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Herbert, William (1580 - 1630)

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Born / Died

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

Notes

Imprisoned in the Fleet March--May 1601

Parents

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.

Siblings

Offspring

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
Warden of the Stannaries, Cornwall 1603/4 -1 -18 Stannaries also in Devon
Lord Lieut, Cornwall 1604 -5 -14 1630 -04 -10
Constable, Gloucestershire 1607/8 -1 -10
Warden, Gloucestershire 1607/8 -1 -10
Capt & Keeper, Hampshire 1609 -10 -16
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
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 Held jointly
Chancellor, Oxfordshire 1616/17 -1 -29 1630
Privy Councillor, Scotland 1617 -6 -29
Lord Lieut, Wiltshire 1621 -4 -14 1630 -04 -10
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1621 -4 -14 1630 -04 -10
Warden, Hampshire 1624 -12 -30
High Steward, Staffordshire 1625 -10 -4
High Steward, Devon 1625 -10 -4
High Steward, Herefordshire 1625 -10 -4
High Steward, Norfolk 1625 -10 -4
Steward of the Household, England 1626 -8 -3 1630
Lord Admiral, England 1628 -9 -20 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

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Lyme Park, Lyme Park, Cheshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters
Performance - Shire Hall, Stafford, Staffordshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance - 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 1
Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters Herbert, William (1580 - 1630) Musicians 1
Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters Herbert, William (1580 - 1630) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Trumpeters Herbert, William (1580 - 1630) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Players Herbert, William (1580 - 1630) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Acts of the Privy Council of England [1542–1631]. 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.