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- In 1551, Herbert was made Lord Lieutenant for all of the Welsh counties, and on 10th October 1551, he was made Baron Herbert of Cardiff and, the next day, 1st Earl of Pembroke (of the 10th creation).
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William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, 1st Baron Herbert of Cardiff KG PC (c. 1501 – 17 March 1570) was a Tudor period nobleman, politician, and courtier. Herbert was the son of Sir Richard Herbert and Margaret Cradock.
He was created Baron Herbert of Cardiff and Earl of Pembroke in 1551, when he was given the castle at Cardiff, as well as Caerphilly Castle, Castell Coch and extensive lands. His son Henry, the 2nd Earl, extended Cardiff Castle and did much to modernise it during the 1580s.
He took part in Somerset's trial (December 1551) and was rewarded with his Wiltshire estates. On 8 April 1550, he was made president of the Council at Ludlow, and in October 1551, baron Herbert of Cardiff and earl of Pembroke.
His title: It’s something like the right honorable, the 18th earl of Pembroke, the 15th earl of Montgomery. Then it goes on — Baron Herbert of Cardiff, Baron Herbert of Shurland and...
May 9, 2018 · In 1551, Herbert was made Lord Lieutenant for all of the Welsh counties, and on 10th October 1551, he was made Baron Herbert of Cardiff and, the next day, 1st Earl of Pembroke (of the 10th creation). In 1552, following the Duke of Somerset’s execution, Herbert was granted lands in north Wiltshire.
Mar 17, 2023 · In 1551, Herbert was made Lord Lieutenant for all the Welsh counties, Baron Herbert of Cardiff and Earl of Pembroke. King Edward VI visited his home at Wilton in 1552.
Overview. William Herbert, Lord Pembroke. (c. 1507—1570) Quick Reference. ( c. 1507–70). William Herbert's grandfather was a Yorkist earl of Pembroke, executed in 1469, but his father was illegitimate. The family estate was at Ewyas Harold, north‐east of Abergavenny.
