Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

Earl of Warwick
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
BornMay/June 1587
Leez Priory, Essex
Died18 April 1658(1658-04-18) (aged 70)
Holborn, London
Resting placeHoly Cross Church, Felsted
Spouse(s)Frances Hatton (m. 1605)
Susan Rowe (m. c. 1625)
Eleanor Wortley (m. 1646)
Children5, including Anne, Robert and Charles
Parent(s)Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick
Penelope Devereux
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge
Military service
Branch/serviceRoyal Navy
RankAdmiral
Battles/warsWars 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]

  1. ^ Hunningham, in A History of the County of Warwick: Vol. 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1951), pp. 117–120.

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