William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

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William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, was an influential early 17th-century English nobleman, courtier, and patron of the arts closely associated with William Shakespeare and the Jacobean literary world.

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William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke canonical 6

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
courtier
member of the English peerage
patron of the arts
associatedWith Jacobean literary world
Court of James I of England
surface form: King James I's court

Shakespearean drama
burialPlace Salisbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1580-04-08
dateOfDeath 1630-04-10
educatedAt New College, Oxford NERFINISHED
University of Oxford
era early 17th century
familyName Herbert
father Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED
genreOfActivity court politics
literary patronage
givenName William
language English
memberOf House of Herbert
monarchServed Charles I of England NERFINISHED
James I of England ONNED1
mother Mary Sidney
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle 3rd Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED
Earl of Montgomery NERFINISHED
notableFor influence at the court of James I
support of English Renaissance literature
notableWork patronage of the First Folio of Shakespeare
parliamentaryRole member of the House of Lords
patronOf Ben Jonson
Inigo Jones NERFINISHED
John Donne
William Shakespeare
placeOfBirth Wilton House estate
surface form: Wilton House

Wiltshire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Baynard's Castle NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Lord Steward of the Household NERFINISHED
Warden of the Stannaries ONDG
religion Church of England
residence Wilton House NERFINISHED
sibling Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED
spouse Lady Mary Talbot ONDG
subjectOf dedication of the First Folio of Shakespeare

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Subject: William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Description of subject: William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, was an influential early 17th-century English nobleman, courtier, and patron of the arts closely associated with William Shakespeare and the Jacobean literary world.

Referenced by (6)

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First Folio of Shakespeare includesDedicationTo William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Pembroke College, Oxford namedAfter William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Herbert family notableMember William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Pembroke Parish, Bermuda namedAfter William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Earls of Pembroke hasTitleHolder William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery sibling William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke