Rich family

The Rich family was an influential noble family of England that held the peerage titles of Baron Rich, Earl of Warwick, Baron Kensington, Earl of Holland and Baronet Rich during a period spanning the 16th-18th centuries.

Family tree

Rich family tree

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Richard Rich,
1st BR
(1496/7–1567)

Elizabeth Jenks
(1510-58)

Ann or Jane Machell
(b. 1557)

Richard Rich
(illegitimate)

Robert Rich,
2nd BR
(c. 1537–1581)

Elizabeth Baldry

(Unknown)^{[lower-roman 1]}

Sir Nathaniel Rich
(1585–1636)

Honora Worlick

Sir Edwin Rich
(1561–1600)

Robert Rich,
3rd BR,
1st EW
(1559–1618)

Penelope Devereux
(1563–1607)

Richard Rich
(d. 1580)

Catherine Knyvet
(1564–c. 1633)

Elizabeth Hampden

Colonel Nathaniel Rich
(d. c. 1701)

Elizabeth Cholmeley
(d. 1694)

Sir Charles Rich,
1st Bt
(c. 1619–1677)

Sir Edwin Rich
(1594–1675)

Sir Robert Rich,
2nd Bt
(c. 1648–1699)

Mary Rich
(d. 1714)

Isabel Cope
(d. 1655)

Henry Rich,
1st BK, 1st EH
(1590–1649)

Robert Rich,
4th BR, 2nd EW
(1587–1658)

Frances Hatton
(1590–1623)

Isabella Rich
(b. c. 1590)

Elizabeth Griffith
(b. c. 1692–1773)

Sir Robert Rich,
4th Bt
(1685–1768)

Sir Charles Rich,
3rd Bt
(c. 1680–1706)

Mary Boyle,
CW
(1625-78)

Charles Rich,
6th BR, 4th EW
(1619-73)

Robert Rich,
5th BR, 3rd EW
(1611-59)

Lady Anne Rich
(1604–1641/42)

Edward Montagu,
2nd EM
(1602-71)

Sir Robert Rich,
5th Bt
(1717-85)

Sir George Rich,
6th Bt
(1728-99)

Sir James Thynne
(1605-70)

Lady Isabella Rich
(b. 1623)

Cope Rich^{[lower-roman 2]}
(1634-76)

Robert Rich,
7th BR, 5th EW,
2nd EH, 2nd BK
(1620-75)

Lady Anne Montagu
(d. c. 1689)

Robert Montagu,
3rd Earl of
Manchester
(1634-83)

John Campbell,
1st EBH
(1636–1717)

Lady Mary Rich
(1632-66)

Cope Rich^{[lower-roman 3]}
(d. 1706)

Charlotte Myddleton
(1680–1731)

Edward Rich,
8th BR, 6th EW,
3rd EH, 3rd BK
(1673–1701)

Lady Elizabeth Rich
(d. 1725)

Francis Edwardes
(d. 1725)

Earls of
Breadalbane
and Holland
(Campbell family)

Edward Rich,
10th BR, 8th EW, 5th EH, 5th BK
(1695–1759)^{[lower-roman 4]}

Edward Henry Rich,
9th BR, 7th EW,
4th EH, 4th BK
(d. 1721)

Barons Kensington
(Edwardes family)

Key

BR: Baron Rich
Bt: Baronet (Rich baronets, of London)
EW: Earl of Warwick
CW: Countess of Warwick
BK: Baron Kensington
EH: Earl of Holland
EM: Earl of Manchester
EBH: Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

Boxes with heavy borders follow the
progress of Rich titles.
Blue boxes indicate members of
the family granted a new title.

Notes:

↑ The will of the Sir Nathaniel Rich appears to suggest that the younger Colonel Nathaniel Rich is his nephew.
↑ Spouse not known
↑ Spouse not known
↑ Edward Rich had no children; consequently, all of the titles Baron Rich, Earl of Warwick, Baron Kensington and Earl of Holland expired on his death.

Notes

External links

The papers of the Rich family are held by the Folger Shakespeare Library, including genealogical records.