Baron Herbert is a title in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...
. It was created by
writ in 1461 for
William Herbert, who was later made
Earl of Pembroke. The second Earl of Pembroke surrendered his earldom in return for the
earldom of Huntingdon, which became extinct on his death without male issue. The barony, however, passed to his daughter Elizabeth, who later married the first
Earl of Worcester. At Elizabeth's death, the title passed to her son, who later inherited his father's earldom of Worcester. Later, the fifth Earl was made Marquess of Worcester, and the third Marquess became
Duke of Beaufort
Duke of Beaufort (), a title in the Peerage of England, was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, legitimised son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of So ...
. Thereafter, the barony and dukedom remained united until 1984 when, upon the death of the tenth Duke without issue, the barony fell into
abeyance
Abeyance (from the Old French ''abeance'' meaning "gaping") is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. ...
. Then, in 2002, Queen
Elizabeth II terminated the abeyance of the barony of Herbert in favour of the last holder's great-nephew, David John Seyfried.
Barons Herbert (1461)

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William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, 1st Baron Herbert (1423–1469), in 1468 created
Earl of Pembroke;
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William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 2nd Baron Herbert (d. 1491) (son), in 1479 created
Earl of Huntingdon;
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Elizabeth Herbert, ''suo jure'' 3rd Baroness Herbert (c.1476-1509/13) (daughter), wife of
Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester (c.1460-1526), in 1509 summoned to Parliament in right of his wife as Lord Herbert
[Kidd, Charles, ''Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage'' 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.P97, P602] and in 1513 created
Earl of Worcester;
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Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert (c. 1495–1548) (son);
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William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, 5th Baron Herbert (d. 1589) (son);
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Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, 6th Baron Herbert (d. 1628) (son);
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Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester, 5th Earl of Worcester, 7th Baron Herbert (bef. 1590–1646) (son), in 1643 created
Marquess of Worcester
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Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, 8th Baron Herbert (1601–1667)
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Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, 9th Baron Herbert (1629–1700)
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Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, 10th Baron Herbert (1684–1714)
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Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort, 11th Baron Herbert (1707–1745)
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Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort, 12th Baron Herbert (1709–1756)
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Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, 13th Baron Herbert (1744–1803)
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Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, 14th Baron Herbert (1766–1835)
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Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, 15th Baron Herbert (1792–1853)
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Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, 16th Baron Herbert (1824–1899)
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Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort, 17th Baron Herbert (1847–1924)
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Henry Hugh Arthur Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort, 18th Baron Herbert (1900–1984) (abeyant 1984)
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David John Seyfried-Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert (b. 1952) (abeyance terminated 2002)
The
heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Oliver Richard Seyfried Herbert (b. 1976).
He has one son Oscar James Seyfried Herbert (b. 2004).
References
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1461 establishments in England
Baronies in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in 1461