Earl of Pembroke

The Earldom of Pembroke, associated with Pembroke Castle in Wales, was created by King Stephen of England. Several times the line has become extinct, and the earldom has been re-created, starting the count over again with a new first Earl. On 1 September 1533 King Henry VIII created Anne Boleyn Marchioness of Pembroke in her own right, a signal honor, because his great-uncle Jasper Tudor had been the earl of Pembroke, and because Henry's own father, Henry VII, had been born there.

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Pembroke Castle - Wales - Stephen of England - Earl - 1 September - 1533 - Henry VIII - Anne Boleyn - Marchioness - Henry VII

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The current Earl also holds the title Earl of Montgomery (1605), created for the younger son of the 2nd Earl before he succeeded as 4th Earl, as well as the subsidiary titles Baron Herbert of Cardiff, of Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan (1551), Baron Herbert of Shurland, of Shurland in the Isle of Sheppey in the County of Kent (1605), and Baron Herbert of Lea, of Lea in the County of Wilts (1861). All are in the Peerage of England except the Barony of Herbert of Lea, which is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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1605 - 1551 - 1861 - Peerage of England - Peerage of the United Kingdom

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The family seat is at Wilton House in Wiltshire.

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Wilton House - Wiltshire

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