Herbert, William (1580 - 1630)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 4
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1580-04-08
Death Date: 1630-04-10

Notes

Imprisoned in the Fleet March--May 1601

Siblings

Female

Herbert, Katherine (1581 - 1584)
Herbert, Anne (1583 - )

Male

Herbert, Philip (1584 - 1649/50) (patron)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Talbot, Mary ( - 1650)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1604-11-4
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Sidney, Mary (1587 - 1653)
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Sidney, Mary (1587 - 1653)

  1. Male offspring: Herbert, William (b. 1614)
  2. Female offspring: Herbert, Katherine (b. 1619)

Primary Title

22nd Earl of Pembroke

Titles

  • Baron Herbert of Cardiff
    Assumed 1580-04-08
    Vacated 1630-04-10
  • 22nd Earl of Pembroke
    Assumed 1600/1-01-19
    Vacated 1630-04-10

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Keeper, Wiltshire 1603-5-17 1630-04-10 For life
High Steward, Cornwall 1603/4-1-18 n.d.
Warden of the Stannaries, Cornwall 1603/4-1-18 n.d. Stannaries also in Devon
Lord Lieut, Cornwall 1604-5-14 1630-04-10
Constable, Gloucestershire 1607/8-1-10 n.d.
Warden, Gloucestershire 1607/8-1-10 n.d.
Capt & Keeper, Hampshire 1609-10-16 n.d.
Constable, Hampshire 1609-10-16 1630-04-10 For life
Lieut, Cornwall 1609-10-16 1630-04-10 For life
Privy Councillor, England 1611-9-29 n.d.
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1615-12-23 1626
Constable, Radnorshire 1616-6-5 1630-04-10 For life
Earl Marshal of England, England 1616-9-25 n.d. Held jointly
Chancellor, Oxfordshire 1616/17-1-29 1630
Privy Councillor, Scotland 1617-6-29 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Wiltshire 1621-4-14 1630-04-10
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1621-4-14 1630-04-10
Warden, Hampshire 1624-12-30 n.d.
High Steward, Herefordshire 1625-10-4 n.d.
High Steward, Norfolk 1625-10-4 n.d.
High Steward, Staffordshire 1625-10-4 n.d.
High Steward, Devon 1625-10-4 n.d.
Steward of the Household, England by 1626-8-3 1630
Lord Admiral, England 1628-9-20 n.d. Held jointly
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1629-9-8 1630-04-10 For life

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Baynard's Castle, London (city-county)
  • Wilton, Wiltshire

Lands

  • Devon
  • Gloucestershire
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1590-1636 Lyme Park, Lyme Park , Cheshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters
Performance 1608-1609 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters
Performance 1623-1623 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters
Performance 1627-1627 Shire Hall, Stafford , Staffordshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1624-1624 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Chamberlain's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters Herbert, William (1580 - 1630) Musicians 3
Lord Chamberlain's Players Herbert, William (1580 - 1630) Players 1
Lord Chamberlain's Trumpeters Herbert, William (1580 - 1630) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Acts of the Privy Council of England [1542–1631]. ns. 46 vols. London: HMSO, 1890–1964.
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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)