Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1534-1601) was a statesman of the Elizabethan era.

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Earl of Pembroke - 1534 - 1601 - Elizabethan era

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He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Parr.

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William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke - Anne Parr

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He was married to Catherine Grey on May 1553, in a political match arrnaged by their parents. The unconsumated marriage was later annulled after the fall of Lady Jane Grey at his father's request.

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Catherine Grey - Lady Jane Grey

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His second wife was the former Mary Sidney.

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The armor of Henry Herbert is now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Arms and Armor galleries. It was made in 1580 at the Greenwich armoury, a royal workshop founded by Henry VIII to produce armor for the English nobility, chiefly Henry, without having to commission them from overseas.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art - Henry VIII

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