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Biography of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1538-1601

Paternal Family Tree: Herbert

Maternal Family Tree: Joan Beauchamp 1370

1553 Grey and Dudley Triple Wedding

1553 Death of King Edward VI

1554 Execution of Lady Jane Grey and her Faction

1563 Talbot Herbert Double Wedding

1586 Trial of Mary Queen of Scots

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].

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.

1553 Grey and Dudley Triple Wedding

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 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 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 were married. She the daughter of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland. 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 and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. 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.

Death of King Edward VI

On 06 Jul 1553 King Edward VI of England and Ireland (age 15) died at Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map]. His first cousin once removed [his sister-in-law] Lady Jane Grey (age 17) succeeded I Queen of England.

Thomas Wendy (age 53) attended the King as physician.

On 19 Jul 1553 [his sister-in-law] Lady Jane Grey (age 17) Abdicated I King of England. Her first cousin once removed Queen Mary I of England and Ireland (age 37) succeeded I Queen of England.

Execution of Lady Jane Grey and her Faction

On 12 Feb 1554 Guildford Dudley (age 19) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. An hour later his wife [his sister-in-law] Lady Jane Grey (age 18) was beheaded at Tower Green [Map] by order of Queen Mary I (age 37). They were buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map].

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 by marriage Countess Hertford. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and [his mother-in-law] Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. He the son of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of 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.

1563 Talbot Herbert Double Wedding

On 17 Feb 1563 at Baynard's Castle [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 fourth cousins.

Francis Talbot (age 11) and Anne Herbert (age 13) were married. She the daughter of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. He the son of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. They were third cousin once removed.

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; and after was a grett denner as [has] bene sene, for iiij days, and evere nyght gret mummeres and m[asks.]

On 31 Aug 1565 George Vernon "King of the Peak" (age 57) died. He was buried at All Saint's Church, Bakewell, Derbyshire [Map]. By his will of 18 Aug 1565 he bequeathed six Derbyshire manors and two in Staffordshire to his wife for life. His executors were to take the profits of his manor of Kibblestone, in Staffordshire, and two Cheshire manors for 16 years after his decease to pay his debts, funeral expenses and the fulfilment of his will, which included among numerous bequests the provision of one gold chain worth £20 to his godson, [his brother-in-law] Gilbert Talbot (age 12), the future 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 'as a remembrance of my good will towards him'. His wife, his son-in-law John Manners (age 38), his brother-in-law Nicholas Longford (age 33) and his 'loving neighbours and faithful friends Thomas Sutton and Richard Wennesley were each to receive £20 for their services as executors, while his 'right worshipful friends' (Sir) John Zouche II and Francis Leke (age 55) were each to have a horse.

Monument with both his wives Margaret Tailboys and Maud aka Magdelan Longford each wearing a French Hood. Man with Two Wives.

On the left the arms of his second wife Margaret Tailboys, middle the arms of George Vernon "King of the Peak" and right the arms of his first wife Maud aka Magdelan Longford.

On 26 Jan 1568 [his wife] Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 27) died at Cockfield Hall, Suffolk.

On 06 Feb 1568 [his brother-in-law] Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 15) and Mary Cavendish Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 12) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 41). He the son of [his father-in-law] George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 40) and [his mother-in-law] Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford.

Three days later on Gilbert and Mary would become step-siblings when their father and mother respectively George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Bess of Hardwick were married. She by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury Countess Waterford. It is likely the latter marriage a condition of the former. He the son of Francis Talbot 5th Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Dacre. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

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 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.

On 23 Sep 1584 [his brother-in-law] Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester (age 20) and Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester (age 21) were married. She her father's heir to his considerable fortune. He, the father, had died some twenty-five days before. The marriage took place apparently against the wishes of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 51).

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].

Trial of Mary Queen of Scots

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 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 Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1538-1601 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 1407-1462

Richard Neville Earl Salisbury 1400-1460

Royal Ancestors of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1538-1601

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1538-1601

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1538-1601

Great x 1 Grandfather: 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 of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Crophull 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Parr 8 x Great Grand Son of King John 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 of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John 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 I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward 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 I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Talbot 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Green 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Ferrers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Despencer Baroness Ferrers of Chartley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Green 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Throckmorton of Fladbury

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Throckmorton

GrandMother: Maud Green 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward 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