On 19 Aug 1590 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland was baptised.

In 1610 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 19) was elected MP Leicester.

In 1614 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 23) was elected MP Leicester.

In 1617 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 26) was appointed Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard.

In 1625 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 34) was appointed 421st Knight of the Garter by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 58).

In 1628 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 37) was appointed Master of the Horse.

In 1628 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 37) was appointed Constable of Windsor Castle.

In 1628 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 37) was appointed Chancellor Cambridge University.

In 1628 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 37) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.

In 1628 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 37) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

In 1632 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 41) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.

In 1642 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 51) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

On 09 Jul 1648 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 57) entered St Neots with his army of approximately 400 men.

After 10 Jul 1648 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 57) was imprisoned at Warwick Castle [Map].

On 27 Feb 1649 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 58) was tried and was condemned as a traitor and sentenced to death.

Pepy's Diary. 10 Nov 1662. Thence by water, and so by land to my Lord Crew's, and dined with him and his brother, I know not his name; where very good discourse; among others, of France's intention to make a patriarch of his own, independent from the Pope, by which he will be able to cope with the Spaniard in all councils, which hitherto he has never done. My Lord Crew told us how he heard my Lord of Holland say that, being Embassador about the match with the Queene-Mother (age 23) that now is, the King (age 32) of France [Louis XIII, in 1624.] insisted upon a dispensation from the Pope, which my Lord Holland making a question of, and that he was commanded to yield to nothing to the prejudice of our religion, says the King of France, "You need not fear that, for if the Pope will not dispense with the match, my Bishopp of Paris shall". By and by come in great Mr. Swinfen, the Parliament-man, who, among other discourse of the rise and fall of familys, told us of Bishopp Bridgeman (brother of Sir Orlando (age 56)) who lately hath bought a seat anciently of the Levers, and then the Ashtons; and so he hath in his great hall window (having repaired and beautified the house) caused four great places to be left for coates of armes. In one, he hath put the Levers, with this motto, "Olim". In another the Ashtons, with this, "Heri". In the next his own, with this, "Hodie". In the fourth nothing but this motto, "Cras nescio cujus". Thence towards my brother's; met with Jack Cole in Fleet Street, and he and I went into his cozen Mary Cole's (whom I never saw since she was married), and drank a pint of wine and much good discourse. I found him a little conceited, but he had good things in him, and a man may know the temper of the City by him, he being of a general conversation, and can tell how matters go; and upon that score I will encourage his acquaintance.