Baron Herbert: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The title Baron Herbert was created by writ in the Peerage of England. It was granted in 1461 to William Herbert, who was later made Earl of Pembroke. The second Earl of Pembroke surrendered his earldom in return for another earldom, Huntingdon. The barony, however, passed to his daughter Elizabeth, who would later marry the first Earl of Worcester. At Elizabeth's deat, the title passed to her son, who would later inherit the Earldom of Worcester. Later, the fifth Earl was made Marquess of Worcester, and the third Marquess became Duke of Beaufort. Thereafter, the barony and dukedom remained united until 1984, when, upon the death of the tenth Duke, the barony fell into abeyance. Then, in 2002, the Queen terminated the abeyance of the barony of Herbert in favour of David John Seyfried.

Barons Herbert (1461)

• William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423-1469)
• William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (d. 1491)
• Elizabeth Somerset, 3rd Baroness Herbert (d. 1514)
• Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert (c. 1495-1548)
• William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, 5th Baron Herbert (d. 1589)
• Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, 6th Baron Herbert (d. 1628)
• Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester, 7th Baron Herbert (c. 1495-1548)
• Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, 8th Baron Herbert (1601-1667)
• Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, 9th Baron Herbert (1629-1700)
• Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, 10th Baron Herbert (1684-1714)
• Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort, 11th Baron Herbert (1707-1745)
• Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort, 12th Baron Herbert (1709-1756)
• Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, 13th Baron Herbert (1744-1803)
• Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, 14th Baron Herbert (1766-1835)
• Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, 15th Baron Herbert (1792-1853)
• Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, 16th Baron Herbert (1824-1899)
• Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort, 17th Baron Herbert (1847-1924)
• Henry Hugh Arthur Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort, 18th Baron Herbert (1900-1984) (abeyant 1984)
• David John Seyfried-Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert (b. 1952) (abeyance terminated 2002)