Herbert family
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The Herbert family is an Anglo-Welsh dynasty founded by William Herbert, known as "Black William", the son of William ap Thomas
William ap Thomas
William ap Thomas was a member of the Welsh gentry family that came to be known as the Herbert family through his son William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and is an ancestor of the current Earls of Pembroke....

, founder of Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle is a late medieval castle located just north of the village of Raglan in the county of Monmouthshire in south east Wales. The modern castle dates from between the 15th and early 17th-centuries, when the successive ruling families of the Herberts and the Somersets created a luxurious,...

, a follower of Edward IV of England
Edward IV of England
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England...

 in the Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York...

. The name Herbert originated in 1461 when William was granted the title Baron Herbert of Raglan
Baron Herbert
Baron Herbert is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1461 for William Herbert, who was later made Earl of Pembroke. The second Earl of Pembroke surrendered his earldom in return for another earldom, Huntingdon. The barony, however, passed to his daughter Elizabeth, who...

, having assumed an English-style surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

 in place of his Welsh patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...

, ap William.

Notable members

George Herbert
George Herbert
George Herbert was a Welsh born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a good education that led to his holding prominent positions at Cambridge University and Parliament. As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, Herbert excelled in...

, poet.

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury, poet.

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, KG, PC was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and his third wife Mary Sidney. Chancellor of the University of Oxford, he founded Pembroke College, Oxford with King James. He was warden of the Forest of Dean, and constable of St Briavels from 1608...

, founded Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...

, and sponsored the printing of the First Folio
First Folio
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. is the 1623 published collection of William Shakespeare's plays. Modern scholars commonly refer to it as the First Folio....

 of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...

's plays.

Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington was a British admiral and politician of the late 17th and early 18th century. Cashiered as a rear-admiral by James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Catholics from holding offices, he brought the Invitation to...

 took the Invitation to William
Invitation to William
The Invitation to William was a letter sent by seven notable Englishmen, later named the Immortal Seven, to William III, Prince of Orange, received by him on 30 June 1688...

 to The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

, disguised as a simple sailor, and commanded William's invasion fleet during the Glorious Revolution
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau...

 which ousted James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...

.

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery KG was an English courtier and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I...

, Chancellor of the University of Oxford.

Lineage

William ap Thomas
William ap Thomas
William ap Thomas was a member of the Welsh gentry family that came to be known as the Herbert family through his son William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and is an ancestor of the current Earls of Pembroke....

  • William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423–1469)
    • William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
      William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
      William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke was the son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux. His maternal grandparents were Walter Devereux, Lord Chancellor of Ireland and Elizabeth Merbury....

      • Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert
        Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert
        Elizabeth Somerset, 3rd Baroness Herbert was the sole heir and daughter of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and his first wife, Mary Woodville....

        , m. Charles Somerset
        Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester
        Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester was the legitimised son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill.-Biography:He was born around 1460 to Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill...

        , j.u. Baron Herbert then 1st Earl of Worcester
        • Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester
          Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester
          Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester was an English nobleman, son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert. On his father's death on 15 April 1526, he succeeded as the second Earl of Worcester...

          , 4th Baron Herbert
          • William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
            William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
            William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, KG was born before 1526 to Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester and his second wife Elizabeth Browne....

            , 5th Baron Herbert
            • Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester
              Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester
              Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, KG, Earl Marshal was an English aristocrat. He was an important advisor to King James I, serving as Lord Privy Seal....

              , 6th Baron Herbert
              • Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester
                Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester
                Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester was an English aristocrat, inheriting the title Earl of Worcester from his father Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, in 1628. He was a prominent and financially important royalist....

                , 7th Baron Herbert
                • Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester
                  Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester
                  Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester , styled Lord Herbert of Ragland from 1628–1644, was an English nobleman involved in royalist politics and an inventor...

                  , 8th Baron Herbert
                  • Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
                    Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
                    Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC was an English peer. He was styled Lord Herbert from 1646 until 3 April 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester....

                    , 9th Baron Herbert
                    • Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester
                      Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester
                      Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester was the eldest son of a peer in the peerage of England and an MP.-Private Life:...

                       (styled Lord Herbert 1667-1682)
                      • Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort
                        Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort
                        Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, KG PC was the only son of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, and Rebecca Child...

                        , 10th Baron Herbert
                        • Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort
                          Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort
                          Henry Somerset-Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort was born Henry Somerset, the elder son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort and his second wife, Rachel Noel. As his father's eldest son and heir to his father's title he was known as Marquess of Worcester, a courtesy title...

