William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis 1626-1696

Paternal Family Tree: Herbert

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Before 1626 [his father] Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis [aged 27] and [his mother] Elizabeth Craven Baroness Herbert [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Lady Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire.

In 1626 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis was born to Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis [aged 28] and Elizabeth Craven Baroness Herbert [aged 26].

In July 1654 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 28] and Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester [aged 52] and Elizabeth Dormer. They were fourth cousins.

On 7th March 1655 [his grandfather] William Herbert 1st Baron Powis [aged 82] died. He was buried at St Mary and Christ Church, Hendon Barnet. His son [his father] Percy [aged 57] succeeded 2nd Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys. [his mother] Elizabeth Craven Baroness Herbert [aged 55] by marriage Baroness Powis of Powis Castle in Powys.

In 1659 [his daughter] Frances Herbert was born to William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 33] and [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 24].

In 1660 [his son] William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis was born to William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 34] and [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 25]. He married 1695 his third cousin Mary Preston Marchioness Powis, daughter of Thomas Preston 3rd Baronet and Mary Molyneux, and had issue.

Before 25th December 1660 [his brother-in-law] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort [aged 31] and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort [aged 30] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester [aged 58] and Elizabeth Dormer. They were fourth cousins.

In 1661 [his daughter] Mary Herbert Viscountess Montague was born to William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 35] and [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 26]. She married her first cousin once removed Francis Browne 4th Viscount Montagu, son of Francis Browne 3rd Viscount Montagu and Elizabeth Somerset Viscountess Montague.

In 1662 [his daughter] Anne Herbert was born to William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 36] and [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 27].

In 1662 [his mother] Elizabeth Craven Baroness Herbert [aged 62] died.

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On 19th January 1667 [his father] Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis [aged 69] died. His son William [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys, 2nd Baronet Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 32] by marriage Baroness Powis of Powis Castle in Powys.

On 3rd April 1667 [his father-in-law] Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester [aged 65] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 38] succeeded 3rd Marquess Worcester, 7th Earl Worcester, 9th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort [aged 36] by marriage Marchioness Worcester.

In 1668 [his daughter] Lucy Herbert was born to William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 42] and [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 33].

In 1674 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 48] was created 1st Earl Powis. [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 39] by marriage Countess Powis.

In 1680 [his daughter] Winifred Herbert Countess Nithsdale was born to William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 54] and [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 45]. She married 2nd March 1699 William Maxwell 5th Earl Nithsale, son of Robert Maxwell 4th Earl Nithsdale and Lucy Douglas Countess Nithsdale, and had issue.

On 2nd December 1682 [his brother-in-law] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort [aged 53] was created 1st Duke Beaufort by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 52]. Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort [aged 52] by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

In 1687 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 61] was created 1st Marquess Powis. [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 52] by marriage Marchioness Powis.

On 16th March 1691 [his wife] Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 56] died.

Around 1695 William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis [aged 35] and Mary Preston Marchioness Powis were married. He the son of William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 69] and Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis. They were third cousins.

Before 1696. Francois de Troy [aged 50]. Portrait of William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 69].

On 2nd June 1696 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 70] died. His son William [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Marquess Powis, 2nd Earl Powis, 4th Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys, 3rd Baronet Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire. Mary Preston Marchioness Powis by marriage Marchioness Powis. Mary Preston Marchioness Powis by marriage Marchioness Powis.

Royal Ancestors of William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis 1626-1696

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

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

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 14 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis 1626-1696

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Herbert

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cradock

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Herbert 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Parr 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Parr 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Parr Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Green 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Green 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan aka Jane Fogge

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley of Dalgarth in Cumberland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Stanley

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Barrett of Aveley in Essex

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joyce Barrett

father: Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Percy 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Spencer Countess Northumberland 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Harbottle 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guiscard Harbottle 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Harbottle 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Willoughby 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Markham

Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Baroness Herbert 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 11 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George de Vere 6 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy de Vere 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Craven Craven Arms

Grandfather: William Craven Craven Arms

mother: Elizabeth Craven Baroness Herbert Craven Arms

Grandmother: Elizabeth Whitmore

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bond