HERBERT, Edward (1630-78) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. c. Feb. 1630, J. Griffin, ‘Studies in the Literary Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury’ (Oxford D. Phil, 1993), pp. 8, 13. 1st s. of Richard Herbert^† (later 2nd Bar. Herbert of Chirbury) and Mary, da. of John Egerton^†, earl of Bridgwater; bro. Henry Herbert, 4th Bar. Herbert of Chirbury. educ. unknown. m. (1) by Dec. 1655, TNA, PRO 30/53/7/63. Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Myddelton^‡, of Chirk Castle, Denb. 2da. d.v.p.; Herbert Corresp. no. 294; TNA, PRO 30/53/7/105. (2) 20 Aug. 1673, Elizabeth (1651–1718), da and coh. of George Brydges^†, 6th Bar. Chandos, s.p. d. 9 Dec. 1678; admon. 2 Jan. 1679. TNA, PROB 4/10093.

Offices Held

PC [I] Aug. 1669–d. CSP Ire. 1666–9, p. 774; Herbert Corresp. nos. 368–9; NLW, Powis Castle mss, D24/1/41.

Custos rot. Mont. 1660 – d., Denb. 1666 – d.; dep. lt. North Wales (Anglesey, Caern., Denb., Flint, Merion., Mont.) 1661–d.; NLW, Powis Castle mss, D24/1/22, 29, 31; TNA, SP 29/42, list endorsed ‘Deputy Lieutenants for the several counties of North Wales’. col. regt. of militia horse, North Wales 1661–d.; NLW, Powis Castle mss, D24/1/25, 32 ; HMC 5th Rep. 422. capt. tp. of militia horse, Mont. 1661–d.; NLW, Powis Castle mss, D24/1/24, 33, 34. chief forester, Snowdon Forest, Caern. 1661 – d.; constable, Conway Castle, Caern. 1661 – d.; steward, manor of Bardsey, Caern. 1661–d.; CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 522; CTB, i. 49. freeman, Liverpool 1672. NLW, Powis Castle mss, D24/1/40.

Parlimentarian

HERBERT, Edward (1630-78)

Associated with: Llyssyn, Mont; Lymore, Mont (from 1663).Montgomeryshire Collections, xvi. 81-2, vii. 147; Herbert Corresp. ed. W. J. Smith, nos. 289-436 passim.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas, Powis Castle, Mont.

Author

Littleton, Charles

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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