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Earl Pembroke

Earl Pembroke is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

1359 Double Royal Wedding

1389 Christmas Court

1414 Henry V awards his brothers Dukedoms

1447 Death of Humphrey of Lancaster

1450 Murder of William de la Pole

24th July 1469 Battle of Edgecote Moor aka Danes Moor aka Banbury

1483 Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower

1495 Death of Jasper Tudor Duke Bedford

1551 Edward VI's 14th Birthday

There have been ten creations of Earl Pembroke:

1st. 1138. Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl Pembroke 1100-1148. Extinct. 1185.

2nd. 1199. William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke 1146-1219. Extinct. 23rd December 1245.

3rd. 1247. William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke -1296. Extinct. 23rd June 1324.

4th. 12th October 1339. Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke 1319-1348. Extinct. 30th December 1389. Christmas Court.

5th. 16th May 1414. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester 1390-1447. Extinct. 23rd February 1447. Death of Humphrey of Lancaster.

6th. 1447. William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk 1396-1450. Forfeit. 1st May 1450. Murder of William de la Pole.

7th. 25th November 1452. Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford 1431-1495. Extinct. 21st December 1495. Death of Jasper Tudor Duke Bedford.

8th. 27th May 1468. William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke 1423-1469. Renounced. 1479.

9th. 1479. King Edward V of England 1470-. Extinct. August 1483. Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower.

10th. 11th October 1551. William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke 1501-1570. Extant.

Earl Pembroke 1st Creation 1138

Summary

1138. Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl Pembroke created.

6th January 1148. Son Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

20th April 1176. Son Gilbert Clare 3rd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

1185. Gilbert Clare 3rd Earl Pembroke extinct.

In or before 1130 Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl Pembroke (age 29) and Isabel Beaumont Countess Pembroke were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan and Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey (age 44). They were sixth cousins.

In 1138 Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl Pembroke (age 38) was created 1st Earl Pembroke by King Stephen I England (age 44) leading to doubt as to its authenticity when King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 4) ascended the throne.

On 6th January 1148 Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl Pembroke (age 48) died. His son Richard (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke. Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham (age 3) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 20th April 1176 Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 46) died at Dublin [Map]. He was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. His son Gilbert succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke although being a minor he was never invested with the title.

In 1185 Gilbert Clare 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 8) died. Earl Pembroke extinct. It is possible his sister Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke (age 13) inherited the title. Her husband William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 39) was created 1st Earl of Pembroke in 1199 which suggests she didn't inherit the title.

Earl Pembroke 2nd Creation 1199

Summary

1199. William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke created.

14th May 1219. Son William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

6th April 1231. Brother Richard Marshal 3rd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

16th April 1234. Brother Gilbert Marshal 4th Earl Pembroke succeeded.

27th June 1241. Brother Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke succeeded.

27th November 1245. Brother Anselm Marshal 6th Earl Pembroke succeeded.

23rd December 1245. Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke extinct.

In 1199 William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 53) was created 1st Earl Pembroke.

In September 1214 William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 24) and Alice Béthune Countess Pembroke were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Baldwin Béthune Count Aumale and Hawise Blois 2nd Countess Albemarle and Essex. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 68) and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke (age 42).

On 14th May 1219 William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 73) died. On 14th May 1219 His son William (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke.

On 23rd April 1224 William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 34) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester (age 9) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 36). He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were fifth cousins.

On 6th April 1231 William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 41) died. On 6th April 1231 His brother Richard (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke. Gervase Dinant Countess Pembroke by marriage Countess Pembroke.

On 16th April 1234 Richard Marshal 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 43) died from wounds at Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny. His brother Gilbert (age 37) succeeded 4th Earl Pembroke.

On 1st August 1235 Gilbert Marshal 4th Earl Pembroke (age 38) and Marjorie Dunkeld Countess Pembroke (age 35) were married at Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 27th June 1241 Gilbert Marshal 4th Earl Pembroke (age 44) was killed in a tournament at Ware, Hertfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Temple Church, London [Map] next to his father. His brother Walter (age 42) succeeded 5th Earl Pembroke; he had also attended the tournament. The King King Henry III of England (age 33) had expressly forbidden the tournament leading to anger at his disobeying the King's orders.

