Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich
About Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich
Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich (c.1537–1581) was an English nobleman.
He was the eldest son of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich by his wife Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of William Jenks of London.
He married around 1555 Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of George Baldrey (d. 1540) and granddaughter of Sir Thomas Baldry, Lord Mayor of London in 1514. Their children were: This may have been due to suspicions of Petre's religious views, as Rich was a strong Protestant who later had the Calvinist Robert Wright as his domestic chaplain.
In 1578 a dispute between Rich and one Edward Windham led to skirmishes in Fleet Street between their servants, which resulted in Windham's imprisonment. Following his death his property in London and Essex was valued at £1,857.
He is presumably the kneeling figure represented on the monument to his father in Felsted church.
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Who was Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich?
(1537-1581)
When did Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich die?
Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich died on 27 February 1581.
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