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Sir William "Earl of Pembroke, Black William" Herbert KG
(1423 - 27 Jul 1469)
[[Category: Knights Companion of the Garter]]
[[Category: Battle of Edgecote Moor]]
[[Category: Hundred Years' War]]
[[Category: Wars of the Roses]]
[[Category: Cymru 742-1535]]
[[Category: Raglan, Monmouthshire]]
== Biography ==
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=== William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke ===
* Knighted by Henry VI 25 Dec 1449* Knight of the Garter (KG) 1461/2[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/garterlist.htm Knights of the Garter] (Heraldica list)
* Baron Herbert/Herberd (writ 26 July 1461)
*1st Earl of Pembroke (8 Sep 1468)
===Vitals===
'''Sir William Herbert'''
:'''Parents''': [[ap_Thomas-10|William]] ap Thomas ap Gwilym, Knt., of Raglan, Monmouthshire, Steward of Abergavenny, Chief Steward of the lordships of Usk and Caerleon of Raglan, Monmouthshire, and [[ferch_Dafydd-5|Gwladus]], his second wife, daughter of [[Llewelyn-85|Dafydd Gam]], Knt.Richardson:
Douglas Richardson, ''[http://www.royalancestry.net Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families],'' 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol III, pp 279-281 HERBERT
: '''born''' c1423
:'''Wife''': [[Devereux-50|Anne Devereux]], daughter of Sir [[Devereux-10|Walter Devereux]] and [[Merbury-3|Elizabeth Merbury]]:'''married''' about 1455 or in 1459Dictionary of Welsh Biography: "[http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-HERB-WIL-1469.html?query=devereux&field=content Herbert, William (d. 1469 ), earl of Pembroke, soldier and statesman]" by Howell Thomas Evans, M.A. (1878-1950), Aberaeron (1959; posted by The National Library of Wales)
:'''Children''': three sons and seven daughters by wife [[Devereux-50|Anne]]*Sir William, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Lord Herbert, Earl of Huntingdon, married (1) Mary Wydeville in September 1466, (2) Katherine Plantagenet about May 1484 (by contract dated Feb. 29, 1483/4)
*Sir Walter
*Sir George*Maud, married Henry Percy, K.G., 4th Earl of Northumberland, 7th Lord Percy*Katherine, married George Grey, K.B., 2nd Earl of Kent
*Anne, married John Grey, Lord Grey of Powis*Margaret, married (1) Sir Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle, (2) Sir Walter Bodrugan
*Cecily, married John Greystoke
*Elizabeth, married Sir Thomas Cokesey*Crisley, married _____ Cornwall, Baron of Burford
:by "various mistresses"
*[[Herbert-239|Richard]]
*Philip
*William
*Thomas
*John
*William
: Fighting for the first Yorkist king of England, [[York-1159|Edward IV]], "Black William of Raglan [had] driven [[Tudor-14|Earl Jasper]] from the land, taken his title and his earldom [Pembroke] from him, and captured [[Tudor-18|Henry Tudor]], and held him prisoner in Raglan."Owen Rhoscomyl, ''Flame-bearers of Welsh History: Being the Outline of the Story of The Sons of Cunedda'' (1905), pages 232-3, [https://archive.org/stream/flamebearerswel00rhosgoog#page/n261/mode/1up/search/Herbert+ page 239]
: "Sir William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, 1st Lord Herbert, was defeated by Lancastrian insurgents at Edgecote Moor and beheaded at Northampton, Northamptonshire '''27 July 1469'''. He was buried at Tintern Abbey. He left a will proved 30 August 1469.
===Early Life===: 2nd son of Sir William ap Thomas (d.1446) of Raglan Castle and 2nd wife, Gwladys (d.1454)Gwladys was widow of Sir Roger Vaughan, of Bredwardine, daughter of Sir David Gam
===Family===: m. c.1455 Anne Devereux (living 14860 (?).Anne's father was Sir Walter Devereux Issue: at least 10.
: mistress Maud. Issue: son.William had 2 or more illegitimate sons; (unproven) 1 by Mawd, daughter of Adam (Turberville) ap William ap Howell Graunt." See: Burkes Peerage; Wikipedia.
===Occupation===
: 1450: Hundred Years War - captured by French at Formigny
: 1457: Yorkist during War of Roses1457, caused a disturbance in Hereford
: 1459: Sheriff of Glamorgan and Morgannoc, and Constable of Usk Castle.
