Birth of Robert RichDecember 1559
Birth of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick, 3rd Baron Rich, son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich and Elizabeth Baldry
Historical person
Robert Rich Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Rich, based on 13 World History Database records associated with England.
13 records1559–16758 events3 places
Chronological biography
1559
1587
Birth of Robert Rich5 June 1587
Birth of Robert Rich, eldest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich
1611
Birth of Robert Rich28 June 1611
Birth of Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick, son of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick and France's Hatton
1618
Death of Robert Rich24 March 1618
Deat of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick, 3rd Baron Rich
1619
Peerage1619
Succeeds to his fathers title, Earl of Warwick)
1620
Birth of Robert Rich1620
Birth of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland
1640
Twelve Peers Petition28 August 1640
Warwick signs the request for Parliament and an end to arbitrary government.
1641
Warwick Supports Attainder8 May 1641
Warwick supports the Lords' approval of Strafford's attainder.
1642
Appointment to Command the Fleet1 July 1642
Parliament appoints Warwick to command the fleet against royal instructions.
Fleet Accepts Parliamentarian Admiral2 July 1642
Most naval captains accept Warwick and declare their support for Parliament.
Naval Blockade of PortsmouthSeptember 1642
Warwick's ships prevent relief or escape while Parliament's army besieges Portsmouth.
1658
Death of Robert Rich15 April 1658
Death of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
1675
Death of Robert Rich1675
Death of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, 2nd Earl of Holland
Titles and roles
Baron · Earl · Earl · Lord High Admiral for Parliament · Earl · Member of House of Lords
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.