The Earl of Pembroke | |
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 Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke | |
| Born | 1621 |
| Died | 11 December 1669 |
| Nationality | English |
| Title | 5th Earl of Pembroke |
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| Children | 4 (including William, 6th Earl, Philip, 7th Earl, and Thomas, 8th Earl) |
| Parent(s) | Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke Susan de Vere |
Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Earl of Montgomery (1621 – 11 December 1669), was an English nobleman and politician. He was the son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, and his first wife Susan de Vere. He succeeded his father in 1649.[1]
In 1639, he married Penelope Naunton, widow of Paul Bayning, 2nd Viscount Bayning, and daughter of Sir Robert Naunton by his second wife, Penelope Perrot, widow of the astronomer Sir William Lower, and daughter of Sir Thomas Perrot and Dorothy Devereux.[2][3][4] They had one child, William, who succeeded his father as 6th Earl. In 1649, after the death of his first wife, he married Catherine Villiers, daughter of Sir William Villiers, 1st Baronet. They had one daughter and two sons, Philip and Thomas. Both sons later succeeded to their father's titles. Their daughter, Susan, married John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett. The younger Philip became notorious as "the infamous Earl", due to his frequent bouts of homicidal mania, during which he committed several murders.
He was MP for Wiltshire in 1640 and Glamorgan in 1640–1649.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Lower, Sir William (c.1570-1615), of St. Winnow, Cornwall and Trefenti (Tra'Venti), Llanfihangel Abercowin, Carmarthenshire, History of Parliament Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Trefenty, Dyfed Archaeological Trust Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Roche 2004.