Earl of Holland ( English Earl of Holland ) - an extinct noble title in the system of Peer of England . It was created on September 15, 1624 for Henry Rich, 1st Baron of Kensington (1590-1649).
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| Period | September 15, 1624 - September 7, 1759 |
| Title | Earl Holland, Earl Warwick , Baron Rich, Baron Kensington , |
| Ancestor | Henry Rich, 1st Baron Kensington, 1st Earl of Holland |
| Homeland | Kingdom of England |
| Nationality | Great Britain |
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History
Henry Rich was the youngest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick (1559–1619), and Lady Penelope Devere (1563–1607). On March 8, 1623, the title of Baron Kensington was created for Henry Rich in the British Peer system . He married Isabelle Cope (d. 1655), the daughter and sole heiress of Sir Walter Cope (c. 1553-1614), from Cope Castle in Kensington ( Middlesex County ). Henry Rich sat in the House of Commons of England from Leicester (1610-1621), served as captain of the Yemeni Guard (1617-1632), Stalmeister (1628), Lord Lieutenant Berkshire and Middlesex (1628-1643).
His eldest son, Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Holland (c. 1620–1675), in 1673, after the death of his cousin, Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick, inherited the title of 5th Earl of Warwick . He was succeeded by his son from his second marriage, Edward Rich, 6th Earl of Warwick and 3rd Earl of Holland (1673-1701). He was succeeded by his only son, Edward Henry Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick and 4th Earl of Holland (1697-1721). He was succeeded by his cousin, Edward Henry Rich, 8th Earl of Warwick and 5th Earl of Holland (1695-1759), son of Cope Rich and great-grandson of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. In 1759, after the death of the eighth Earl of Warwick and the fifth Earl of Holland, the count's title faded.
Lady Mary Rich (d. 1666), daughter of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, married Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet of Glenorha (1635-1717), who in 1681 received the title of Earl of Bredalbane and Holland ( Partnership Scotland ). In addition, Lady Elizabeth Rich (d. 1725), the only daughter and heiress of 5th Earl of Warwick and 2nd Earl of Holland, married politician Francis Edwards (d. 1725). Their son, William Edwards (1711–1801), inherited rich estates and in 1776 received the title of Baron Kensington in the Peerstvo system of Ireland .
The name "Holland" historically refers to the county of Lincolnshire and is known as " South Holland ", not a province in the Netherlands .
Earls of Holland (1624)
- Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (August 19, 1590 - March 9, 1649), second son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick (1559–1619) from his first marriage with Penelope Devere (1563–1607)
- Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Holland, 5th Earl of Warwick (c. 1620 - April 16, 1675), the eldest son of the previous and Isabelle Cope
- Henry Rich, Lord Kensington (August 20, 1642 - April 1659), the eldest son of his previous marriage to Elizabeth Ingram (1623–1661)
- Edward Rich, 3rd Earl of Holland, 6th Earl of Warwick (1673 - July 31, 1701), the only son of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Holland, from a second marriage to Lady Ann Montague (d. 1689)
- Edward Henry Rich, 4th Earl of Holland, 7th Earl of Warwick (January 1697 - August 16, 1721), the only son of the previous and Charlotte Middelton, daughter of Sir Thomas Middelton, 2nd Baronet
- Edward Rich, 5th Earl of Holland, 8th Earl of Warwick (1695 - September 7, 1759), son of Cope Rich, grandson of Cope Rich and great-grandson of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland.
See also
- Count Warwick (Creation of 1618)
- Earl Bredalbane and Holland
- Baron Kensington
- Baron Holland
- Baron Rich
Sources
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The peerage