequently pardoned.

On 19th May 1649 [his sister] Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk [aged 21] died.

In August 1655 [his mother] Isabel Cope Countess Holland died.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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On 14th February 1659 Henry Rich [aged 17] and Christiana Riccard Baroness Berkeley [aged 21] were married. He the son of Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 40] and Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland [aged 36].

After 14th February 1659 [his son] Henry Rich [deceased] died.

In 1661 Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 42] and Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester [aged 59] and Anne Rich Viscountess Mandeville. He the son of Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland and Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were first cousin once removed.

Around September 1661 [his wife] Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland [aged 38] died.

On 5th May 1671 [his father-in-law] Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester [aged 69] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Robert [aged 37] succeeded 3rd Earl Manchester, 3rd Viscount Mandeville, 3rd Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Anne Yelverton Countess Manchester [aged 41] by marriage Countess Manchester.

On 12th November 1672 [his sister] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert [aged 55] died.

Around 1673 [his son] Edward Rich 6th Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Holland was born to Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 54] and [his wife] Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.14%. He married 1697 Charlotte Myddelton Countess Warwick and Holland, daughter of Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet and Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Myddelton, and had issue.

On 24th August 1673 Charles Rich 4th Earl Warwick [aged 58] died. His first cousin Robert [aged 54] succeeded 5th Earl Warwick, 7th Baron Rich of Leez. [his wife] Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland by marriage Countess Warwick.

On 16th April 1675 Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 56] died. His son Edward [aged 2] succeeded 6th Earl Warwick, 3rd Earl Holland, 8th Baron Rich of Leez.

In 1689 [his former wife] Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland died.

Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

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[his daughter] Elizabeth Rich was born to Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland and Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.14%. She married before 1711 Francis Edwardes and had issue.

Royal Ancestors of Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland 1619-1675

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland 1619-1675

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Rich

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Rich

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Rich 1st Baron Rich

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Dinley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Dinley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich of Leez

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rowland Jenks

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Jenks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jenks Baroness Rich

Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Baldry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez

father: Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Devereux 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bourchier Baroness Ferrers Chartley 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Devereux 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Grey Baroness Ferrers Chartley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Hastings 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex and Leicester 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cope

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Cope

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Cope

Grandfather: Walter Cope 13 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mohun 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Mohun 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Mohun 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mohun 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

mother: Isabel Cope Countess Holland 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Granville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Granville

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Grenville

Grandmother: Dorothy Granville