Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke,
He mar 1stly to Anne Parr
[born 1514, descendant of Edward III, sister of Catherine Parr].
He rose with the Parrs
when Catherine married Henry VIII 1543.
Knighted 1543.
Granted Wilton Abbey
and lands by Henry VIII by 1544.
He pulled down Wilton Abbey.
Built the first Wilton House in 1540s.
He
was a guardian of the young Edward VI
after death of Henry VIII 1547.
K.G. 1549.
Created Earl, 1551:
He was created 1st Earl of Pembroke by Edward VI in 1551,
by the influence of his fellow Protestant
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland.
In 1551 he was granted the massive
Baynard's Castle
in central London.
Anne Parr dies, 1552:
She died 20 Feb 1552, age 38 yrs.
She was
bur in the old St.Paul's Cathedral, London.
He
married his son the future 2nd Earl
to Lady Catherine Grey 1553,
while Dudley married his son to Lady Jane Grey,
and tried to make her Queen.
He managed to distance himself from the Grey and Dudley families after their fall in 1553.
(Later in 1577 his son would marry Dudley's grand-daughter.)
There is a
stained glass window
commemorating the marriage
on 25 July 1554
of Queen Mary
with Philip II of Spain
at
Winchester Cathedral
in the presence of the 1st Earl.
He
mar 2ndly to
Anne Talbot
[born 18 March 1523,
dau of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury].
There is a surviving
Survey of the lands of William, first earl of Pembroke, made in 1567.
Death, 1570:
He
died at Hampton Court,
17 Mar 1570, age 64 yrs.
He was
bur in the old St.Paul's Cathedral, London.
Anne Talbot died 18 July 1588, age 65 yrs,
bur 8 Aug 1588.
The 1st Earl
had issue by 1st wife:
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
Portrait 1567.
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From Wikimedia Commons.
See other version
from Tudor Place.
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
Engraving 1620.
From NPG.
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
A copy made around the late 19th century by Herbert descendants, the
Marquesses of Bute.
Now at Castell Coch.
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From Wikimedia Commons.
Close-up of above.
See full size.
From archive.org above.
From p.47
of the book above.
List of
the tombs lost in the fire of 1666.
This is a modern monument
in the new
St.Paul's Cathedral.
Above is the section listing
the tomb of the 1st Earl.
See full size.
From here.
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