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{{short description|Extinct barony in the Peerage of England}}

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'''Baron Rich''' was a title in the [[Peerage of England]]. It was created in 1547 and was absorbed into the Earldom of Warwick in 1618. It became extinct in 1759.

==History==
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The title was created in 1547 for [[Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich|Sir Richard Rich]] who was made Baron Rich, of Leez. Rich was a prominent lawyer and politician, who served as [[Solicitor General for England and Wales|Solicitor General]] and [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] and was [[Lord Chancellor of England]] from 1547 to 1551.  The Rich family descended from [[Richard Rich (Sheriff of London)|Richard Rich]], a wealthy [[Worshipful Company of Mercers|mercer]] who served as [[List of Sheriffs of London|Sheriff of London]] in 1441, and Sir Richard was his great-grandson.

He was succeeded by his son, Robert, the second Baron. His son [[Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick|Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich]], was created [[Earl of Warwick]] in the Peerage of England in 1618. [[Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland|Henry Rich]], son of Robert, 3rd Baron Rich was created [[Baron Kensington]] in 1623 and [[Earl of Holland]] in 1624. His other son, Richard, was the first husband of [[Catherine Knyvet]] and supported the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]]. From this point the history of the barony was tied to the history of the [[Earl of Warwick#1618 creation|Earldom of Warwick]].

The last of the line was Edward Rich, 10th Baron Rich, who was also 8th Earl Warwick and 5th Earl Holland. On his death in 1759 all the titles became extinct.

==Barons Rich (1547)==
*[[Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich]] (c. 1496–1567)
*[[Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich]] (c. 1538–1581)  
*[[Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick|Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich]] (d. 1619) (created '''Earl of Warwick''' in 1618)
*[[Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick|Robert Rich, 4th Baron]], 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587–1658)
*[[Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick|Robert Rich, 5th Baron]], 3rd Earl of Warwick (1611–1659)
*[[Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick|Charles Rich, 6th Baron]], 4th Earl of Warwick (1619–1673)
*[[Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick|Robert Rich, 7th Baron]], 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland (1620–1675)
**Henry Rich, Lord Kensington (1642–1659)
*[[Edward Rich, 6th Earl of Warwick|Edward Rich, 8th Baron]], 6th Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl of Holland (1673–1701)
*[[Edward Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick|Edward Henry Rich, 9th Baron]], 7th Earl of Warwick, 4th Earl of Holland (1697–1721)
*[[Edward Rich, 8th Earl of Warwick|Edward Rich, 10th Baron]], 8th Earl of Warwick, 5th Earl of Holland (1695–1759)

== Family trees ==

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==See also==
* [[Earl of Warwick#1618 creation]]
* [[Earl of Holland]]
* [[Baron Kensington]]

==References==
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

==External links==
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*[http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]

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