Individual Details
Sir Blue Knight William Thomas Herbert
(1401 - 1445)
Events
| Birth | 1401 | Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales | |||
| Occupation | 1415 | Knight banneret | |||
| Occupation | 1421 | Steward of the Lordship of Abergavenny - Abergavenny, Gwent Uwch Coed, Monmouth, Wales | |||
| Marriage | Bef 1423 | Gwlady Gwlady Dafydd Gam |  | ||
| Occupation | 1426 | Knighted by King Henry VI, becoming known to his compatriots as "Y marchog glas o Went" (the blue knight of Gwent), because of the colour of his armour. | |||
| Occupation | 1435 | High Sheriff of Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire - Wales | |||
| Occupation | 1440 | High Sheriff of Glamorgan | |||
| Occupation | 1442 or 1443 | Chief Steward of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York's estates in Wales | |||
| Death | 1445 | ||||
| Burial | 1446 | Abergavenny, Gwent Uwch Coed, Monmouth, Wales | |||
| Occupation | Was a member of the Duke of York's military council |
Families
| Spouse | Gwlady Gwlady Dafydd Gam ( - ) |
| Child | William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl of Pembroke-8th Creation (1423 - 1469) |
| Father | Thomas ap Gwilym (1372 - 1438) |
| Mother | Maud Morley (1375 - 1405) |
Notes
Marriage
In 1400 Thomas and his wife Maud inherited Llansantffraed Court, the country seat and estate of Sir John Morley. Llansantffraed Court was located approximately 2 miles west of the town of Raglan and Raglan Castle, near Clytha andAbergavenny, Wales. Thomas is buried in the church where a plaque records his death and that of his successors until 1624.After Sir Thomas' death, Llansantffraed Court passed through William's brother, Philip. In 1449 Philip was given advowson of the living' by Sir Edward Nveill, 3rd Baron Abergavenny and Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Lady of Abergavenny. Llansantffraed Court was held by the Philip's descendants in an unbroken line until the 17th century