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The then extinct title of Earl of Pembroke had been very significant for the House of Tudor. It was held by Henry VIII's grand-uncle, Jasper Tudor, and it referred to the birthplace of King Henry VII. Henry VIII decided to raise his lover to the dignity of a marquess prior to finally marrying her. He chose to grant her the Marquessate of ...
Lawrence, a great-grandson of William de Valence was created, or recognized as, Earl of Pembroke, having inherited (through the female line) a portion of the estates of the Valence Earls of Pembroke. His son John (died 1376) married Margaret, daughter of King Edward III, and on the death without issue of his grandson in 1389, the Earldom of ...
Pembroke (/ ˈ p ɛ m b r ʊ k / PEM-bruuk; Welsh: Penfro [3]) is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 7,552.The names of both the town and the county (of which the county town is Haverfordwest) have a common origin; both are derived from the Cantref of Penfro: Pen, 'head' or 'end', and bro, 'region', 'country', 'land', which has been interpreted to mean either ...
Erected to mark the donation of the headland to the National Trust by the Williams family. [7] ... Pembroke: 1924: T. W. Colley & Sons Cenotaph: Stone: 3.2m high ...
HMS Pembroke, the name of eight ships of the Royal Navy; Pembroke, an 1894 novel by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman; Pembroke Battery, a former battery in Malta; Pembroke Castle, Wales; Pembroke cattle; Pembroke Players, a student drama society at the Cambridge University; Pembroke Power Station, Wales; Pembroke RFC, a rugby football club
William Alexander Sidney Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, 15th Earl of Montgomery (born 18 May 1978) is an English peer. He became earl in 2003 following the death of his father, the 17th Earl. He became earl in 2003 following the death of his father, the 17th Earl.
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Pages in category "Earls of Pembroke" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...