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British noble family
Herbert |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Earl_of_Powis_COA.svg/110px-Earl_of_Powis_COA.svg.png) Herbert coat of arms |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Founded | 1461; 563 years ago (1461) |
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Founder |
Baron Herbert of Raglan |
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The Earl and
Countess of Powis with their children, the future
Earl and
Countess of Powis, in 1760
Arms of the Herbert Family, Per pale azure and gules, three lions rampant argent
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The Herbert family is an Anglo-Welsh
noble family founded by
William Herbert, known as "Black William", the son of
William ap Thomas, founder of
Raglan Castle, a follower of
Edward IV of England in the
Wars of the Roses. The name Herbert originated in 1461 when William was granted the title
Baron Herbert of Raglan, having assumed an English-style
surname in place of his Welsh
patronymic, ap William.
Notable members
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George Herbert, poet.
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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury, poet.
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William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, founded
Pembroke College, Oxford, and sponsored the printing of the
First Folio of
William Shakespeare's plays.
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Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, took the
Invitation to William to
The Hague, disguised as a simple sailor, and commanded William's invasion fleet during the
Glorious Revolution which ousted
James II.
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Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke,
Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
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George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, financial backer of the search for and the excavation of
Tutankhamun's tomb in the
Valley of the Kings.
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