On 6th January 1242 Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke (age 43) and Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke (age 36) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. He by marriage Earl Lincoln. A dynastic marriage that brought together the Earldom's of Pembroke and Lincoln. She the daughter of Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln and Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 27th November 1245 Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke (age 46) died at Goodrich Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]. He was buried at Tintern Abbey [Map] next to his mother Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke His brother Anselm (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Pembroke although he only enjoyed the title for one month dying on 23rd December 1245.

On 23rd December 1245 Anselm Marshal 6th Earl Pembroke (age 37) died at Chepstow Castle [Map]. He was buried at Tintern Abbey [Map] next to his brother Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke (deceased), who had died only a month before, and mother Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. Earl Pembroke extinct.

Earl Pembroke 3rd Creation 1247

Summary

1247. William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke created.

20th September 1307. Son Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

23rd June 1324. Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke extinct.

In 1247 William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke was created 1st Earl Pembroke. Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke (age 17) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

On 20th September 1307 Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke (age 77) died. Her son Aymer (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke.

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In 1321 Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 46) and Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol and Marie Capet (age 53). He the son of William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke. They were half first cousin twice removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 23rd June 1324 Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 49) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map] where his tomb effigy can still be seen as a splendid example of late gothic architecture. Earl Pembroke extinct.

Earl Pembroke 4th Creation 1339

Summary

12th October 1339. Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke created.

20th August 1348. Son John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

16th April 1375. Son John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

30th December 1389. John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke extinct. See Christmas Court.

On 12th October 1339 Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke (age 20) was created 1st Earl Pembroke. Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke (age 22) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

On 20th August 1348 Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke (age 29) died at Abergavenny Castle [Map]. He was buried at Abergavenny Priory [Map]. His son John succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke, 4th Baron Hastings, 15th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.

On 19th May 1359, or thereabouts, a double-royal wedding celebration took place at Reading Abbey, Berkshire [Map] whereby two children of King Edward III of England (age 46) were married:

John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 19) and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Richmond. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 49) and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 39). He the son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 44). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 11) and Margaret Plantagenet Countess of Pembroke (age 12) were married. At the time John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke was a ward of King Edward III of England who would enjoy the benefit of the substantial revenue of the Earldom of Pembroke until John came of age nine years later in 1368. She died two or so years later probably of plague. She the daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England. He the son of Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke (age 42). They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England.

In July 1368 John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 20) and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 58) and Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk. He the son of Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 16th April 1375 John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 27) died. He was buried at Hereford [Map]. His son John (age 2) succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke, 5th Baron Hastings, 16th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.

On 24th June 1380 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 7) and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 17) were married at Kenilworth Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 40) and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1388 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 15) and Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Earl Pembroke 5th Creation 1414

On 16th May 1414 King Henry V of England (age 27) created Dukedoms for his two brothers:

Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 23) was created 1st Duke Gloucester, 1st Earl Pembroke.

John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 24) was created 1st Duke Bedford, 1st Earl Kendal.

On 23rd February 1447 Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 56) died at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [Map]. He was possibly poisoned although more likely he died from a stroke. Duke Gloucester, Earl Pembroke extinct. His death left England with no heir to the throne in a direct line. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 35) became heir presumptive until the birth of Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales six years later.

Earl Pembroke 6th Creation 1447

In 1447 William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 50) was created 1st Earl Pembroke. Alice Chaucer Duchess Suffolk (age 43) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

Before 1st May 1450, the day he was murdered, William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 53) was impeached, and sentenced to tbe exiled. Duke Suffolk, Marquess Suffolk, Earl Pembroke forfeit.

On 1st May 1450 William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 53) was beheaded at sea whilst travelling into exile his ship having been intercepted by the Nicholas of the Tower, or by Admiral Nicholas of the Tower. His son John (age 7) succeeded 2nd Marquess Suffolk, 5th Earl Suffolk, 5th Baron Pole. Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 6) by marriage Marchioness Suffolk. Earl Pembroke forfeit.

