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William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (8 April 1580 – 10 April 1630) KG, PC, of Wilton House in Wiltshire, was an English nobleman, politician and courtier. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford and together with King James I founded Pembroke College, Oxford.
Herbert, William, 3rd earl of Pembroke (1580–1630). Herbert succeeded to the earldom at the age of 21 in 1601. He was under a cloud at Elizabeth's court for getting Mary Fitton, one of the maids of honour, pregnant.
The eldest son of Sir Richard Herbert ('Ddu') of Ewyas, bastard of William Herbert (died 1469), earl of Pembroke of the first creation, his mother being the daughter of Sir Matthew Cradock of Swansea, Receiver of Glamorgan.
Hace 5 días · William Herbert, 3rd earl of Pembroke. (1580—1630) courtier and patron of the arts. Quick Reference. (1580–1630) Dedicatee, with his brother, Philip, of the First Folio; sometimes identified as the Mr W. H. of the Sonnets. From: Herbert, William, 3rd Earl of Pembroke in A Dictionary of Shakespeare »
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke. (1580-1630), Lord Chamberlain. Sitter in 14 portraits. A courtier and important patron of art, Pembroke held office under both James I and Charles I.
Three-quarter-length portrait of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1590-1630). He wears a black doublet with a lace ruff and cuffs and the ribbon of the Garter with a Lesser George around his neck. He holds the white staff, and at his waist hangs the key of office, of Lord Chamberlain.
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke. primary name:Herbert, William. other name:(Earl of) Pembroke. Details. individual; British; Male. Life dates. 1580-1630. Biography. Married, 1604, Mary daughter of 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (whose sister was Alathea Talbot, Countess of Arundel, [q.v.]).
