Frond was born about 1425, the daughter of William “Hoesgyn” Hotchkiss / “ap Cydrych” and Alice. The place is not known.
Her husband was William Herbert. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their two known children were George (c1462-?) and William (1468-1524).
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Note 1
!Stylename: Hotchkiss / verch Hoesgyn, Frond, mistress to William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke [~1425]
!Notes: It is highly probable that Frond is the "lost" daughter of William Hotchkiss of Holgot [Hogkyns]. In the mid-15th century, illegitimate unions between Marcher lords like William Herbert and the daughters of their high-level administrators [like the Hotchkiss/Hogkyns family] were often strategic, reinforcing the bond between the lord and his "men of business." If we look at your timeline, the puzzle pieces for Frond fit tightly:
1. The Chronological Match
a. William Hotchkiss of Holgot [born c. 1380–1387]: He was at the peak of his influence in the 1420s–1440s.
b. Frond’s "Hoesgyn" [Hodgkin]: For Frond to have children with the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the late 1440s or early 1450s [Sir George Herbert and Sir William of Troy], she would likely have been born between 1425 and 1435.
c. The Sibling Group: This makes her a contemporary of John "Ian" Hotchkiss [b. 1434]. In a family where the sons were being placed in Pembrokeshire [Robert, d. 1453] and Glamorgan [William, d. 1455], Frond being placed in the Earl's household as a "ward" or attendant—leading to her relationship with him—follows the standard social pattern of the era.
2. The "Llandough" Clue
The record of William Hotchkiss dying in Llandough [1455] is the most compelling evidence. Llandough was a Herbert stronghold. If William was there at the time of his death, his family was physically present in the Earl’s inner court exactly when the Earl's illegitimate sons by Frond were infants or toddlers.
3. Why she was recorded as "verch Hoesgyn"
In the Welsh genealogical tradition, women were rarely recorded by English surnames like "Hotchkiss." Instead:
a. The bards used the patronymic.
b. Since your William of Holgot was documented in 1439 as "William Hogkyns," the Welsh translation is naturally "Hoesgyn."
c. "Frond verch Hoesgyn" is simply the Welsh legal/poetic shorthand for "Frond, daughter of Hodgkin [Hotchkiss]."
4. The 1560s "Recall"
By the 1560s, the descendants of Frond [the Herberts of Swansea and Troy] were among the most powerful families in Wales. When the 1st and 2nd Earls of Pembroke [of the 1551 creation] commissioned their pedigrees, they had to account for these "cousins." This is likely when the name "Hoesgyn ap Cydrych" was invented or "polished" to make the Hotchkiss/Hogkyns ancestor sound more traditionally Welsh to satisfy Tudor-era heraldry.
5. The "Lost" Record:
If Frond was a daughter of William of Holgot, she may appear in Manorial Court Rolls or Lay Subsidy Rolls under a variant like Frances, Veronica, or even Ffraid [the Welsh version of Bridget/Bride].
!Source: Frond verch Hoesgyn https://www.geni.com/people/Frond-verch-Hoesgyn/6000000006444092580
Frond verch Hoesgyn MP
Gender: Female
Birth: circa 1423
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Hoesgyn ap Cydrych
Partner of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Mother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy
Sister of Ann verch Hoesgyn
Added by: Sean ernest Stokes on May 9, 2008
Managed by: Judith Ann Toronchuk and 9 others
Curated by: Anne Brannen
Frond verch Hoesgyn's Immediate Family
her parents, siblings, spouses and children
1-20 of 20 people
Name, Relationship, Managed By, Immediate Family
1. William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke MP [1423 - 1469]
"Herbert", "William Daubney", "William Daubney Aubeney", "Black Will", "Black William"
Frond's partner Jason Scott Wills Son of Sir William ap Thomas, The Blue Knight of Gwent and Gwladus Ddu ferch Dafydd Gam
Husband of Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Partner of Frond verch Hoesgyn; Mawd Turberville and N.N. Boys
Father of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 13 others
Brother of Elsbeth ferch William; Margred Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert, of Coldbrook; Elsbeth verch William and 3 others
Half brother of Thomas Vaughan of Hergest; Elizabeth [1] Vaughan; Sir Roger Vaughan of Tretower, Kt.; Watkin Vaughan of Bredwardine and 7 others
2. Sir William Herbert, of Troy MP [1468 - 1524]
Frond's son Eugene Thomas Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Frond verch Hoesgyn
Husband of Blanche Milbourne, Lady Troy
Partner of Unknown Mistress of Sir William Herbert of Troy
Father of Alswn Herbert; John Herbert; Sir Charles Herbert, of Troy; Thomas Herbert, of Wonastow and 1 other
Half brother of Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth; Thomas Herbert Gloff, of Llandeilo Gresynni and 12 others
3. Hoesgyn ap Cydrych Icn_world
Frond's father Anne Brannen Father of Frond verch Hoesgyn and Ann verch Hoesgyn
4. Ann verch Hoesgyn
Frond's sister Anne Brannen Daughter of Hoesgyn ap Cydrych
Wife of Dafydd Goch ap Hywel, of Rhaglan
Mother of Philip ap Dafydd Goch, of Llan-arth; Dafydd ap Dafydd Goch, of Llan-arth; Ann verch Dafydd Goch and John ap Dafydd Goch, Vicar of Llan-arth
