Biography of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1538-1601
Paternal Family Tree: Herbert
Maternal Family Tree: Joan Beauchamp 1370
1551 Edward VI's 14th Birthday
1553 Grey and Dudley Triple Wedding
1563 Talbot Herbert Double Wedding
1565 Marriage of Richard Keyes and Mary Grey
In 1528 [his father] William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 27) and [his mother] Anne Parr Countess Pembroke (age 12) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
After 1538 Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke was born to William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 37) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke (age 22).
Around 1550 Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 11) educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].
11 Oct 1551, the day before his fourteenth birthday, King Edward VI (age 13) celebrated at Hampton Court Palace [Map] by rewarding his guardians; it may have been a case of his guardians rewarding themselves.
John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 47), leader of the Council, was created 1st Duke Northumberland. Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 42) by marriage Duchess Northumberland. His son Henry Dudley (age 25) was knighted.
[his future father-in-law] Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 34) was created 1st Duke Suffolk for having married King Edward VI's (age 13) first cousin [his future mother-in-law] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 34). Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 34) by marriage Duchess Suffolk.
William Paulet (age 68), Master of the Kings Wards, was created 1st Marquess Winchester. Elizabeth Capell Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
His guardian [his father] William Herbert (age 50) was created 1st Earl Pembroke. [his mother] Anne Parr Countess Pembroke (age 36) by marriage Countess Pembroke.
Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset (age 51), the King's (age 13) uncle attended.
Henry Dudley (age 25) was knighted at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map].
On 20 Feb 1552 [his mother] Anne Parr Countess Pembroke (age 36) died at Baynard's Castle [Map]. She was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].
After 20 Feb 1552 [his father] William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 51) and [his step-mother] Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Elizabeth Walden (age 61). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
On 25 May 1553 a triple wedding was celebrated at Durham Place, the London townhouse of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 49), father of Guildford Dudley (age 18) and Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon (age 15) ...
Guildford Dudley (age 18) and Lady Jane Grey (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 36) and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 35). He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 49) and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 44). They were third cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon (age 18) and Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 49) and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 44). He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 39) and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 42).
Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 15) and Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 36) and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 35). He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 52) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. They were fourth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Before 25 Dec 1560 Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford (age 21) and [his wife] Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 20) were married in secret by an anonymous clergyman at Hertford House Canon Row. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. He the son of Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset and Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset (age 63). He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. 
Henry Machyn's Diary. 17 Feb 1563. The xvij day of Feybruary was a dobull marege at [Baynard's] Castyll [Map] at the yerle of Pembroke('s) plase, my [his brother-in-law] lord Talbot (age 11) unto my [his sister] lade (Anne) Harbard (age 13), and my lord Harbard of Cardyff (age 25) unto my [his wife] lade (age 13) the [eldest] syster unto my lord Talbot (age 11); and after was a grett denner as [has] bene sene, for iiij days, and evere nyght gret mummeres and m[asks.]
On 17 Feb 1563 at Castle Baynard [Map] a double wedding between two pairs of siblings, Talbot and Herbert, took place ...
Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 25) and Catherine Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 13) were married. She the daughter of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 35) and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 38). He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 62) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. They were third cousin once removed.
Francis Talbot (age 11) and Anne Herbert (age 13) were married. She the daughter of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 62) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. He the son of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 35) and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 38). They were third cousin once removed.
On 19 Aug 1565 Thomas Keyes (age 41) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Grey (age 20) were married. Elizabeth Stafford (age 19) and Ursula Stafford (age 12) were witnesses. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. 
On 26 Jan 1568 [his wife] Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 27) died at Cockfield Hall, Suffolk.
On 17 Mar 1570 [his father] William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 69) died at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map]. His son Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke. [his wife] Catherine Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 20) by marriage Countess Pembroke.
In 1574 Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 35) was appointed 360th Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 40).
On 12 May 1576 [his wife] Catherine Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 26) died.
On 21 Apr 1577 Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 39) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke.
On 20 Apr 1578 [his former sister-in-law] Mary Grey (age 33) died. Her funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 21 Jan 1579 [his son] Mary Herbert was born to Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 17).
On 08 Apr 1580 [his son] William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke was born to Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 18).
In 1581 [his son] Katherine Herbert was born to Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 19).
In 1583 [his son] Anne Lady Herbert was born to Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 44) and [his wife] Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 21) at Wilton House.
In 1583 [his brother-in-law] Philip Sidney (age 28) and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 16) were married.
In 1584 [his son] Katherine Herbert (age 3) died.
On 10 Oct 1584 [his son] Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery was born to Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 46) and [his wife] Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 22) at Wilton House.
In 1586 [his daughter] Dorothy Herbert was born to Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 47) and [his wife] Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 24) at Gravesend, Kent [Map].
On 14 Oct 1586 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 42), Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt (age 48), Henry Wentworth 3rd Baron Wentworth (age 28), Christopher Wray (age 62), John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton (age 33) and Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 30) sat in judgement on Mary Queen of Scots (age 43) in the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 57), George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 28), Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln (age 45), Henry Grey 6th Earl Kent (age 45), Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37), Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 55), Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick (age 56), [his former father-in-law] George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 58), Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 36), William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 60), William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 66), Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 48) and Thomas Bromley (age 56) were present on the side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
John St John 2nd Baron St John (age 51) was present on the left side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton (age 33) was a juror.
Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37) was a commissioner.
On 17 Oct 1586 [his brother-in-law] Philip Sidney (age 31) died from wounds received at the Battle of Zutphen.
Before 18 Nov 1590 [his former brother-in-law] Francis Talbot (age 39) died.
Around 1591 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Sidney (age 21) and Margaret Dakins (age 20) were married.
In 1594 [his daughter] Elizabeth Herbert was born to Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 55) and [his wife] Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 32).
On 26 Jul 1595 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Sidney (age 26) died.
In 1596 [his former brother-in-law] Henry Talbot (age 33) died.
On 19 Jan 1601 Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 63) died. His son [his son] William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke.
On 25 Sep 1621 [his former wife] Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 59) died of smallpox at Herbert Townhouse Aldersgate Street. Her funeral was held at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. She was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
Henry Talbot and Elizabeth Rayner were married. He the son of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
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Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
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Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 2 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert
Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Llewellyn Brecon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Dafydd Gam Brecon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon
GrandFather: Richard Herbert
Father: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke
GrandMother: Margaret Cradock
Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Parr
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Parr
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ros
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Parr 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Crophull 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Parr 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tunstall
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Tunstall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Tunstall
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Harrington of Hornby
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel English
GrandFather: Thomas Parr 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Fitzhugh 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Mother: Anne Parr Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Green
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Green 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Talbot 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Green 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Ferrers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Despencer Baroness Ferrers of Chartley
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Green 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Throckmorton of Fladbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Throckmorton
GrandMother: Maud Green Lady in Waiting 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fogge
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan aka Jane Fogge
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Haute
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Haute
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Haute
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Woodville
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