: 1460-61: MP Hereford
: Feb 1460/1: Mortimer's Cross
: 26 July 1461: summoned to Parliamentby writ; directed "Willelmo Herbered de Herberd militi," whereby he is held to have become Lord Herbert.
: 08 May 1461: Chief Justice and Chamberlain of South Wales
: 30 Sep 1461: Pembroke Castle surrenders
: 28 Aug 1467, Chief Justice of North Wales.
: 14 Aug 1468: takes Harlech Castle
: 08 Sep 1468: created Earl of Pembroke
: 24 or 26 July 1469: captured by Robin of Redesdale at Edgcott
:1469: Edward IV commissioned Sir William Herbert, Knight, Earl of Pembroke, and his brother, Sir Richard Herbert, Knight of Coldbrook, to command 18,000 Welshmen against rebels. In July of 1469, the army was defeated at the Battle of Edgecote. The Herberts were captured by Richard, Earl of Warwick, and beheaded the next day in Northamptonshire. They were buried in the priory chapel on July 27, 1469, beneath the arch which separates the Herbert Chapel and the choir in St. Mary's Priory Church." Source: Celtic-casimir webtree. Entered by Dallas Riedesel
===Property===: 03 Feb 1461/2: granted castle, town and lordship of Pembroke, with other castles, North Wales 1467
== Sources ==
Edited for Jan 2014 [[[:Category:Styles_and_Standards|Style Standards]]].
[[Category: Battle of Edgecote Moor]]
[[Category: Hundred Years' War]]
[[Category: Wars of the Roses]]
[[Category: Cymru 742-1535]]
[[Category: Raglan, Monmouthshire]]
== Biography ==
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=== William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke ===
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* Knighted by Henry VI 25 Dec 1449* Knight of the Garter (KG) 1461/2[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/garterlist.htm Knights of the Garter] (Heraldica list)
* Baron Herbert/Herberd (writ 26 July 1461)
*1st Earl of Pembroke (8 Sep 1468)
===Vitals===
'''Sir William Herbert'''
:'''Parents''': [[ap_Thomas-10|William]] ap Thomas ap Gwilym, Knt., of Raglan, Monmouthshire, Steward of Abergavenny, Chief Steward of the lordships of Usk and Caerleon of Raglan, Monmouthshire, and [[ferch_Dafydd-5|Gwladus]], his second wife, daughter of [[Llewelyn-85|Dafydd Gam]], Knt.Richardson:
Douglas Richardson, ''[http://www.royalancestry.net Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families],'' 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol III, pp 279-281 HERBERT
: '''born''' c1423
:'''Wife''': [[Devereux-50|Anne Devereux]], daughter of Sir [[Devereux-10|Walter Devereux]] and [[Merbury-3|Elizabeth Merbury]]:'''married''' about 1455 or in 1459Dictionary of Welsh Biography: "[http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-HERB-WIL-1469.html?query=devereux&field=content Herbert, William (d. 1469 ), earl of Pembroke, soldier and statesman]" by Howell Thomas Evans, M.A. (1878-1950), Aberaeron (1959; posted by The National Library of Wales)
:'''Children''': three sons and seven daughters by wife [[Devereux-50|Anne]]*Sir William, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Lord Herbert, Earl of Huntingdon, married (1) Mary Wydeville in September 1466, (2) Katherine Plantagenet about May 1484 (by contract dated Feb. 29, 1483/4)
*Sir Walter
*Sir George*Maud, married Henry Percy, K.G., 4th Earl of Northumberland, 7th Lord Percy*Katherine, married George Grey, K.B., 2nd Earl of Kent
*Anne, married John Grey, Lord Grey of Powis*Margaret, married (1) Sir Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle, (2) Sir Walter Bodrugan
*Cecily, married John Greystoke
*Elizabeth, married Sir Thomas Cokesey*Crisley, married _____ Cornwall, Baron of Burford
:by "various mistresses"
*[[Herbert-239|Richard]]
*Philip
*William
*Thomas
*John
*William
: Fighting for the first Yorkist king of England, [[York-1159|Edward IV]], "Black William of Raglan [had] driven [[Tudor-14|Earl Jasper]] from the land, taken his title and his earldom [Pembroke] from him, and captured [[Tudor-18|Henry Tudor]], and held him prisoner in Raglan."Owen Rhoscomyl, ''Flame-bearers of Welsh History: Being the Outline of the Story of The Sons of Cunedda'' (1905), pages 232-3, [https://archive.org/stream/flamebearerswel00rhosgoog#page/n261/mode/1up/search/Herbert+ page 239]
: "Sir William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, 1st Lord Herbert, was defeated by Lancastrian insurgents at Edgecote Moor and beheaded at Northampton, Northamptonshire '''27 July 1469'''. He was buried at Tintern Abbey. He left a will proved 30 August 1469.