Earl Pembroke 7th Creation 1452

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

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25th November 1452. Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford created.

21st December 1495. Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford extinct. See Death of Jasper Tudor Duke Bedford.

On 25th November 1452 Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 21) was created 1st Earl Pembroke.

On 7th November 1485 Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 54) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford. He the son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 21st December 1495 Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 64) died at Thornbury Manor without legitimate issue. He was buried at Keynsham Abbey [Map]. Duke Bedford, Earl Pembroke extinct.

Earl Pembroke 8th Creation 1468

On 27th May 1468 William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 45) was created 1st Earl Pembroke.

On 27th July 1469 William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 46) was executed following his capture at the Battle of Edgecote Moor. His son William (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke, 2nd Baron Herbert of Raglan. Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon (age 13) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

In 1479 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 27) was compelled to relinquish the Earldom of Pembroke by King Edward IV (age 36) who gave it to his son.

Edward Prince of Wales (age 8) was created 1st Earl Pembroke.

In compensation William was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon (age 23) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

Earl Pembroke 9th Creation 1479

In 1479 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 27) was compelled to relinquish the Earldom of Pembroke by King Edward IV (age 36) who gave it to his son.

Edward Prince of Wales (age 8) was created 1st Earl Pembroke.

In compensation William was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon (age 23) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

Around August 1483 the Princes in the Tower, brothers King Edward V of England (age 12) and Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 9) disappeared from the Tower of London [Map].

King Edward V of England: Earl March and Earl Pembroke extinct.

Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York: Duke York, Duke Norfolk and Earl Norfolk, Earl Nottingham extinct.

Earl Pembroke 10th Creation 1551

Summary

11th October 1551. William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke created. See Edward VI's 14th Birthday.

17th March 1570. Son Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

19th January 1601. Son William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke succeeded.

10th April 1630. Brother Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery succeeded.

23rd January 1650. Son Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery succeeded.

11th December 1669. Son William Herbert 6th Earl Pembroke 3rd Earl Montgomery succeeded.

8th July 1674. Half Brother Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke 4th Earl Montgomery succeeded.

28th August 1683. Brother Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery succeeded.

22nd January 1733. Son Henry Herbert 6th Earl Montgomery 9th Earl Pembroke succeeded.

9th January 1749. Son Henry Herbert 10th Earl Pembroke 7th Earl Montgomery succeeded.

26th January 1794. Son George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery succeeded.

26th October 1827. Son Robert Henry Herbert 12th Earl Pembroke 9th Earl Montgomery succeeded.

25th April 1862. Nephew George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl Pembroke 10th Earl Montgomery succeeded.

3rd May 1895. Brother Sidney Herbert 14th Earl Pembroke 11th Earl Montgomery succeeded.

30th March 1913. Son Reginald Herbert 15th Earl Pembroke 12th Earl Montgomery succeeded.

13th January 1960. Son Sidney Herbert 16th Earl of Pembroke, 13th Earl of Montgomery succeeded.

16th March 1969. Son Henry Herbert 17th Earl of Pembroke, 14th Earl of Montgomery succeeded.

7th October 2003. Son William Herbert 18th Earl of Pembroke, 15th Earl of Montgomery succeeded.

11th October 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) was created 1st Duke Northumberland. Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 42) by marriage Duchess Northumberland. His son Henry Dudley (age 25) was knighted.

Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 34) was created 1st Duke Suffolk for having married King Edward VI's first cousin Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 34). Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk by marriage Duchess Suffolk.

William Paulet (age 68) was created 1st Marquess Winchester. Elizabeth Capell Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.

His guardian William Herbert (age 50) was created 1st Earl Pembroke. Anne Parr Countess Pembroke (age 36) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (age 51), the King's uncle attended.

Henry Dudley was knighted at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map].

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After 20th February 1552 William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 51) and 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).

On 17th March 1570 William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 69) died at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map]. His son Henry (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke. Catherine Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 20) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

On 21st April 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. They were sixth cousins.

