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Herbert of Chirbury, Baron (E, 1629 - 1691)

Creation: let.pat. 7 May 1629

Extinct: 21 Apr 1691

Family name: Herbert

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Arms:

Per pale Azure and Gules three Lions rampant Or

Crest:

A Bundle of seven arrows six in saltire and one in pale headed and feathered Argent banded Gules

Supporters:

Dexter:  a Lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure bezanty;  Sinister:  a Lion rampant Azure semy of Fleurs-de-lis Or armed and langued Gules

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Edward [Herbert], 1st Baron Herbert of Castle Island later 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury

son and heir of Richard Herbert, of Lysmawr, co. Montgomery, by his wife Magdalen Newport, dau. of Sir Richard Newport, of High Ercall, co. Shropshire

born

3 Mar 1582/3

mar.

28 Feb 1598/9 Mary Herbert (b. c.1576;  d. 29 Oct 1634;  bur. in Montgomery Church), dau. and hrss. of Sir William Herbert, of St Julian's, co. Monmouth, and of Castle Island, co. Kerry, by his wife Florence Morgan, dau. of William Morgan, of Llantarnan, co. Pembroke

children

1. Hon Richard Herbert, later 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury and 2nd Baron Herbert of Castle Island

2. Hon Edward Herbert

1. Hon Beatrix Herbert

2. Hon Florence Herbert

died

5 Aug 1648 (bur. in St Giles's-in-the-Fields, co. Middlesex)

created

31 Dec 1624 Baron Herbert, of Castle Island in the County of Kerry (Peerage of Ireland)

7 May 1629 Baron Herbert of Chirbury, of Chirbury in the County of Shrewsbury (Peerage of England)

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire 1601 and for Merionethshire 1604-11;  Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King James I 1603;  volunteer in the army of the Prince of Orange 1614;  Ambassador to Paris 1619-24;  despite his sons fighting for King Charles I he remained neutral in the Civil War, allowing Parliamentary troops into Montgomery Castle 1644;  Warden of the Stannaries 1646

Richard [Herbert], 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury and 2nd Baron Herbert of Castle Island

born

mar.

19 Nov 1627 Lady Mary Egerton (d. 1659; bur. with her husband in Montgomery Church), 4th dau. of John [Egerton], 1st Earl of Bridgewater, by his wife Lady Frances Stanley, 2nd dau. and cohrss. of Ferdinando [Stanley], 5th Earl of Derby

children

1. Hon Edward Herbert, later 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury and 3rd Baron Herbert of Castle Island

2. John Herbert (d. young)

3. Capt Hon Henry Herbert, later 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury and 4th Baron Herbert of Castle Island

4. Hon Thomas Herbert (d. unm.)

1. Hon Frances Herbert, mar. William Brown

2. Hon Florence Herbert, mar. Richard Herbert, of Oakley Park, Co. Montgomery, and had issue:

1a. Francis Herbert, of Oakley Park, co. Montgomery, mar. Dorothy Oldbury, dau. of John Oldbury, of London, merchant, and had issue:

1b. Henry Arthur Herbert, later 1st Baron Herbert later 1st Earl of Powis

1b. Urania Herbert (d. 1779), mar. Coulson Fellowes, of Eggeford, co. Devon, and Ramsey Abbey, co. Huntingdon (b. 1696), and had issue

2b. Dorothy Herbert (b. 1709; d. 1759), mar. John Harris, of Pickwell, co. Devon

2a. George Herbert, mar. Florentia Newton, and had issue

1a. Arabella Herbert

2a. Mary Herbert, mar. (1) William Nichols, and (2) .... Caesar

3. Hon Arabella Herbert (d. unm.)

4. Hon Alice Herbert, mar. John Buzzard MP. of Barby Manor

died

13 May 1655 (bur. in Montgomery Church)

suc. by

son

note

a loyal supporter of King Charles I, commanding a troop of horse in Scotland 1639 and raising a regiment of 12,000 Foot; Governor of Aberystwyth, Bridgnorth, etc.; Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire 1640 and for Montgomery 1640-42; on succeeding to the peerage Parliament levied a large fine on him and ordered the destruction of Montgomery Castle

Edward [Herbert], 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury and 3rd Baron Herbert of Castle Island, PC

born

c. 1633

mar. (1)

bef. 1660 Anne Middleton (dsp. after 1660), dau. of Sir Thomas Middleton, of Chirk Castle, co. Denbigh, by his second wife Mary Napier, dau. of Sir Robert Napier, Bt.

mar. (2)

20 Aug 1673 Hon Elizabeth Brydges (bapt. 25 Mar 1651; mar. (2) c. 1684 as his second wife William [O'Brien], 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, and (3) bef. Aug 1694 (div.) Charles [Howard], 4th Baron Howard of Escrick; dsp. 3 Feb 1717/8), 2nd dau. and cohrss. of George [Brydges], 6th Baron Chandos, by his first wife Lady Susan Montagu, only dau. by his third wife of Henry [Montagu], 1st Earl of Manchester

died

s.p. 9 Dec 1678 (bur. in Westminster Abbey)

suc. by

brother

note

like his father a loyal supporter of the Monarchy; joined the unsuccessful rebellion of Sir George Booth in favour of King Charles II 1659; Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire 1660-78 and of Denbighshire 1666-78; Privy Councillor [I] 1669

Henry [Herbert], 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury and 4th Baron Herbert of Castle Island

born

c.1640

mar.

aft. 14 Dec 1681 Lady Katherine Newport (b. c.1653; d. 24 Apr 1716; bur. at Wroxeter, co. Shropshire), 2nd dau. of Francis [Newport], 1st Earl of Bradford, by his wife Lady Diana Russell, 4th dau. of Francis [Russell], 4th Earl of Bedford

died

s.p. 21 Apr 1691 (bur. in St Giles's-in-the-Fields, co. Middlesex)

note

joined his brother in Booth's rebellion 1659; served in the French army 1672 but returned to England on succeeding to the peerage; Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire 1679; a member of the Whig party, he was one of the petitioners for the exclusion of the Duke of York from the succession 1680; in arms on behalf of the Prince of Orange 1688; Cofferer of the Household 1689-91; Col of the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Welsh Fusiliers) 1689

On the death of the 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury the Baronies of Herbert of Chirbury and Herbert of Castle Island became extinct.

 First written 27 Oct 2009

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