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Edward Herbert

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Edward Herbert

Birth
Death
20 Aug 1648 (aged 66)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England Add to Map
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1st Baron Herbert of Castle Island, and later 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury. MP for Montgomery and Merioneth. Knight of the Bath at the coronation of James I. Ambassador to Paris and Warden of the Stannaries. Despite his sons both being loyal Cavaliers, he remained neutral during the Civil War, even allowing Parliamentary forces into Montgomery Castle.

Married Mary Herbert at Eyton, Shropshire, February 28, 1598/99.
1st Baron Herbert of Castle Island, and later 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury. MP for Montgomery and Merioneth. Knight of the Bath at the coronation of James I. Ambassador to Paris and Warden of the Stannaries. Despite his sons both being loyal Cavaliers, he remained neutral during the Civil War, even allowing Parliamentary forces into Montgomery Castle.

Married Mary Herbert at Eyton, Shropshire, February 28, 1598/99.


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