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Sir William de Herbert, Lord Herbert [England by writ],1st Earl of Pembroke, was born circa 1423 to William ap Thomas (c1380-1446) and Gwladus ferch Dafydd Gam (-1454) and died 27 July 1469 Banbury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom of execution by decapitation. He married Anne Devereux (c1430-1486) 1455 JL in Bodenham, Herefordshire.

Chief Justice of South Wales; Chamberlain of South Wales.

Became the 190th Knight of the Garter in 1461.

One of many known ancestors, through an illegitimate son, of David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010-2016. Also an ancestor of User:SamuelTGeer through first illegitimate son Richard. However, authorities disagree on which children the earl had by which woman. Anne is shown on thePeerage with no mention of her mother; WARGS mentions that "Mawd" was the mother of more than one of William's children.


Siblings


Offspring of William ap Thomas (c1380-1446) and Gwladus ferch Dafydd Gam (-1454)
Name Birth Death Joined with
William de Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c1423-1469) 1423 27 July 1469 Banbury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom Maud Turberville (c1427-)
Anne Devereux (c1430-1486)
Frond verch Hoesgyn


Children


Offspring of Sir William de Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Maud Turberville (c1427-)¢
Name Birth Death Joined with
Richard Herbert (c1442-1510) 1442 12 September 1510 Margred (Margaret) Cradock (c1478-)
John Herbert (c1444-1469)


Offspring of Sir William de Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux (c1430-1486)¢
Name Birth Death Joined with
Maud Herbert (c1448-c1485) 1448 1485 Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (c1449-1489)
Catherine Herbert (c1450-c1504) 1475 1490 George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent (1454-1503)
William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1451-1491) 5 March 1451 16 July 1491 Mary Woodville (1443-1481)
Anne Herbert (c1453-)
Walter Herbert (Sir) (c1454-)


Offspring of Sir William de Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Frond verch Hoesgyn¢
Name Birth Death Joined with
Mary Herbert (c1460)
Richard Herbert (Sir) of Ewyas (c1465) 1465 Margaret Cradock (c1465)
George Herbert
William Herbert


Residences

Footnotes (including sources)

‡ General
¢ Children
¢2 Children 2
  • WARGS, Genealogics, and thePeerage (overlapping lists)
¢3 Children 3
¶ Death
  • Beheaded.




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