Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke
Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke
(and 14th Earl of Montgomery, and 6th Baron Herbert of Lea,
see
here),
born 19 May 1939.
He was
educ
Eton.
He was
educ
Christ Church, Oxford.
He mar 1stly, 1966, to Claire Rose Pelly.
He succ 1969.
Film and TV director
(see his
filmography).
He
made additions to Wilton House.
In 1971 he planted
the
North Forecourt garden,
including fountain commemorating his father.
He
directed the erotic film
Emily (1976)
starring
Koo Stark.
In 1995 he planted
the Cloister Garden at Wilton,
in the courtyard surrounded by Wilton House.
In 2000 he
erected the
Millennium Fountain on
the E lawn.
He died 7 Oct 2003, age 64 yrs.
He had issue by 1st wife:
- William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke
(and 15th Earl of Montgomery, and 7th Baron Herbert of Lea),
born 1978.
He succ in 2003.
He is
current owner of Wilton House.
He mar 2010 to Victoria Bullough and had issue.
The fountain in the
North Forecourt at Wilton.
This view is looking away from the house (the house is behind the camera).
An inscription on the fountain remembers
the
16th Earl,
erected by his son the 17th Earl.
In the distance, the N gate (the entrance gate).
Photo 2003.
See
full size.
The Millennium Fountain on
the E lawn at Wilton.
Photo 2003.
See full size.
- The future of the title:
- For a time it looked like this male line might die out.
In which case
the title of Earl of Pembroke
would go to the
Earl of Carnarvon line,
who descend from the 8th Earl of Pembroke.
(My children would be more closely related than they are.)
- However it now looks like this male line will not die out, at least not anytime soon.
- The Wilton estate includes the entire town
and a huge area of surrounding countryside
(including eight other villages).
- Although many of the ground rents have by now been sold,
the Pembroke estate in Ireland
still exists,
over 600 years after their ancestors the
Fitzwilliams
first started to acquire land in SE Dublin,
and despite Irish independence.
