Henry Herbert, 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury (died 1691) was an English aristocrat, soldier and politician.
Life
He was associated with
George Booth's royalist rising in 1659, and served under the
Duke of Monmouth
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, as captain of a troop of horse in the service of France in 1672.
On his death of his brother
Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury
Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1633-1678) was an English aristocrat and soldier.
Life
He was the elder son of Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury. He joined the royalist uprising under Sir George Booth, when he declare ...
in 1678, Henry Herbert succeeded to the barony. He withdrew from the army, was made
custos rotulorum of Montgomeryshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire.
* Sir John Salusbury before 1544 – c. 1548
* Edward Herbert before 1558–1593
* Richard Herbert 1594–1596
* Richard Broughton 1596–1602
* Wi ...
20 December 1679, and joined the party of the Duke of Monmouth, in opposition to
James, Duke of York
James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...
. On 5 January 1680 he was one of the petitioners who demanded the summoning of parliament with a view to passing the
Exclusion Bill
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, and he later joined his cousin
Henry Herbert (1654–1709) in promoting the
Glorious Revolution
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. He was made cofferer of the household to
William III William III or William the Third may refer to:
Kings
* William III of Sicily ()
* William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702)
* William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (1817–1890)
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and
Mary II
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.
Herbert married Lady Catherine, daughter of
Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford
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, and died without issue in 1691. He left all his property to his nephew Francis of
Oakly Park
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,
Shropshire
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, son of his sister Florentia or Florence, by Richard Herbert of
Dolguog. Francis Herbert's son,
Henry Arthur Herbert, was created Lord Herbert of Cherbury and Earl of Powis in 1748.
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Year of birth missing
1691 deaths
4
English army officers
Henry
Henry may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters
* Henry (surname)
* Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone
Arts and entertainmen ...
Younger sons of barons