On 19th January 1601 Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 63) died. His son William (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 4th November 1604 William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 24) and Mary Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 10) were married at Shrewsbury, Shropshire [Map]. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 51) and Mary Cavendish Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 48). He the son of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 43). They were fourth cousin once removed.

On 10th April 1630 William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 50) died at Baynard's Castle [Map]. His brother Philip (age 45) succeeded 4th Earl Pembroke. Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 40) by marriage Countess Pembroke.

On 23rd January 1650 Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery (age 65) died at Whitehall Palace [Map]. He was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. His son Philip (age 29) succeeded 5th Earl Pembroke, 2nd Earl Montgomery.

On 11th December 1669 Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery (age 48) died. His son William (age 28) succeeded 6th Earl Pembroke, 3rd Earl Montgomery.

On 8th July 1674 William Herbert 6th Earl Pembroke 3rd Earl Montgomery (age 33) died. His half brother Philip (age 22) succeeded 7th Earl Pembroke, 4th Earl Montgomery.

On 17th December 1674 Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke 4th Earl Montgomery (age 22) and Henrietta Kéroualle Countess Pembroke and Montgomery were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery. He the son of Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery and Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 53).

On 28th August 1683 Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke 4th Earl Montgomery (age 31) died. He was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. His brother Thomas (age 27) succeeded 8th Earl Pembroke, 5th Earl Montgomery.

In 1684 Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery (age 28) and Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery. He the son of Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery and Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 22nd January 1733 Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery (age 77) died. His son Henry (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl Montgomery, 9th Earl Pembroke.

On 28th August 1733 Henry Herbert 6th Earl Montgomery 9th Earl Pembroke (age 40) and Mary Fitzwilliam Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery. He the son of Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery and Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery. They were half sixth cousins.

On 9th January 1749 Henry Herbert 6th Earl Montgomery 9th Earl Pembroke (age 55) died at Pembroke House Whitehall Palace. His son Henry (age 14) succeeded 10th Earl Pembroke, 7th Earl Montgomery.

On 26th January 1794 Henry Herbert 10th Earl Pembroke 7th Earl Montgomery (age 59) died. His son George (age 34) succeeded 11th Earl Pembroke8th Earl Montgomery.

On 25th January 1808 George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery (age 48) and Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery. The difference in their ages was 25 years. He the son of Henry Herbert 10th Earl Pembroke 7th Earl Montgomery and Elizabeth Spencer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 70).

On 26th October 1827 George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery (age 68) died. His son Robert (age 36) succeeded 12th Earl Pembroke, 9th Earl Montgomery.

On 25th April 1862 Robert Henry Herbert 12th Earl Pembroke 9th Earl Montgomery (age 70) died. His nephew George (age 11) succeeded 13th Earl Pembroke, 10th Earl Montgomery.

On 3rd May 1895 George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl Pembroke 10th Earl Montgomery (age 44) died in Frankfurt. His brother Sidney (age 42) succeeded 14th Earl Pembroke, 11th Earl Montgomery, 3rd Baron Herbert Lea. Beatrix Louisa Lambton Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 36) by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery.

On 30th March 1913 Sidney Herbert 14th Earl Pembroke 11th Earl Montgomery (age 60) died in Rome, Italy [Map]. His son Reginald (age 32) succeeded 15th Earl Pembroke, 12th Earl Montgomery, 4th Baron Herbert Lea. Beatrice Eleanor Paget Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 29) by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 13th January 1960 Reginald Herbert 15th Earl Pembroke 12th Earl Montgomery (age 79) died. His son Sidney (age 54) succeeded 16th Earl Pembroke, 13th Earl Montgomery, 5th Baron Herbert Lea.

On 16th March 1969 Sidney Herbert 16th Earl of Pembroke, 13th Earl of Montgomery (age 63) died. His son Henry (age 29) succeeded 17th Earl Pembroke, 14th Earl Montgomery, 6th Baron Herbert Lea

On 7th October 2003 Henry Herbert 17th Earl of Pembroke, 14th Earl of Montgomery (age 64) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 18th Earl Pembroke, 15th Earl Montgomery, 7th Baron Herbert Lea