Earl of Pembroke William Herbert

1501 - 1570  (69 years)

• Name	William Herbert  [1, 2]
  Title	Earl of Pembroke
  Birth	1501	Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	G7BF-JT5
  Death	17 Mar 1570	London, England   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I16402	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Countess Pembroke Anne Parr,   b. 15 Jun 1514, Westmoreland, England d. 20 Feb 1552, Middlesex, England (Age 37 years)
  Children	+ 1. Edward Herbert,   b. Jun 1547, Yorkshire, England d. 23 Mar 1594, Yorkshire, England (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  William Herbert's early life was distinguished by intense ambition coup led with an equally fierce temper and hot-headed nature. Described by John Aubrey as a "mad fighting fellow", the young Herbert began his career as a gentleman servant to the earl of Worcester. However, when a mercer called Vaughan was killed by Herbert, after an affray between some Welshmen and the watchmen for unknown reasons in Bristol, he fled to France.

  
  

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• Sources

  [S36] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 671. [S39] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015.