Sister of Frond verch Hoesgyn
5. Philip Herbert MP [c.1444 - d.]
Frond's partner's son Anne Brannen Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Mawd Turberville
Husband of Efa verch Rhys; Jonet verch Gwilym and N.N.
Father of Daisy Herbert; William Herbert; John Penceisiad Herbert, of Llandeilo; Thomas Hir Herbert and 2 others
Brother of Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas
Half brother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; John Herbert, of Monmouth; Thomas Herbert Gloff, of Llandeilo Gresynni; William Herbert Fain and 11 others
6. Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas MP [b. - 1510]
Frond's partner's son Jason Scott Wills Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Mawd Turberville
Husband of Margaret Cradock
Partner of Isabel verch Gwilym, of Llwyddgy
Father of Sir George Herbert, Kt., MP; William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke; Margred Herbert; Sir Thomas Herbert and 3 others
Brother of Philip Herbert
Half brother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; John Herbert, of Monmouth; Thomas Herbert Gloff, of Llandeilo Gresynni; William Herbert Fain and 11 others
7. John Herbert, of Monmouth MP [c.1446 - d.]
Frond's partner's son Margaret [C] Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and N.N. Boys
Husband of N.N. verch Thomas
Father of Ann Herbert
Brother of Thomas Herbert Gloff, of Llandeilo Gresynni and William Herbert Fain
Half brother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; Sir Walter Herbert, Kt. and 10 others
8. Thomas Herbert Gloff, of Llandeilo Gresynni MP
Frond's partner's son Anne Brannen Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and N.N. Boys
Husband of Joan Fain, of Llangybi
Father of Ann Herbert Gloff; John Herbert Gloff; Cecilia Herbert; James Herbert and 1 other
Brother of John Herbert, of Monmouth and William Herbert Fain
Half brother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; Sir Walter Herbert, Kt. and 10 others
9. William Herbert Fain MP
"Vane"
Frond's partner's son Anne Brannen Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and N.N. Boys
Husband of Penn verch Gruffudd Dwnn
Partner of Gwladys verch Maredudd
Father of Jane Herbert Fain and Margaret Herbert Fain
Brother of John Herbert, of Monmouth and Thomas Herbert Gloff, of Llandeilo Gresynni
Half brother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; Sir Walter Herbert, Kt. and 10 others
10. Sir Walter Herbert, Kt. MP [c.1440 - 1507]
"Earl of Pembroke"
Frond's partner's son Peter James Herbert Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Husband of Elizabeth Lany and Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntington
Father of Thomas Herbert; Elsbeth Herbert and Watkin Herbert, of Tidenham
Brother of Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert; William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Huntingdon and 6 others
Half brother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
11. Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's MP [c.1442 - 1504]
Frond's partner's son Judith Ann Toronchuk Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Husband of Sibyl Croft
Father of Sir Walter Herbert, of Caerllion; Letys Herbert and William Herbert
Brother of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert; William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Huntingdon and 6 others
Half brother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
12. Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland MP [1448 - bef.1485]
"Maud Percy", "de PERCY"
Frond's partner's daughter Brigitte Isabelle Francine Van Wesemael Daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Wife of Sir Henry de Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
Mother of Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham; Lady Joanna Harris; Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland,; Sir William Percy, Kt. and 6 others
Sister of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Cecily Herbert; William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Huntingdon and 6 others
Half sister of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
13. Cecily Herbert MP [c.1456 - 1499]
Frond's partner's daughter Carole [Erickson] Pomeroy,Vol. Curator Daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Wife of John Greystoke
Sister of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Huntingdon and 6 others
Half sister of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
14. William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Huntingdon MP [1460 - 1491]
"Earl of Huntingdon"
Frond's partner's son Carole [Erickson] Pomeroy,Vol. Curator Son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Husband of Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke and Katherine Plantagenet, Countess of Huntington
Father of Elizabeth Somerset, 3rd Baroness Herbert
Brother of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert and 6 others
