Biography of William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis 1660-1745

In Jul 1654 [his father] William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis (age 28) and [his mother] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 52) and Elizabeth Dormer. They were fourth cousins.

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In 1660 William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis was born to William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis (age 34) and Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 25).

In 1674 [his father] William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis (age 48) was created 1st Earl Powis. [his mother] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 39) by marriage Countess Powis.

In or before 1685 Hugh Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford Chudleigh (age 22) and [his future sister-in-law] Anne Preston Baroness Clifford were married. She by marriage Baroness Clifford of Chudleigh in Devon.

In 1687 [his father] William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis (age 61) was created 1st Marquess Powis. [his mother] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 52) by marriage Marchioness Powis.

On 16 Mar 1691 [his mother] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis (age 56) died.

Around 1695 William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis (age 35) and Mary Preston Marchioness Powis were married. He the son of William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis (age 69) and Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis. They were third cousin once removed.

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On 02 Jun 1696 [his father] William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis (age 70) died. His son William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis (age 36) succeeded 2nd Marquess Powis, 2nd Earl Powis, 4th Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys, 3rd Baronet Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire. [his wife] Mary Preston Marchioness Powis by marriage Marchioness Powis. Mary Preston Marchioness Powis by marriage Marchioness Powis.

In 1698 [his son] William Herbert 3rd Marquess Powis 1698-1748 was born to William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis (age 38) and [his wife] Mary Preston Marchioness Powis.

After 1698 [his son] Edward Herbert was born to William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis (age 38) and [his wife] Mary Preston Marchioness Powis.

In 1706 [his daughter] Theresa Herbert Lady Throckmorton was born to William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis (age 46) and [his wife] Mary Preston Marchioness Powis.

Around 1721 [his son-in-law] Robert Throckmorton 4th Baronet (age 18) and [his daughter] Theresa Herbert Lady Throckmorton (age 15) were married. She the daughter of William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis 1660-1745 (age 61) and Mary Preston Marchioness Powis.

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On 17 Jun 1723 [his daughter] Theresa Herbert Lady Throckmorton (age 17) died.

On 08 Jan 1724 [his wife] Mary Preston Marchioness Powis died.

In 1734 [his son] Edward Herbert (age 35) died.

In 1734 [his son] Edward Herbert (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Waldegrave (age 17) were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 50) and Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave 1695-1719. He the son of William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis 1660-1745 (age 74) and Mary Preston Marchioness Powis. She a great granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 05 Jul 1734 [his former sister-in-law] Anne Preston Baroness Clifford died.

On 22 Oct 1745 William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis (age 85) died. His son [his son] William Herbert 3rd Marquess Powis 1698-1748 (age 47) succeeded 3rd Marquess Powis, 3rd Earl Powis, 5th Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys, 4th Baronet Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire.

[his daughter] Mary Herbert was born to William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis and Mary Preston Marchioness Powis.

[his daughter] Charlotte Herbert was born to William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis and Mary Preston Marchioness Powis.

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[his daughter] Anne Herbert Baroness Arundel Wardour was born to William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis and Mary Preston Marchioness Powis.

Family Trees of William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis 1660-1745

Paternal Family Tree: Herbert

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Fitzwilliam 1504-1588

Royal Ancestors of William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis 1660-1745

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis 1660-1745

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Herbert

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cradock

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Herbert 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Parr 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Parr Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Green Lady in Waiting 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Baron Powis 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley of Dalgarth in Cumberland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Stanley

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Barrett of Aveley in Essex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joyce Barrett

GrandFather: Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Percy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guiscard Harbottle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Harbottle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Baroness Herbert 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy de Vere 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Craven

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Craven

GrandMother: Elizabeth Craven Baroness Herbert

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whitmore

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Bond

William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis 1660-1745 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward North 1st Baron North

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christina North Countess of Worcester -1558

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Squier Baroness North

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 1577-1646 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester 1546-1621 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 1st Earl Bedford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret St John Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Waldegrave 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Russell 2nd Marchioness Worcester 1578-1639 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cooke 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Mother: Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Catesby

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Dormer 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Baroness Dormer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalen Dacre Viscountess Montague 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon 1610-1643 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Molyneux 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Molyneux 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gerard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Gerard Lady Molyneux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ratclyffe

GrandMother: Elizabeth Dormer 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Parr Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dudley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England