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Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG
Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms; it is the pinnacle of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom....
, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British monarchy. Its members are largely senior politicians, who were or are members of either the House of Commons of the United Kingdom or House of Lords....
, FRS (c. 1656 – 22 January 1733), was a British politician during the reigns of William III
William III of England

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 and Anne
Anne of Great Britain

Anne became Queen of England, Queen of Scots and Kingdom of Ireland on 8 March 1702, succeeding her brother-in-law, William III of England. Her Roman Catholic father, James II of England, was Glorious Revolution in 1688/9; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III & II and Mary II of England, the only such c...
.

He was the third son of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke

Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke and 2nd Earl of Montgomery , succeeded to the titles in 1649 on the death of his father, also called Philip Herbert....
 and his wife Catharine Villiers. Both of his brothers having died without a male heir, he succeeded to the earldoms in 1683.

In 1684, he married Margaret, only daughter of Sir Robert Sawyer
Robert Sawyer (Attorney General)

Sir Robert Sawyer was the Attorney General for England and Wales and, briefly, Speaker of the British House of Commons.Robert was a younger son of Sir Edmund Sawyer of Heywood Lodge at White Waltham in Berkshire who was Auditor of the Exchequer....
 of Highclere
Highclere

Highclere is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies in the northern part of the county, near the Berkshire border....
, by whom he had seven sons and five daughters:

From 1690 to 1692 he was First Lord of the Admiralty; then he served as Lord Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal

The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain....
 until 1699, being in 1697 the first plenipotentiary
Plenipotentiary

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 of Great Britain
Great Britain

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 at the congress of Ryswick.

His second wife was Barbara (d.






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Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG
Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms; it is the pinnacle of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom....
, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British monarchy. Its members are largely senior politicians, who were or are members of either the House of Commons of the United Kingdom or House of Lords....
, FRS (c. 1656 – 22 January 1733), was a British politician during the reigns of William III
William III of England

William III was a Prince of Orange by birth. From 1672 onwards, he governed as List_of_stadtholders_for_the_Low_Countries_provinces William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic....
 and Anne
Anne of Great Britain

Anne became Queen of England, Queen of Scots and Kingdom of Ireland on 8 March 1702, succeeding her brother-in-law, William III of England. Her Roman Catholic father, James II of England, was Glorious Revolution in 1688/9; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III & II and Mary II of England, the only such c...
.

He was the third son of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke

Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke and 2nd Earl of Montgomery , succeeded to the titles in 1649 on the death of his father, also called Philip Herbert....
 and his wife Catharine Villiers. Both of his brothers having died without a male heir, he succeeded to the earldoms in 1683.

In 1684, he married Margaret, only daughter of Sir Robert Sawyer
Robert Sawyer (Attorney General)

Sir Robert Sawyer was the Attorney General for England and Wales and, briefly, Speaker of the British House of Commons.Robert was a younger son of Sir Edmund Sawyer of Heywood Lodge at White Waltham in Berkshire who was Auditor of the Exchequer....
 of Highclere
Highclere

Highclere is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies in the northern part of the county, near the Berkshire border....
, by whom he had seven sons and five daughters:
  • Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke
    Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke

    Lt.-Gen. Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke and 6th Earl of Montgomery Privy Council of Great Britain Fellow of the Royal Society was the heir and eldest son of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and his first wife Margaret....
     (c.1689–1750)
  • Hon. Robert Sawyer Herbert (d. 1769)
  • Hon. Charles Herbert
  • Hon. Thomas Herbert (c.1695–1739)
  • Maj-Gen. Hon. William Herbert (c.1696–1757)
  • Hon. John Herbert
  • Hon. Nicholas Herbert (c.1706–1775)
  • Lady Catherine Herbert (d. September 1716), married Sir Nicholas Morice, 2nd Baronet
  • Lady Margaret Herbert (d. 15 December 1752)
  • Lady Elizabeth Herbert
  • Lady Anne Herbert
  • Lady Rebecca Herbert, married William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny
    William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny

    William Nevill, de facto 16th Baron Bergavenny was an English peer.The son of Captain Edward Nevill, he succeeded to the Earldom upon the death of his cousin, Edward Nevill, 15th Baron Bergavenny who had died without issue....


From 1690 to 1692 he was First Lord of the Admiralty; then he served as Lord Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal

The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain....
 until 1699, being in 1697 the first plenipotentiary
Plenipotentiary

The word plenipotentiary has two meanings.As a noun, it refers to a person who has "full powers". In particular, the term commonly refers to a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent their government as a prerogative ....
 of Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 at the congress of Ryswick.

His second wife was Barbara (d. 1 August 1721), daughter of Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet

Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet , of Scriven in Yorkshire was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the second but oldest surviving son of Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet, executed in 1658 for his adherence to the Cavaliers cause during the English Civil War....
, by whom he had one daughter:
  • Lady Barbara Herbert (d. 27 December 1752), married Edward Dudley North on 3 October 1730


By his third wife, Mary Howe (d. 1749), sister of Scroop Howe, 1st Viscount Howe, he had no children. She subsequently married John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt (MP)

John Mordaunt , British soldier and politician, was the second son of John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt and Frances Powlett.He was a cornet in the Royal Horse Guards from 1726 to 1736....
.

On two occasions he was Lord High Admiral
Admiralty

The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Originally exercised by a single person, the office of Lord High Admiral was from the 18th century onward almost invariably put "in commission", and was exercised by a Board of Admiralty....
 for a short period; he was also Lord President of the Council
Lord President of the Council

The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above the Lord Privy Seal....
 and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , also known as the Judiciar in the early mediaeval period and as the Lord Deputy of Ireland as late as the 17th century, was the King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ....
, while he acted as one of the Lords Justices
Lord Justices (Ireland)

The Lord Justice of Ireland was an ancient senior position in the governance of Ireland, held by a number of important personages, such as the Earl of Kildare....
 seven times; and he was President
President of the Royal Society

The President of the Royal Society is the elected head of the Royal Society of London. The position is now awarded to a member of the scientific community of the British Commonwealth of Nations for a period of five years, and is one of the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a scientist.....
 of the Royal Society
Royal Society

The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, or even the Royal, is a learned society for science that was founded in 1660 and is considered by most to be the oldest such society still in existence....
 in 1689–1690.