Half brother of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
15. Lady Anne Herbert MP [c.1464 - 1545]
Frond's partner's daughter Peter James Herbert Daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Wife of John de Grey, Lord Powys
Mother of John Grey, 3rd Lord Grey of Powys
Sister of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert and 6 others
Half sister of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
16. Catherine Grey, Countess of Kent MP [c.1464 - bef.1504]
"Ellen Daubney Aubeney"
Frond's partner's daughter Margaret [C] Daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Wife of George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent
Mother of Anne Hussey, Baroness of Sleaford; Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent; Elizabeth Grey; George Grey, Esquire and 2 others
Sister of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert and 6 others
Half sister of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
17. Margaret Herbert MP
Frond's partner's daughter Charlene Newport Daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Wife of Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle and Sir Henry Bodringham, of Cornwall
Sister of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert and 6 others
Half sister of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
18. Elizabeth Herbert MP
Frond's partner's daughter Anne Brannen Daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Wife of Sir Thomas Cokesey
Sister of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert and 6 others
Half sister of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
19. Joan Herbert MP
Frond's partner's daughter Anne Brannen Daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Wife of Sir Walter Talbot
Sister of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert and 6 others
Half sister of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
20. Crisli Herbert MP
Frond's partner's daughter Anne Brannen Daughter of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Wife of N.N. Cornwall, of Burford
Sister of Sir Walter Herbert, Kt.; Sir George Herbert, of St. Julian's; Maud Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Cecily Herbert and 6 others
Half sister of Sir William Herbert, of Troy; Philip Herbert; Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas; John Herbert, of Monmouth and 2 others
!Source: tudorqueen6 by Meg McGath, The Life and Family of Queen Katherine Parr, by Meg Mcgath https://tudorqueen6.com/tag/1st-earl-of-pembroke/
Family of Queen Katherine Parr: Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
Posted on January 19, 2015
Lady Anne Devereux, Countess of Pembroke
© Meg McGath 24 January 2015
— Family
Anne was the daughter of Sir Walter Devereux, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and his wife Elizabeth Merbury.[1] Lord Devereux and his son-in-law, Lord Herbert, were responsible for the capture of Sir Edmund Tudor [father to the future King Henry VII]. Tudor was a half-brother to the Lancastrian King Henry VI by his mother’s second marriage to Owen Tudor.
Anne had two siblings, Walter and John. Walter was knighted after the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461 by the Yorkist King Edward IV. By right of his wife, the heiress Lady Anne, 7th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley, he was raised to Baron Ferrers of Chartley on 26 July 1461. Lord Walter held various positions during the ruling of the House of York [Kings Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III] but was ultimately killed in the last battle of the War of the Roses, the Battle of Bosworth 22 August 1485. He was succeeded by his son and heir, John, who became the 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The 8th Baron would marry Lady Cecily Bourchier [her paternal grandparents were both descendants of King Edward III. Cecily was also a niece of queen consort Elizabeth Woodville by Cecily’s mother, Anne]. The couple were 2nd great-grandparents to Sir Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex who was a favorite of Queen Regnant Elizabeth I [daughter of King Henry VIII of the House of Tudor].[8][9][10]
— The Crophull Inheritance
Anne’s grandfather, Walter, was the son of Agnes Crophull. By Crophull’s second marriage to Sir John Parr, Anne was a cousin to the Parr family which included Sir Thomas Parr; father of King Henry VIII’s last queen consort, Katherine Parr.[2][3][4]
Anne’s great-grandmother was a great heiress of her father. She was married firstly to Sir Walter Devereux [died 1402] while she was still underage. Upon Agnes’s coming of age in September 1385, Devereux seized the remaining estates based on his marriage right in 1386.[7] These included Weobley manor [Herefordshire]; Sutton Bonnington manor and lands at Arnold [Nottinghamshire]; the manors of Cotesbach, Braunston, and Hemington [Leicestershire]; and an estate at Market Rasen [Lincolnshire]. Weobley would become his principal residence.
