Quartered arms of Sir Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, KG

Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, KG, KB (in or after 153819 January 1601) was a Welsh nobleman,

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and politician of the

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. He was the nephew of

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, and brother-in-law of Lady Jane Grey, through his first wife.

Life

Arms of 2nd Earl of Pembroke as recorded by York Herald, 1620

He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and Anne Parr. His aunt was queen consort Catherine Parr, last wife of King

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