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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.
15 de abr. de 2024 · Robert Rich, 2nd earl of Warwick was an English colonial administrator and advocate of religious toleration in the North American Colonies. As admiral of the fleet in 1642, he secured the adherence of the navy to the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil Wars (1642–51).
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Anthony van Dyck Flemish. ca. 1632–35. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 618. A Puritan sailor of fortune, the second earl of Warwick promoted the colonization of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and seized Spanish ships on behalf of the duke of Savoy and Charles I of England.
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (5 June 1587 – 19 April 1658) A colonial administrator and admiral, Robert was the eldest son of Robert Rich, earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope (Devereux), and succeeded to the title in 1619. His A younger brother was Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland.
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick. (1587-1658), Lord High Admiral. Sitter associated with 33 portraits. Naval commander whose privateering ventures helped to estrange him from the court of Charles I; involved in the colonisation of America; associated with the foundation of New Plymouth, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and later of Rhode Island (1644);
A colonial administrator and admiral, Robert was the eldest son of Robert Rich, earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Rich , and succeeded to the title in 1619. He was heavily involved in colonial ventures early in his career, joining the Bermudas, Guinea, New England and Virginia companies.
Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick Portraits of characters illustrious in British His | Museum number 1902,1011.920 |
