# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-rich-1st-baron-rich
# Generated: 2026-08-16T00:22:36.974Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-rich-1st-baron-rich"
name: "Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich"
slug: "richard-rich-1st-baron-rich"
description: "Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, was an English lawyer, statesman, and nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of King Edward VI from 1547 to 1551. He amassed considerable wealth and influence through his involvement in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, acquiring extensive lands and properties formerly owned by the Roman Catholic Church in England. He also played a prominent role in the prosecution of individuals perceived as threats to the crown’s authority, including the Catholic figures Thomas More and John Fisher, as well as the Protestant martyr Anne Askew. In 1564, he founded Felsted School in Essex along with its associated almshouses, leaving a lasting legacy in education and charitable institutions."
tagline: "English politician (1496-1567)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1stLordRich.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1496"
deathDate: "1567"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.7915567282321899
  historical:           12.192852
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Richard Rich, Nam tước Rich thứ 1"
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    title: "ريتشارد ريتش (قاضى)"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rich%2C_I_bar%C3%B3n_de_Rich"
    title: "Richard Rich, I barón de Rich"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rich_(1er_baron_Rich)"
    title: "Richard Rich (1er baron Rich)"
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    title: "ריצ'רד ריץ'"
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  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rich"
    title: "Richard Rich"
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  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rich%2C_1._baron_Rich"
    title: "Richard Rich, 1. baron Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rich%2C_1.%C2%BA_Bar%C3%A3o_Rich"
    title: "Richard Rich, 1.º Barão Rich"
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  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rich%2C_1st_Baron_Rich"
    title: "Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich"
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    title: "Richard Rich, 1:e baron Rich"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump