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Arms of Sir William Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert, at the time of his installation in the Most Noble Order of the Garter: Per pale azure and gules, three lions rampant argent. William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke KG (c. 1423 – 27 July 1469), known as " Black William ", was a Welsh nobleman, soldier, politician, and courtier.
Sep 11, 2023 · William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke KG (c. 1423 – 27 July 1469), 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. His father had been an ally of Richard of York, and Herbert supported the Yorkist cause in ...
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Knighted by Henry VI 25 Dec 1449Knight of the Garter (KG) 1461/2Baron Herbert/Herberd (writ 26 July 1461)1st Earl of Pembroke (8 Sep 1468)Sir William Herbert 1. Parents: William ap Thomas ap Gwilym, Knt., of Raglan, Monmouthshire, Steward of Abergavenny, Chief Steward of the lordships of Usk and Caerleon of Raglan, Monmouthshire, and Gwladus, his second wife, daughter of Dafydd Gam, Knt. 2. bornc1423 1. Wife: Anne Devereux, daughter of Sir Walter Devereux and Elizabeth Merbury 2. mar...
m. c.1455 Anne Devereux (living 14860 (?).Issue: at least 10.mistress Maud. Issue: son.1450: Hundred Years War - captured by French at Formigny1457: Yorkist during War of Roses1459: Sheriff of Glamorgan and Morgannoc, and Constable of Usk Castle.1460-61: MP Hereford- Male
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As his reward Herbert received the earldom of Pembroke (8 September). In a striking poem, Guto'r Glyn now appealed to Herbert to become a national leader and rid Wales of English officials. However, he was defeated by Warwick's forces at Edgecote (July 1469), taken prisoner, and executed.
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. He held minor court office but his great chance came in 1543 when his sister‐in‐law Catherine Parr married Henry VIII. He was knighted, given the estates of the ...
When Sir William Herbert 1st Earl of Pembroke was born in 1423, in Wales, his father, William thomas Herbert, was 38 and his mother, Gwladys ferch Dafydd "Gam", was 49. He married Lady Anne Devereux Countess of Pembroke in 1443. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He registered for military service in 1408.
HENRY HERBERT, 2nd earl Pembroke (c. 1534 - 1601) Eldest son of the 1st earl, was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He entered into his father's plans for lady Jane Grey, and was married (25 May 1553) to her sister Catherine, but divorced her (1554) after the plot failed, was made a K.B. (1553) and a member of the suite of king Philip (after ...