When Agnes Crophull died on 9 Feb 1436, Crophull’s heir was Anne Devereux’s father, Sir Walter Devereux [grandson of Crophull]. Estates like Lyonshall passed to Walter from Agnes, and also by right of his wife, Elizabeth Merbury, who was the daughter [step-daughter of Agnes] of Agnes Crophull’s third husband, John Merbury, by a previous marriage. Merbury and Agnes were buried together in Weobley’s Parish of St. Peter and St. Paul. Anne’s great-grandfather, Walter [first husband to Agnes Crophull], is also supposedly buried there in a separate tomb. Through her father, Anne was a descendant of King Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine by their children John, King of England and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile.[1]
— Marriage
About 1445, Anne married Sir William Herbert, [later 1st Earl of Pembroke], in Herefordshire, England. He was the second son of Sir William ap Thomas of Raglan, a member of the Welsh Gentry Family, and his second wife Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam.[1]
Sir William Herbert was a very ambitious man. During the War of the Roses, Wales heavily supported the Lancastrian cause. Jasper Tudor, 1st Earl of Pembroke and other Lancastrians remained in control of fortresses at Pembroke, Harlech, Carreg Cennen, and Denbigh. On 8 May 1461, as a loyal supporter of King Edward IV, Herbert was appointed Life Chamberlain of South Wales and steward of Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. King Edward’s appointment signaled his intention to make replace Jasper Tudor with Herbert who would become the premier nobleman in Wales. Herbert was created Lord Herbert on 26 July 1461. Herbert was then ordered to seize the county and title of Earl of Pembroke from Jasper Tudor. On 29 March 1461, Lord Herbert became the 1st Earl of Pembroke. By the end of August, Herbert had taken back control of Wales with the well fortified Pembroke Castle capitulating on 30 September 1461. With this victory for the House of York came the inmate at Pembroke; the five year old nephew of Jasper Tudor, Henry, Earl of Richmond. Determined to enhance his power and arrange good marriages for his daughters, in March 1462 he paid 1,000 for the wardship of Henry Tudor. Herbert planned a marriage between Tudor and his eldest daughter, Maud. At the same time, Herbert secured the young Henry Percy who had just inherited the title of Earl of Northumberland. Herbert’s court at Raglan Castle was where young Henry Tudor would spend his childhood, under the supervision of Herbert’s wife, Anne Devereux. While at Raglan Castle, Anne must have understood the importance of the potential marriage between her daughter and Henry Tudor. Therefore, Anne insured that young Henry was well cared for.[5]
In the Battle of Edgecote on 26 July 1469, the Yorkists, led by Pembroke, were defeated by the Lancastrians. The Lancastrians were lead by Sir Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick; the man who helped Edward, Earl of March become King Edward IV.[a] Warwick had decided to fight against his cousin Edward and restored the Lancastrian King Henry VI for a few years while Edward went into exile. After the battle, the Earl of Pembroke and his brother Richard were executed near Banbury by the Lancastrians. Henry Tudor was lead from the battlefield to the home of Pembroke’s brother-in-law, Lord Ferrers, at Weobley in Herefordshire. It was there that Sir Reginald Bray, a servant of Henry Tudor’s mother Lady Margaret Beaufort, found Tudor six days after the battle. Anne, now Dowager Countess of Pembroke, was found sheltered by Lord Ferrers where she continued to look after Henry Tudor.[5]
— Issue
The Earl and Countess of Pembroke had three sons and seven daughters:[1]
- Sir William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Huntingdon[1], married firstly to Mary Woodville; daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and thus sister to King Edward IV’s queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. He married secondly to Lady Katherine Plantagenet, the illegitimate daughter of King Richard III.[1] [b]
- Sir Walter Herbert[1]
- Sir George Herbert[1]
- Lady Maud Herbert, wife of Sir Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, 7th Lord Percy.[1]
- Lady Katherine Herbert, wife of Sir George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent.[1]
- Lady Anne Herbert, wife of Sir John Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Powis.[1]
- Lady Margaret Herbert, wife of Sir Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle, and of Sir Walter Bodrugan.[1]
- Lady Cecily Herbert, wife of John Greystoke.[1]
- Lady Elizabeth Herbert, wife of Sir Thomas Cokesey.[1]
- Lady Crisli Herbert, wife of Mr. Cornwall.[1]
- Sadly, the earldom did not pass down through his son, the 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The 2nd Earl’s only child by Mary Woodville was a daughter, Lady Elizabeth Herbert. Lady Elizabeth became Baroness Herbert in her own right. As a woman, Lady Herbert could not inherit the Earldom of Pembroke. She did receive extensive lands in Wales.[c]
The Earl of Pembroke also fathered several children by various mistresses.[1]
- Sir Richard Herbert of Ewyas, Herefordshire was the illegitimate son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and most likely Maud, daughter of Adam ap Howell Graunt [Gwynn]. Their son, William, would be created Earl of Pembroke [of the tenth creation] on 11 October 1551 by King Edward VI [son of King Henry VIII]. This brought the Earldom back into the Herbert family where it remains to this day. Pembroke was lucky enough to marry to Anne Parr.[d]
- Sir George Herbert. The son of Frond verch Hoesgyn. Married Sybil Croft.[2]
- Sir William Herbert of Troye. Son of Frond verch Hoesgyn. Married, second, Blanche Whitney [née Milborne] see Blanche Herbert, Lady Troy. They had two sons.[6]
After the death of her husband, the Dowager Countess was recorded as still living after 25 June 1486. She most likely died soon after.
