The title Earl of Montgomery (pronounced "Mun-''gum''-ery") was created 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 ...
in 1605 for
Sir Philip Herbert, younger son of the
2nd Earl of Pembroke. The first Earl inherited the
Earldom of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke is a title in the Peerage of England that was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title, which is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, has been recreated ten times from its origin ...
in 1630 from his brother, the
3rd Earl, and the two titles remain united.
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Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Montgomery (1584–1649)
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Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Earl of Montgomery (1621–1669)
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William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke, 3rd Earl of Montgomery (1642–1674)
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Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke, 4th Earl of Montgomery (c. 1652–1683)
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Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery (1656–c. 1732)
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Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, 6th Earl of Montgomery (1693–1750)
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Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke, 7th Earl of Montgomery (1734–1794)
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George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, 8th Earl of Montgomery (1759–1827)
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Robert Henry Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke, 9th Earl of Montgomery (1791–1862)
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George Robert Charles Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke, 10th Earl of Montgomery (1850–1895)
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Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke, 11th Earl of Montgomery (1853–1913)
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(1880–1960)
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Sidney Charles Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke, 13th Earl of Montgomery (1906–1969)
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Henry George Charles Alexander Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke, 14th Earl of Montgomery (1939–2003)
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William Alexander Sidney Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, 15th Earl of Montgomery (b. 1978)
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
is the present holder's only son Reginald Henry Michael Herbert, Lord Herbert (b. 2012).
References
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Earldoms in the Peerage of England
1605 establishments in England
Noble titles created in 1605
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