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| Keywords: indoor William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1507-1570) c.1565 Netherlandish School, oil on panel. William Herbert was an influential political and military figure during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. Intensely proud of his Welsh ancestry, he owned land in south Wales and the west of England. His first wife was Anne Parr, sister of Henry VIII's last queen, and it was through her influence that he rose to power. He was one of Edward VI's twelve privy councillors and maintained his political ascendancy on the accession of Mary I in 1554, when he was appointed Captain General of forces in France. William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1507-1570) c.1565 Netherlandish School, oil on panel. William Herbert was an influential political and military figure during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. Intensely proud of his Welsh ancestry, he owned land in south Wales and the west of England. His first wife was Anne Parr, sister of Henry VIII's last queen, and it was through her influence that he rose to power. He was one of Edward VI's twelve privy councillors and maintained his political ascendancy on the accession of Mary I in 1554, when he was appointed Captain General of forces in France. | ||||
