Parents: William ap Thomas ap Gwilym, Knt., of Raglan, Monmouthshire, Steward of Abergavenny, Chief Steward of the lordships of Usk and Caerleon of Raglan, Monmouthshire, and Gwladus, his second wife, daughter of Dafydd Gam, Knt.[2]
Children: three sons and seven daughters by wife Anne[2]
Sir William, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Lord Herbert, Earl of Huntingdon, married (1) Mary Wydeville in September 1466, (2) Katherine Plantagenet about May 1484 (by contract dated Feb. 29, 1483/4)[2]
Fighting for the first Yorkist king of England, Edward IV, "Black William of Raglan [had] driven Earl Jasper from the land, taken his title and his earldom [Pembroke] from him, and captured Henry Tudor, and held him prisoner in Raglan."[4]
"Sir William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, 1st Lord Herbert, was defeated by Lancastrian insurgents at Edgecote Moor and beheaded at Northampton, Northamptonshire 27 July 1469. He was buried at Tintern Abbey. He left a will proved 30 August 1469.[2]
Early Life
2nd son of Sir William ap Thomas (d.1446) of Raglan Castle and 2nd wife, Gwladys (d.1454)[5]
Family
m. c.1455 Anne Devereux (living 14860 (?).[6] Issue: at least 10.
08 May 1461: Chief Justice and Chamberlain of South Wales
30 Sep 1461: Pembroke Castle surrenders
28 Aug 1467, Chief Justice of North Wales.
14 Aug 1468: takes Harlech Castle
08 Sep 1468: created Earl of Pembroke
24 or 26 July 1469: captured by Robin of Redesdale at Edgcott
1469: Edward IV commissioned Sir William Herbert, Knight, Earl of Pembroke, and his brother, Sir Richard Herbert, Knight of Coldbrook, to command 18,000 Welshmen against rebels. In July of 1469, the army was defeated at the Battle of Edgecote. The Herberts were captured by Richard, Earl of Warwick, and beheaded the next day in Northamptonshire. They were buried in the priory chapel on July 27, 1469, beneath the arch which separates the Herbert Chapel and the choir in St. Mary's Priory Church." [10]
Property
03 Feb 1461/2: granted castle, town and lordship of Pembroke, with other castles, North Wales 1467
↑ William had 2 or more illegitimate sons; (unproven) 1 by Mawd, daughter of Adam (Turberville) ap William ap Howell Graunt." See: Burkes Peerage; Wikipedia.
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Source: Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, in 5 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013). Vol., I, page 336.
James Berkeley, born about 1353/4. He married Elizabeth widow of Bartholomew Picot, Knt., and daughter of John Bluet, by Katherine Wogan. They had two sons, James, and Maurice.
Elizabeth, (widow of Bartholomew Picot, and James Berkeley), married (3rd) before Easter 1408 (as his 2nd wife) Thomas AP Harry. She married (4th) before 1420 (as his 1st wife) William AP Thomas AP Gwilym. They had no issue. Thomas AP Gwilym, married (2nd) Gwladus Ferch Dafydd, widow of Roger Vaughan, and daughter of Dafydd Gam, by whom he was the father of William Herbert and Elizabeth (wife of Henry Stradling).
Source: Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, in 5 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013), Vol, V, page 250.
Walter Devereux, Esq., born about 1412. He married about 1432 Elizabeth Merbury, daughter and heiress of John Merbury, Esq., by his (1st) wife, Alice, daughter and heiress of John Pembridge, Knt., They had two sons, Walter, K.G. [Lord Ferrers of Chartley], and John, Knt., and one daughter, Anne.
Source: Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, in 5 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013), Vol. III, page 133.
George Grey, married (2nd) on or before 1 October 1490 Katherine Herbert, daughter of william Herbert. Hey had three sons, and one daughter, Anne (wife of John Hussey, Knt., Lord Hussey).
Source: Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol. IV, page 360.
Henry Percy, married Maud Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, K.G., 1st Earl of Pembroke, 1st Lord Herbert, by Anne, daughter of Walter Devereux.
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James Berkeley, born about 1353/4. He married Elizabeth widow of Bartholomew Picot, Knt., and daughter of John Bluet, by Katherine Wogan. They had two sons, James, and Maurice.
Elizabeth, (widow of Bartholomew Picot, and James Berkeley), married (3rd) before Easter 1408 (as his 2nd wife) Thomas AP Harry. She married (4th) before 1420 (as his 1st wife) William AP Thomas AP Gwilym. They had no issue. Thomas AP Gwilym, married (2nd) Gwladus Ferch Dafydd, widow of Roger Vaughan, and daughter of Dafydd Gam, by whom he was the father of William Herbert and Elizabeth (wife of Henry Stradling).
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Walter Devereux, Esq., born about 1412. He married about 1432 Elizabeth Merbury, daughter and heiress of John Merbury, Esq., by his (1st) wife, Alice, daughter and heiress of John Pembridge, Knt., They had two sons, Walter, K.G. [Lord Ferrers of Chartley], and John, Knt., and one daughter, Anne.
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George Grey, married (2nd) on or before 1 October 1490 Katherine Herbert, daughter of william Herbert. Hey had three sons, and one daughter, Anne (wife of John Hussey, Knt., Lord Hussey).
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William Herbert, K.G., 2nd son of William ap Thomas ap Gwilym, Knt., by his 2nd wife, Gwladus, daughter of Dafydd Gam, Knt. He was born about 1423.
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Henry Percy, married Maud Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, K.G., 1st Earl of Pembroke, 1st Lord Herbert, by Anne, daughter of Walter Devereux.
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