— Notes
[a] Lord Warwick was the son of Sir Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Lady Alice, Countess of Salisbury [in her own right]. Salisbury and his siblings by Lady Joan Beaufort was a grandson of Prince John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Titular King of Castile [son of King Edward III]. One of Salisbury’s siblings was none other then Lady Cecily [Duchess of York] who would marry to the Yorkist rival, Richard, 3rd Duke of York. The couple were parents to both Kings Edward IV and Richard III. Lord Warwick’s siblings included Lady Alice FitzHugh [born Neville] who was mother to Lady Elizabeth Parr; the second husband of Sir William Parr, Baron Parr of Kendal. The two were grandparents to queen consort of Henry VIII [great-grandson of the Duke and Duchess of York], Katherine Parr.
[b] Lady Herbert married to Lord Charles Somerset, Earl of Worcester, a legitimized son of Lord Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Worcester. The 3rd Duke was a son of Lord Edmund, 2nd Duke and Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp. Both parents had royal and noble descent. The 2nd Duke was from the legitimized line, the Beauforts, who were children of Prince John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster. Elizabeth Beauchamp was the daughter of the 13th Earl of Warwick who was the father of Lady Anne Beauchamp who became the 16th Countess of Warwick in her own right after the death of her brother. Her title was inherited by her husband, the infamous “Warwick, the Kingmaker” [Sir Richard Neville,16th Earl of Warwick].
[c] In 1479, the Earldom was bestowed upon Prince Edward of York, later King Edward V [Plantagenet]. When the King went missing after being lodged in The Tower of London, the Earldom merged into the crown. It was restored under the new King, Henry Tudor, who became Henry VII of England. An interesting turn of events was in 1532. Henry VII’s son, Henry VIII decided to grant the title to Anne Boleyn as ‘Marquess of Pembroke’ two months before their marriage to elevate her status. Anne Boleyn had been lady-in-waiting to Henry VIII’s first wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon. A romance blossomed between the two despite her position as the daughter of a knight. They were eventually married under the “new religion” that made Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church of England. The Catholic Church never granted an annulment from his first marriage and never recognized the marriage of Henry and Anne. Anne was crowned queen and gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth [later queen]. After failing to produce a son, Anne had charges brought up against her that eventually led to her execution. Coincidentally, her own lady-in-waiting Jane Seymour, took Anne’s place as the next wife and queen consort. Queen Jane did give birth to a son, Edward [later King].
[d] Herbert married to Anne Parr, daughter of Sir Thomas [a courtier and favorite of King Henry VIII] and Lady Maud Parr [Green]. At the time, it was a step up for Herbert as Anne was descended from a great lineage. It has been said, that because of his marriage to Anne, it brought some legitimacy to the Herbert family. In 1543, Herbert’s sister-in-law, the Dowager Lady Katherine Latimer [widow of Sir John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer of Snape], would become the sixth and final queen consort to King Henry VIII. Both Lord and Lady Herbert were present at the ceremony. The marriage only brought on more advancement for Herbert and his family. After the death of King Henry VIII in 1547, Herbert became one of the guardians of the young King Edward VI. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1549, and created Baron Herbert of Cardiff on 10 October 1551, and 1st Earl of Pembroke of the [tenth creation] the following day.
— References
Douglas Richardson. Plantagenet Ancestry, 2nd Edition, 2011. pg 249.
Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, pg 2.
Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, pg 297-298.
Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, pg 248.
Chris Skidmore. The Rise of the Tudors: The Family That Changed English History, Macmillian, 14 January 2014. pg 47.
Ruth E. Richardson. Mistress Blanche: Queen Elizabeth I’s Confidante, Logaston Press. 1 November 2007.
Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II, Volume 3. H.C. Maxwell Lyte [editor]. 1921. pages 32 to 35, 27 September 1385, Westminster.
Douglas Richardson. Plantagenet Ancestry, 2nd Edition, 2011. pg 607-8.
Douglas Richardson. Plantagenet Ancestry, 2nd Edition, 2011. pg 45-6.
Charles Mosley [editor]. Burke’s Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999. Volume 1, pages1378-80