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Earl of Pembroke

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The earldom of Pembroke, associated with Pembroke Castle in Wales, was created by King Stephen I 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 1532 King Henry VIII created Anne Boleyn Marquess of Pembroke in her own right, a signal honor, because his great-uncle Jasper Tudor had been the earl of Pembroke. These are men who held the title of earl of Pembroke:

  • Gilbert de Clare (1100-1147), 1st Earl of Pembroke
  • Richard de Clare (1130-1176), 2nd Earl of Pembroke
  • Gilbert de Strigul (1173-1185), 3rd Earl of Pembroke
  • William Marshal (1146-1219), 4th Earl of Pembroke
  • William fitzWilliam Marshal (1190-1231), 5th Earl of Pembroke
  • Richard Marshal (~1191-1234), 6th Earl of Pembroke
  • Gilbert Marshal (-1241), 7th Earl of Pembroke
  • Walter Marshal (~1199-1245), 8th Earl of Pembroke
  • Anselm Marshal (-1245), 9th Earl of Pembroke
  • William de Valence (1225-1296), 1st Earl of Pembroke
  • Aymer de Valence (1270-1324), 2nd Earl of Pembroke
  • Laurence Hastings (~1320-1348), 1st Earl of Pembroke
  • John Hastings (1347-1375), 2nd Earl of Pembroke
  • John Hastings (1372-1389), 3rd Earl of Pembroke
  • Jasper Tudor (~1431-1495), Earl of Pembroke (1454- )
  • William Herbert (1506-1570), 1st Earl of Pembroke
  • William Herbert (1534-1601), 2nd Earl of Pembroke
  • William Herbert (1580-1630), 3rd Earl of Pembroke
  • Philip Herbert (1584-1650 ), 4th Earl of Pembroke
  • Philip Herbert (~1621- ), 5th Earl of Pembroke
  • William Herbert (1642-1674), 6th Earl of Pembroke
  • Philip Herbert (~1652-1683), 7th Earl of Pembroke
  • Thomas Herbert (1656-~1732), 8th Earl of Pembroke
  • Henry Herbert (1693-1750), 9th Earl of Pembroke
  • Henry Herbert (1734-1794), 10th Earl of Pembroke
  • George Augustus Herbert (1759-1827), 11th Earl of Pembroke
  • Robert Henry Herbert (1791-1862), 12th Earl of Pembroke
  • George Herbert (1850-1895), 13th Earl of Pembroke
  • Sidney Herbert (1853-1913), 14th Earl of Pembroke
  • Reginald Herbert (1880-1960), 15th Earl of Pembroke
  • Sidney Herbert (1906-1969), 16th Earl of Pembroke
  • Henry Herbert (1939-), 17th Earl of Pembroke
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