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Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1600/1)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1538
Death Date: 1601-01-19

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Grey, Katherine (1540 - 1567/8)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1553-5-25
    Union ended: 1553-7-19
    Note: This union was never consummated; the patron's father, William Herbert, 20th Earl of Pembroke, had the marriage annulled after the accession of Mary
  2. Talbot, Catherine ( - 1576)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1563-2-17
    Union ended: n.d.
  3. Sidney, Mary (1561 - 1621)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1577-4-21
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 21st Earl of Pembroke

Titles

  • 21st Earl of Pembroke
    Assumed: 1569/70-03-17
    Vacated: 1600/1-01-19
  • Baron Herbert of Cardiff
    Assumed: 1569/70-03-17
    Vacated: 1600/1-01-19
  • Lord Herbert
    Assumed: 1551
    Vacated: 1569/70-03-17

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Bailiff of the Water, Wiltshire 1553 -6 -26 Possibly held jointly. Bailifff of the water of the Avon from Harnham Bridge to the sea
Keeper, Hampshire 1553 -6 -26 Held jointly
Keeper, Wiltshire 1553 -6 -26 Held jointly
Commissioner of Musters, Wiltshire 1569 -6 -28
JP, Wiltshire 1569
Bailiff, Southampton 1570 -5 -15
Chief Steward, Keeper & Warden, Dorset 1570 -5 -15
Constable & Keeper, Bristol 1570 -5 -15
Constable, Porter & Steward, Brecknockshire 1570 -5 -15 1600/1 -01 -19 For life
JP, Wiltshire 1570
Keeper, Wiltshire 1570 -5 -15 Park part of Corsham Manor
Keeper & Steward, Brecknockshire 1570 -5 -15
Lord Lieut, Wiltshire 1570 -4 -4
Steward, Wiltshire 1570 -5 -15
Warden, Wiltshire 1570 -5 -15
Commissioner of Musters, Wiltshire 1573 -7 -1
Commissioner of Musters, Wiltshire 1574 -7 -30
Bailiff, Gloucestershire 1577 -11 -18 1600/1 -01 -19 For life
Constable, Gloucestershire 1577 -11 -18 1600/1 -01 -19 For life
Keeper, Gloucestershire 1577 -11 -18 1600/1 -01 -19 For life
High Steward, Wiltshire 1582 -12 -16
JP, Worcestershire 1584
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1585 -7 -3
Council President, Marches of Wales 1586 -3 1600/1 -01 -19
Vice Admiral, South Wales 1586
Lord Lieut, Wales 1586/7 -2 -24
Lord Lieut, Worcestershire 1586/7 -2 -24
Lord Lieut, Shropshire 1586/7 -2 -24
Lord Lieut, Herefordshire 1586/7 -2 -24

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Cardiff Castle, Glamorgan
  • Wilton, Wiltshire
  • Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1586-03
    Divested: 1600/1-01
    Official residence as President of the Council in the Marches of Wales

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Swan Theatre, Southwark, Surrey Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Bewdley (Unknown), Bewdley, Worcestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance Regulations - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Rose Theatre, Southwark, Surrey Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance - Lyme Park, Lyme Park, Cheshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Lord President's Players
Performance - New House, Ludlow, Shropshire Lord President's Players
Performance - Bewdley (Unknown), Bewdley, Worcestershire Lord President's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord President's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Lord President's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Lord President's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Ludlow Castle Shropshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward VI [1547–53]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1924--9
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Elizabeth I [1558–78]. 7 vols. London: HMSO, 1939--82
  • Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth I and James I [1547--1625]. 12 vols. London: HMSO, 1856--72
  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • The Dictionary of National Biography. 1882–1901 (66 vols); 1908–9 (28 vols). 2 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1975
  • Gleason, J.H. The Justices of the Peace in England, 1558 to 1640. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1969
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  • Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. London: Athlone P, 1970