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(Earl) Henry HERBERT #77506
3 JUL 1734 - 26 JAN 1794
Personal Information
- TITLE: Earl
- BIRTH: 3 JUL 1734
- DEATH: 26 JAN 1794
Notes
Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke (3 July 1734 - 26 January 1794) was a British Army officer, peer, politician and courtier who served as a Lord of the Bedchamber to King George III in 1769. He was renowned for his skill in horse training. Captain James Cook's famous ship, HMS Endeavour, was formerly MS Earl of Pembroke, launched in 1765 and named after the 10th Earl.
Origins
He was the son and heir of Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke (1693-1749), of Wilton House, by his wife Mary FitzWilliam, a daughter of Richard FitzWilliam, 5th Viscount FitzWilliam and Frances Shelley. Through this marriage his son inherited the substantial FitzWilliam properties in Dublin and FitzWilliam House at Richmond Green in Surrey, which he renamed "Pembroke House".
Origins
He was the son and heir of Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke (1693-1749), of Wilton House, by his wife Mary FitzWilliam, a daughter of Richard FitzWilliam, 5th Viscount FitzWilliam and Frances Shelley. Through this marriage his son inherited the substantial FitzWilliam properties in Dublin and FitzWilliam House at Richmond Green in Surrey, which he renamed "Pembroke House".
Parents
Father: Henry HERBERT #77507
Mother: Mary FITZWILLIAM #77536
Family 1 :
_Philip HERBERT _____+
| (1621 - ....)
_Thomas HERBERT _____|
| (1656 - 1732) m 1684|
| |_Catherine VILLIERS _
| (.... - 1678)
_Henry HERBERT ______|
| (1692 - 1748) m 1733|
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| |_Margaret SAWYER ____|
| m 1684 |
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|--Henry HERBERT
| (1734 - 1794)
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|_Mary FITZWILLIAM ___|
m 1733 |
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