Biography of William Herbert 1st Baron Powis 1573-1655
Paternal Family Tree: Herbert
Before 1573 [his father] Edward Herbert (age 25) and [his mother] Mary Stanley (age 22) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and [his grandmother] Anne Parr Countess Pembroke.
Around 1573 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis was born to Edward Herbert (age 26) and Mary Stanley (age 23) at Powis Castle.
In 1597 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 24) was elected MP Montgomeryshire.
Before 1598 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 24) and Eleanor Percy Baroness Herbert (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland and Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland. They were half third cousin once removed.
In 1598 [his son] Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis was born to William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 25) and [his wife] Eleanor Percy Baroness Herbert (age 15).
In 1602 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 29) was appointed Custos Rotulorum Montgomeryshire.
On 23 Jul 1603 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 37) created a number Knights at the Royal Gardens Whitehall Palace:
Henry Savile 1st Baronet (age 24), William Morgan (age 43), George Carew, Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden (age 46), Richard Musgrave 1st Baronet (age 18), James Calthorpe (age 44), Thomas Gresham (age 56), George Fane of Burston (age 22), Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 23), Robert Chichester (age 25), William Pope 1st Earl Downe (age 29), Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet (age 15), Thomas Berkeley (age 28), Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 40), William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 30), Anthony Irby (age 26), Drue Drury of Eccles and Rollesby in Norfolk and Arnold Lygon (age 45).
24 Jul 1603 Richard Browne Clerk (age 64).
In 1604 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 31) was elected MP Montgomeryshire.
In 1613 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 40) was appointed High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire.
In 1614 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 41) was elected MP Montgomeryshire.
In 1624 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 51) was elected MP Montgomeryshire.
In 1625 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 52) was elected MP Montgomeryshire.
Before 1626 [his son] Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Craven Baroness Herbert (age 25) were married. She by marriage Lady Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire.
In 1626 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 53) was elected MP Montgomeryshire.
In 1628 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 55) was elected MP Montgomeryshire.
On 02 Apr 1629 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 56) was created 1st Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys. [his wife] Eleanor Percy Baroness Herbert (age 46) by marriage Baroness Powis of Powis Castle in Powys.
On 05 Nov 1632 [his brother-in-law] Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland (age 68) died. His son Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 30) succeeded 10th Earl of Northumberland, 13th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 21st Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Poynings.
In 1650 [his wife] Eleanor Percy Baroness Herbert (age 67) died.
On 07 Mar 1655 William Herbert 1st Baron Powis (age 82) died. He was buried at St Mary and Christ Church, Hendon Barnet. His son [his son] Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis (age 57) succeeded 2nd Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Craven Baroness Herbert (age 55) by marriage Baroness Powis of Powis Castle in Powys.
[his daughter] Katherine Herbert was born to William Herbert 1st Baron Powis and Eleanor Percy Baroness Herbert.
[his daughter] Lucy Herbert was born to William Herbert 1st Baron Powis and Eleanor Percy Baroness Herbert.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dafydd Gam Brecon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Herbert
GrandFather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Cradock
Father: Edward Herbert 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Parr
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Parr 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Parr 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tunstall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Tunstall
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Harrington 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Parr 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Anne Parr Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Green 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Green 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Ferrers 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Green 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Throckmorton of Fladbury 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Throckmorton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Green 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fogge
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan aka Jane Fogge
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Haute
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Haute
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Woodville 
William Herbert 1st Baron Powis 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley of Dalgarth in Cumberland
GrandFather: Thomas Stanley
Mother: Mary Stanley
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Barrett of Aveley in Essex
GrandMother: Joyce Barrett