Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1600/1)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 23
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 3
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 9
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Born / Died

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

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Grey, Katherine (1540 - 1567/8)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1553-5-25
    Union ended: after 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

From Sidney, Mary (1561 - 1621)

  1. Male offspring: Herbert, William (1580 - 1630) (patron)
  2. Female offspring: Herbert, Katherine (1581 - 1584)
  3. Male offspring: Herbert, Philip (1584 - 1650) (patron)
  4. Female offspring: Herbert, Anne (b. 1583)

Primary Title

21st Earl of Pembroke

Titles

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

Details of Offices

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

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Cardiff Castle, Glamorgan
  • Wilton, Wiltshire
  • Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Official residence as President of the Council in the Marches of Wales
    Acquired: 1586-03
    Divested: 1600/1-01-19

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1575-1576 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1592-1593 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1592-1593 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1593-1593 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1593-1593 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1595-1596 Guildhall, Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1596-1597 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1597-1597 Swan Theatre, Southwark , Surrey Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1597-1597 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1598-1598 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1598-1598 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1598-1598 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1598-1599 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1598-1598 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1598-1598 Bewdley (Unknown), Bewdley , Worcestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance Regulations 1599-1599 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1599-1599 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1599-1599 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1600-1600 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1600-1600 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1600-1600 Rose Theatre, Southwark , Surrey Earl of Pembroke's Players
Performance 1590-1636 Lyme Park, Lyme Park , Cheshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters
Performance 1592-1593 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord President's Players
Performance 1592-1593 New House, Ludlow , Shropshire Lord President's Players
Performance 1593-1594 Bewdley (Unknown), Bewdley , Worcestershire Lord President's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Pembroke's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 21
Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Musicians 1
Lord President's Players Herbert, Henry (1538 - 1601) Players 3

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Ludlow Castle Shropshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, special supplement 8. London: Athlone P, 1970.