Earl of Warwick | |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Essex | |
| In office 1625–1642 | |
| Governor of Guernsey | |
| In office 1643–1645 | |
| Member of Parliament for Essex | |
| In office April 1614 – June 1614 | |
| Member of Parliament for Maldon | |
| In office February 1610 – February 1611 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May/June 1587 Leez Priory, Essex |
| Died | 18 April 1658 (aged 70) Holborn, London |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Church, Felsted |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Hatton (m. 1605) Susan Rowe (m. c. 1625) Eleanor Wortley (m. 1646) |
| Children | 5, including Anne, Robert and Charles |
| Parent(s) | Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick Penelope Devereux |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Wars of the Three Kingdoms |
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick KB, PC (May/June 1587 – 19 April 1658) was an English naval officer, politician and peer who commanded the Parliamentarian navy during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A Puritan, he was also lord of the Manor of Hunningham.[1]
- ^ Hunningham, in A History of the County of Warwick: Vol. 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1951), pp. 117–120.