Herbert, Philip (1584 - 1649/50)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1584-10-10
Death Date: 1650-01-23

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1604-12-27
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1630-6-3
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Vere, Susan de (1587 - 1628/9)

Primary Title

1st Earl of Montgomery

Titles

  • 1st Earl of Montgomery
    Assumed 1605-05-04
    Vacated 1649/50-01-23
  • 1st Baron Herbert of Shurland
    Assumed 1605-05-04
    Vacated 1649/50-01-23
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1609-04-23 (date nominated; installed 18 May 1608)
    Vacated 1649/50-01-23
  • 23rd Earl of Pembroke
    Assumed 1630-04-10
    Vacated 1649/50-01-23

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, England 1603-5 1625
MP, Glamorgan 1604 n.d.
Steward, Oxfordshire 1604-10-5 n.d. Held jointly
Chamberlain & Chancellor, Caernarvonshire 1605-6-26 1649/50-01-23 For life
Chamberlain & Chancellor, Merionethshire 1605-6-26 1649/50-01-23 For life
Chamberlain & Chancellor, Anglesey 1605-6-26 1649/50-01-23 For life
Keeper, Surrey 1611-8-18 n.d.
Keeper, Berkshire 1611-12-9 n.d.
High Steward, Oxfordshire 1615-6-10 1641
Keeper, Oxfordshire 1615-7-13 n.d.
Keeper, Westminster 1616-10-2 n.d.
Constable, Kent by 1617-4-5 n.d.
Keeper, Westminster 1617-12-4 1649/50-01-23
Lord Lieut, Kent 1623/4-3-17 n.d.
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1626-8-3 1641-07-23
JP, Somerset 1626 n.d.
JP, Kent 1626 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Buckinghamshire 1628-9-28 1632/3-02-14
Steward, Middlesex 1628-9-16 1649/50-01-23
Steward, Kent 1629-4-3 n.d.
Bailiff, Hampshire 1630-12-26 n.d.
Bailiff, Nottinghamshire 1630-12-26 n.d.
Constable, Gloucestershire 1630-12-26 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1630-8-12 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Cornwall 1630-8-12 1642
Lord Lieut, Wiltshire 1630-8-12 1649/50-01-23
Master Forester, Devon 1630-8-12 n.d.
Steward, Cornwall 1630-8-12 n.d. Steward of the Duchy in Cornwall & Devon
Warden of the Stannaries, Cornwall 1630-8-12 n.d. Stannaries also in Devon
Steward, Wiltshire 1631-5-5 n.d.
Steward, Brecknockshire 1631-5-5 n.d.
Steward, Wiltshire 1631-6-15 n.d.
Steward, Monmouthshire 1631-5-5 n.d.
Vice Admiral, South Wales by 1631-4-23 n.d.
Warden, Gloucestershire 1631 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1633-5-12 n.d.
Steward, Radnorshire 1633-9-9 n.d.
Steward, Devon 1635 n.d.
Warden, Wiltshire by 1635-8-21 n.d.
Chancellor of the Household, England by 1636 n.d.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Kent by 1636 n.d.
JP, Kent 1636 n.d.
Warden, Oxfordshire 1637/8-1-19 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1639-3-26 1640-07-30 Held jointly
Chancellor, Oxfordshire 1641-7-1 1643-10
Privy Councillor, Scotland 1641-9-20 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England by 1641-12-18 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1641/2-2-28 n.d.
Capt-gen in the West, England 1642-10-19 n.d. Purview of office included Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset & Wiltshire
Governor, Isle of Wight 1642-8 1647
Lord Lieut, Kent 1642-8-10 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Brecknockshire 1642-7-29 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Monmouthshire 1642-7-29 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Glamorgan 1642-7-29 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1643-9-13 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Cardiganshire 1646-12-4 n.d.
Chancellor, Oxfordshire 1647-8-3 1649/50
Constable, Berkshire 1648-7-27 1649/50-01-23
Keeper, Kent 1648 n.d.
Steward, Kent 1648 n.d.
MP, Berkshire 1649 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Durham House, (city) in Middlesex
    Purchased
    Acquired: 1640
  • The Cockpit, (city) in Middlesex
  • Wilton House, Wiltshire
    Patrimony (via brother)
    Acquired: 1630-04-10

Lands

  • Derbyshire: Shottle & Postern
    Divested: 1630/1-03-07
    Sold
  • Glamorgan
  • Gloucestershire: Newland, St Briavel's, Stowell
  • Kent
  • Lancashire: Blackburn & Rochdale Rectories
  • Monmouthshire
  • Northumberland: Eworth
  • Surrey
  • Wiltshire: Ashton Keynes, Ashton Priors, Bowood Park

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1610-1611 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Montgomery's Players
Performance 1641-1642 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1590-1636 Lyme Park, Lyme Park , Cheshire Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Montgomery's Players Herbert, Philip (1584 - 1650) Players 1
Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeter/s Herbert, Philip (1584 - 1650) Musicians 1
Earl of Pembroke's Trumpeters Herbert, Philip (1584 - 1650) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Shurland Hall Kent Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)