                          , 11th Baron Herbert
                        • Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort
                          Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort
                          Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort was the younger son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, and his second wife, Rachel Noel. Because his brother had no issue, on 24 February 1746, on his brother's death, he succeeded him and became 4th Duke of Beaufort, the 12th Lord Herbert, and the...

                          , 12th Baron Herbert
                          • Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
                            Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
                            Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort KG was the only son of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, Elizabeth Berkeley. Styled Marquess of Worcester from 1746, on his father's death on 28 October 1756, he succeeded him as Duke of Beaufort.He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord...

                            , 13th Baron Herbert
                            • Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, 14th Baron Herbert
                              • Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
                                Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
                                Major Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort KG , styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1803 and Marquess of Worcester between 1803 and 1835, was a British peer, soldier and politician.-Background:...

                                , 15th Baron Herbert
                                • Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort
                                  Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort
                                  Captain Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort KG, PC, DL , styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1835 and Marquess of Worcester from 1835 to 1853, was a British peer, soldier and Conservative politician...

                                  , 16th Baron Herbert
                                  • Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort
                                    Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort
                                    - External links :* Paul Theroff. . Retrieved 24 November 2007....

                                    , 17th Baron Herbert
                                    • Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort
                                      Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort
                                      Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort KG GCVO KStJ PC was a British peer, the son of Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort....

                                      , 18th Baron Herbert
                                    • Lady Blanche Somerset, m. John Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans
                                      John Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans
                                      John Granville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans, MC was born on 11 June 1890 at 13 Grosvenor Gardens London to Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St Germans and his wife Emily Harriett Labouchere .He was educated at a college in St Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent and at the Royal Military...

                                      • Lady Cathleen Eliot
                                        Lady Cathleen Hudson
                                        Lady Cathleen Blanche Lily Eliot, later Seyfried, later still Hudson was the younger daughter of John Granville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans and Lady Blanche Linnie Somerset, daughter of the 9th Duke of Beaufort...

                                        , m. John Seyfried
                                        • David Seyfried Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert
                                          David Seyfried Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert
                                          David John Seyfried-Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert is a British peer.- Biography :He was born David John Seyfried, the son of Captain John Seyfried, Royal Horse Guards, and Lady Cathleen Eliot, daughter of the 6th Earl of St Germans...

    • Sir Richard Herbert
      Sir Richard Herbert
      Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas, Herefordshire was the illegitimate son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Maud, daughter of Adam ap Howell Graunt...

      , an illegitimate son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423-1469)
      William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423-1469)
      William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke KG , known as "Black William", was the son of William ap Thomas founder of Raglan Castle and Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam, and grandson of Dafydd Gam, an adherent of King Henry V of England....

       (above)
      • William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1501–1570)
        • Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
          Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
          Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke KG was an English peer of the Elizabethan era.-Life:He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Parr. His aunt was queen consort Catherine Parr, last wife of King Henry VIII. Herbert was responsible for the costly restoration of Cardiff Castle...

          • William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
            William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
            William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, KG, PC was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and his third wife Mary Sidney. Chancellor of the University of Oxford, he founded Pembroke College, Oxford with King James. He was warden of the Forest of Dean, and constable of St Briavels from 1608...

          • Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
            Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
            Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery KG was an English courtier and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I...

            • Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke
              Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke
              Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Earl of Montgomery , succeeded to the titles in 1649 on the death of his father, also called Philip Herbert....

              • William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke
                William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke
                William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke, 3rd Earl of Montgomery was an English nobleman and politician who succeeded to the titles on 11 December 1669 on the death of his father....

              • Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke
                Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke
                Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke, 4th Earl of Montgomery was an English nobleman who succeeded to the titles and estates of two earldoms on 8 July 1674 on the death of his brother William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke...

              • Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
                Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
                Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, FRS was a British politician during the reigns of William III and Anne....

                • Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke
                  Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke
                  Lt.-Gen. Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, 6th Earl of Montgomery PC FRS was the heir and eldest son of Thomas Herbert and his first wife Margaret...

                  • Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
                    Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
                    Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke, 7th Earl of Montgomery was the son of the ninth earl of Pembroke, and was named after his father.-Biography:...

                    , m. Lady Elizabeth Spencer
                    • George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
                      George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
                      General George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke and 8th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC was a British peer, army officer and politician.-Early life:...

                      • Robert Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke
                        Robert Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke
                        Robert Henry Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke and 9th Earl of Montgomery was a British nobleman in line for great estates and position as head of the distinguished Herbert family and heir to the earldom of Pembroke, but lived an irregular life in exile after a dissolute youth.-Early years:Herbert...

                      • Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
                        Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
                        Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea PC was an English statesman and a close ally and confidante of Florence Nightingale.-Early life:...

