Earl of Holland
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Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. It was created in 1624 for Henry Rich, 1st Baron Kensington
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland was an English aristocrat, courtier and soldier.-Life:He was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and of Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and the younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick...
. He was the younger son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick
Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick
Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich, created 1st Earl of Warwick was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich, and Elizabeth Baldry.-Marriages and children:First married Penelope Devereux on 10 January, 1581...
. and had already been created Baron Kensington in 1623, also in the Peerage of England. His eldest son, the second Earl, succeeded his first cousin as fifth Earl of Warwick
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Warwick is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the British Isles.-1088 creation:...
in 1673. All the titles became extinct on the death of the eighth Earl of Warwick and fifth Earl of Holland in 1759.
Lady Mary Rich, daughter of the first Earl of Holland, married Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet
John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland , son of Sir John Campbell of Glen Orchy, and of the Lady Mary Graham, daughter of William Graham, 1st Earl of Airth and 7th Earl of Menteith, was a member of Scottish nobility during the Glorious Revolution and Jacobite risings and also known as...
, who was created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland is a dormant title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1681 for Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet, of Glenorchy, who had previously been deprived of the title Earl of Caithness. He, as a principal creditor, had "acquired" the estates of George Sinclair, 6th...
in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
in 1681. Also, Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of the fifth Earl of Warwick and second Earl of Holland, married Francis Edwardes
Francis Edwardes
Francis Edwardes was a British Member of Parliament.Edwardes was the member of a family that owned extensive lands in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. He was elected to the House of Commons for Haverfordwest in 1722, a seat he held until 1725...
. Their son William Edwardes
William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington
William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington , was a long-standing British Member of Parliament.Kensington was the son of Francis Edwardes, Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest, and Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick. The Edwardes family owned extensive...
succeeded to parts of the Rich estates and was created Baron Kensington
Baron Kensington
Baron Kensington is a title that has been created three times, in the Peerages of England, Ireland and the United Kingdom.-English title :...
in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
in 1776.
The "Holland
Holland, Lincolnshire
Holland is an area of south-east Lincolnshire, England. The name is still recognised locally and survives in the district of South Holland.-Administration:...
" in question is that in the English county of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, not the one in the Netherlands.
Earls of Holland (1624)
- Henry Rich, 1st Earl of HollandHenry Rich, 1st Earl of HollandHenry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland was an English aristocrat, courtier and soldier.-Life:He was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and of Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and the younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick...
(1590–1649) - Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Holland, 5th Earl of Warwick (c. 1620–1675)
- Henry Rich, Lord Kensington (1642–1659)
- Edward Rich, 3rd Earl of Holland, 6th Earl of WarwickEdward Rich, 6th Earl of WarwickEdward Rich, 6th Earl of Warwick and 3rd Earl of Holland was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Rich until 1675.Rich succeeded his father Robert as Earl of Warwick and Holland in 1675...
(1673–1701) - Edward Henry Rich, 4th Earl of Holland, 7th Earl of WarwickEdward Rich, 7th Earl of WarwickEdward Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick and 4th Earl of Holland was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Rich until 1701....
(1697–1721) - Edward Rich, 5th Earl of Holland, 8th Earl of Warwick (1695–1759)
See also
- Earl of Warwick (1618)
- Earl of Breadalbane and HollandEarl of Breadalbane and HollandEarl of Breadalbane and Holland is a dormant title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1681 for Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet, of Glenorchy, who had previously been deprived of the title Earl of Caithness. He, as a principal creditor, had "acquired" the estates of George Sinclair, 6th...
- Baron KensingtonBaron KensingtonBaron Kensington is a title that has been created three times, in the Peerages of England, Ireland and the United Kingdom.-English title :...
- Baron HollandBaron HollandBaron Holland, of Holland in the County of Lincoln, and Baron Holland, of Foxley in the County of Wiltshire, were two titles in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first barony was created on 7 March 1762 for Lady Caroline Fox, the daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and the eldest of...