===Early Life===: 2nd son of Sir William ap Thomas (d.1446) of Raglan Castle and 2nd wife, Gwladys (d.1454)Gwladys was widow of Sir Roger Vaughan, of Bredwardine, daughter of Sir David Gam
===Family===: m. c.1455 Anne Devereux (living 14860 (?).Anne's father was Sir Walter Devereux Issue: at least 10.
: mistress Maud. Issue: son.William had 2 or more illegitimate sons; (unproven) 1 by Mawd, daughter of Adam (Turberville) ap William ap Howell Graunt." See: Burkes Peerage; Wikipedia.
===Occupation===
: 1450: Hundred Years War - captured by French at Formigny
: 1457: Yorkist during War of Roses1457, caused a disturbance in Hereford
: 1459: Sheriff of Glamorgan and Morgannoc, and Constable of Usk Castle.
: 1460-61: MP Hereford
: Feb 1460/1: Mortimer's Cross
: 26 July 1461: summoned to Parliamentby writ; directed "Willelmo Herbered de Herberd militi," whereby he is held to have become Lord Herbert.
: 08 May 1461: Chief Justice and Chamberlain of South Wales
: 30 Sep 1461: Pembroke Castle surrenders
: 28 Aug 1467, Chief Justice of North Wales.
: 14 Aug 1468: takes Harlech Castle
: 08 Sep 1468: created Earl of Pembroke
: 24 or 26 July 1469: captured by Robin of Redesdale at Edgcott
:1469: Edward IV commissioned Sir William Herbert, Knight, Earl of Pembroke, and his brother, Sir Richard Herbert, Knight of Coldbrook, to command 18,000 Welshmen against rebels. In July of 1469, the army was defeated at the Battle of Edgecote. The Herberts were captured by Richard, Earl of Warwick, and beheaded the next day in Northamptonshire. They were buried in the priory chapel on July 27, 1469, beneath the arch which separates the Herbert Chapel and the choir in St. Mary's Priory Church." Source: Celtic-casimir webtree. Entered by Dallas Riedesel
===Property===: 03 Feb 1461/2: granted castle, town and lordship of Pembroke, with other castles, North Wales 1467
== Sources ==
Events
| Birth | 1423 | Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales | |||
| Birth | Abt 1423 | Wales | |||
| Marriage | 1443 | Maud Tuberville | |||
| Marriage | 1447 | MISTRESS, Hereford, Herefordshire, England - Mawd Turberville | |||
| Marriage | 1455 | Anne Devereux | |||
| Death | 27 Jul 1469 | Banbury, Northamptonshire, England | |||
| Death | 27 Jul 1469 | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | |||
| Burial | Aft 27 Jul 1469 | Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouth, Wales | |||
| Alt name | William Herbert Ist Earl of Pembroke | ||||
| Reference No | 558328 | ||||
| Reference No | 575625 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Devereux (1424 - 1486) |
| Child | Walter Herbert (1440 - 1507) |
| Child | George De Herbert (1442 - 1504) |
| Child | Philip Herbert (1444 - ) |
| Child | Matilda Herbert (1448 - 1485) |
| Child | William Herbert (1455 - 1491) |
| Child | Cecilie Herbert (1456 - 1499) |
| Child | Isabel Herbert (1462 - ) |
| Child | Catherine "Lady Countess" Herbert (1464 - 1504) |
| Spouse | Mawd Turberville (1427 - 1460) |
| Child | Sir Richard Herbert (1442 - 1510) |
| Child | John De Herbert (1446 - ) |
| Child | Margaret "Viscountess Lisle" Herbert (1448 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Herbert (1451 - ) |
| Child | Anne Herbert (1464 - 1545) |
| Spouse | Maud Tuberville (1427 - 1460) |
| Child | Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas (1460 - 1510) |
| Father | Sir William "Lord Ragland, The Blue Knight of Gwent" ap Thomas (1377 - 1446) |
| Mother | Gwladus "Gwladis ddu, the star of Abergavenny" ferch Dafydd (1380 - 1454) |
| Sibling | Margred verch William Herbert (1415 - 1519) |
| Sibling | Sir Richard Herbert (1425 - 1469) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Herbert (1427 - 1485) |
| Sibling | Dau Herbert (1429 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Herbert (1440 - ) |