Earl of Holland

Earl of Holland was a title in the

Lady Mary Rich, daughter of the first Earl of Holland, married Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet, who was created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland in the Peerage of Scotland in 1681. Also, Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of the fifth Earl of Warwick and second Earl of Holland, married Francis Edwardes. Their son William Edwardes succeeded to parts of the Rich estates and was created Baron Kensington in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776.

The name "Holland" in the title refers to the area of Lincolnshire historically known as Holland.

Earls of Holland (1624)

• Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (1590–1649)
• Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Holland, 5th Earl of Warwick (c. 1620–1675)
  • Henry Rich, Lord Kensington (1642–1659)
• Edward Rich, 3rd Earl of Holland, 6th Earl of Warwick (1673–1701)
• Edward Henry Rich, 4th Earl of Holland, 7th Earl of Warwick (1697–1721)
• Edward Rich, 5th Earl of Holland, 8th Earl of Warwick (1695–1759)

See also

• Earl of Warwick (1618)
• Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
• Baron Kensington
• Baron Holland

Notes

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References

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