                        , m. Elizabeth Ashe à Court-Repington
                        • George Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke
                          George Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke
                          George Robert Charles Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke, 10th Earl of Montgomery , known as The Lord Herbert of Lea from 1861 to 1862, was a British Conservative politician...

                        • Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke
                          Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke
                          Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke, 11th Earl of Montgomery GCVO, PC , styled The Honourable Sidney Herbert between 1861 and 1895, was a British politician and peer.-Background and education:...

                          • Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke
                            Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke
                            Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke and 12th Earl of Montgomery was a British peer. He married Lady Beatrice Eleanor Paget Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke and 12th Earl of Montgomery (8 September 1880-13 January 1960) was a British peer. He married Lady Beatrice Eleanor Paget Reginald...

                            • Sidney Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke
                              Sidney Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke
                              Sidney Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke, 13th Earl of Montgomery was a British peer.Pembroke was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. Served War of 1939–1945 in Royal Artillery and Comptroller and Private Secretary to the Duchess of Kent, 1942–1948, as well as Equerry to the Duke of Kent...

                              • Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke
                                Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke
                                Henry George Charles Alexander Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke, 14th Earl of Montgomery , styled Lord Herbert between 1960 and 1969 and often known simply as Henry Herbert, was a British aristocrat, film director and producer.-Background and education:Herbert was the eldest son of the 16th Earl of...

                                • William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke
                                  William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke
                                  William Alexander Sidney Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, 15th Earl of Montgomery , inherited the title in 2003 following the death of Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke.-Estate:...

                                • Lady Emma Herbert
                                  Lady Emma Herbert
                                  Lady Emma Herbert , married name Lady Emma Vickers, is a British circus trapeze artist, stuntwoman, and teacher of circus arts.-Early life:...

                          • Sir George Herbert, 1st Baronet
                        • Michael Henry Herbert
                          Michael Henry Herbert
                          Sir Michael Henry Herbert, KCMG, CB, PC) , was a British diplomat and ambassador.-Career:Herbert was brought up at the family house at Wilton House, in Wiltshire...

                          • Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet
                            Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet
                            Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1922 to 1931 and 1932 to 1939....

                      • Lady Catherine Herbert
                        Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore
                        Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore , was a British peeress and promoter of Harris Tweed.-Family:...

                • William Herbert
                  • Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon
                    Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon
                    Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC , known as The Lord Porchester from 1780 to 1793, was a British Whig politician. He served as Master of the Horse from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville.-Background and education:Herbert was the son of Major-General the...

                    • Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon
                      Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon
                      Colonel Henry George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, DL , styled The Honourable from 1780 to 1793 and subsequently Lord Porchester to 1811, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background:...

                      • Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon
                        Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon
                        Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon FRS , known as Lord Porchester from 1811 to 1833, was a British writer, traveller and politician....

                        • Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
                          Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
                          Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, PC, DL, FSA, FRS , known as Lord Porchester from 1833 to 1849, was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party...

                          • George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
                            George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
                            George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon was an English aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.-Biography:...

                          • Aubrey Herbert
                            Aubrey Herbert
                            Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert was a British diplomat, traveller and intelligence officer associated with Albanian independence. Twice he was offered the throne of Albania...

                            • Auberon Herbert (landowner)
                              Auberon Herbert (landowner)
                              Auberon Herbert was a British landowner and advocate of Eastern European causes after World War II.Herbert was the son of Aubrey Herbert, Member of Parliament , who died the year after his birth, and brother-in-law of the famous novelist, Evelyn Waugh...

                        • Auberon Herbert
                          Auberon Herbert
                          Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert was a writer, theorist, philosopher, and "19th-century individualist anarchist." A member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Herbert was the son of the 3rd Earl of Carnarvon, brother of Henry Herbert, the 4th Earl, and father of the 9th Baron Lucas...

                          • Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas
                            Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas
                            Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas and 5th Lord Dingwall PC was a British Liberal politician and fighter pilot. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture between 1914 and 1915....

                    • Charles Herbert (Royal Navy officer)
                      Charles Herbert (Royal Navy officer)
                      The Honourable Charles Herbert was a British Royal Navy officer, and the son of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon...

                    • William Herbert (botanist)
                      • Henry William Herbert
                        Henry William Herbert
                        Henry William Herbert , pen name Frank Forester, was an English novelist and writer on sport.-Biography:The son of the Hon. and Rev. William Herbert, Dean of Manchester , Herbert was born in London.He was educated at Eton College and at Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1830...

                    • Algernon Herbert
                      Algernon Herbert
                      Algernon Herbert was an English antiquary.-Biography:Herbert was the sixth and youngest son of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon by Elizabeth Alicia Maria, elder daughter of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont. He was educated at Eton from 1805 onwards, and progressed to Christ Church,...

