Edward Rich, 6th Earl of Warwick and 3rd Earl of Holland (1673 – 31 July 1701) was an English peer

Peerage

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 and member of the House of Lords

House of Lords

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, styled Lord Rich until 1675.

Rich succeeded his father Robert as Earl of Warwick and Holland in 1675. In early 1697, he married Charlotte, daughter of Sir Thomas Myddleton, 2nd Baronet, by whom he had one son:

• Edward Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick
  Edward Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick
  Edward Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick and 4th Earl of Holland was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Rich until 1701....
  
   (1698–1721)

In 1699, Warwick was tried for murder alongside his friend, Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun

Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun

Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun was an English politician best known for his frequent participation in duels and his reputation as a rake....

, and found guilty of manslaughter

Manslaughter

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; he escaped punishment by pleading the privilege of peerage

Privilege of Peerage

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. He died and was succeeded by his son in 1701.