                      • Robert Herbert
                        Robert Herbert
                        Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, GCB , was the first Premier of Queensland, Australia.-Early years:Born in Brighton, England, Herbert was the only son of the Hon. Algernon Herbert, a younger son of the first Earl of Carnarvon. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford...

        • Sir Edward Herbert
          • William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis
            William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis
            William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis was a British nobleman.He was born in Powis Castle, the son of Sir Edward Herbert and Mary Stanley, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley, Under-Treasurer of the Royal Mint...

            • Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis
              Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis
              Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis , known as Sir Percy Herbert, Bt, between 1622 and 1655, was a British nobleman, politician and writer. He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis, and Lucy Eleanor . He was named after the surname of his maternal grandfather Henry Percy, 9th Earl of...

              • William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis
                William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis
                William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis, PC was an English nobleman.He succeeded his father, the 2nd Baron Powis, as 3rd Baron Powis in 1667, and was created Earl of Powis in 1674 by King Charles II and Viscount Montgomery, of the Town of Montgomery, and Marquess of Powis in 1687 by King James II,...

                • William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis
                  • William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis
                  • Lord Edward Herbert
                    • Barbara Herbert, m. Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis (below)
  • Richard Herbert
    • Sir Richard Herbert
      • Sir Edward Herbert
        • Richard Herbert, Lord of Cherbury
          Richard Herbert, Lord of Cherbury
          Richard Herbert , Lord of Cherbury , and of Montgomery Castle, was an English Justice of the Peace and Parliamentarian who was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1576 and 1584 and Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire in 1594-1596....

          • Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury
            • Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury
              Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury
              Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury was an Anglo-Welsh Member of Parliament, a Royalist who fought with the rank of Colonel in the English Civil War, and a peer whose membership of the House of Lords was curtailed by its abolition in 1649.-Life:Herbert, born about 1604, was the elder...

              • Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury
              • Henry Herbert, 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury
              • Florence Herbert, m. Richard Herbert (below)
          • George Herbert
            George Herbert
            George Herbert was a Welsh born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a good education that led to his holding prominent positions at Cambridge University and Parliament. As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, Herbert excelled in...

          • Henry Herbert (Master of the Revels)
            • Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury
              Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury
              Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury inherited the manor of Ribbesford on the death of his father Sir Henry Herbert, Master of Revels to Charles I and Charles II. Like his father he served as Member of Parliament for Bewdley, from 1677 to 1679, for Worcester in Charles II's last...

              • Henry Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury
        • Mathew Herbert
          • Francis Herbert
            • Sir Matthew Herbert, 1st Baronet
            • Richard Herbert, m. Florence Herbert (above)
              • Francis Herbert
                • Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, m. Barbara Herbert (above)
                  • George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis
                  • Lady Henrietta Herbert, m. Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
                    Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
                    Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis , known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...

                    • Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis
                      Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis
                      - External links :...

                      • Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis
                        Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis
                        Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis , styled Viscount Clive between 1839 and 1848, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...

                      • Percy Egerton Herbert
                        Percy Egerton Herbert
                        Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Egerton Herbert KCB, PC , was a British Army officer and Conservative politician.-Background and education:...

                        • George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis, m. Violet Lane-Fox, 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth
                          Violet Herbert, Countess of Powis
                          Violet Ida Eveline Herbert, Countess of Powis and 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth was a British peeress....

                          • Mervyn Herbert, 17th Baron Darcy de Knayth
                            • Davina Herbert, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth
                              Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth
                              Davina Marcia Herbert Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth, DBE was a crossbench member of the House of Lords, continuing to sit after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 as an elected peer.-Biography:...

                      • Robert Charles Herbert
                        • Edward William Herbert
                          • Edward Herbert, 5th Earl of Powis
                          • Christian Herbert, 6th Earl of Powis
                      • William Henry Herbert
                        • Percy Herbert (bishop)
                          • George Herbert, 7th Earl of Powis
                            • John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis
                    • Robert Clive (1789–1854)
                      Robert Clive (1789–1854)
                      The Hon. Robert Henry Clive was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Clive was a younger son of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, son of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive . His mother was Lady Henrietta Antonia, daughter of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis...

                      , ancestor of Windsor-Clive family
        • Charles Herbert
          • Edward Herbert (politician)
            • Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
              Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
              Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington was a British admiral and politician of the late 17th and early 18th century. Cashiered as a rear-admiral by James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Catholics from holding offices, he brought the Invitation to...

            • Edward Herbert (judge)
              Edward Herbert (judge)
              Sir Edward Herbert , titular Earl of Portland, was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of the King’s Bench during the reign of James II.-Early life and career:...

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