Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
English courtier and politician (1584-1650) · Politicians · Died at 65
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. He married Susan de Vere, the youngest daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
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Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, in the robes of the Order of the Garter c. 1615. Unknown artist, National Portrait Gallery, London.![The Pembroke family - Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, seated with his second wife Lady Anne Clifford (in black), surrounded by his family.[8] He holds the white staff of his office of Lord Chamberlain and reaches forward to Lady Mary Villers (in white), the daughter of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, gesturing towards the heart of the young woman who is about to marry his son, Charles Lord Herbert (in scarlet) aside Philip Herbert (in orange). At the left the three young Herbert boys, William, James and John with books, framed by their dogs. At the right daughter Anne Sophia and her husband Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon. The three young Herberts who died as infants above as putti in the clouds throwing roses, painted 1634-35 by Anthony van Dyck.[9]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Philip_Herbert%2C_4th_Earl_of_Pembroke%2C_with_his_Family.jpg/1280px-Philip_Herbert%2C_4th_Earl_of_Pembroke%2C_with_his_Family.jpg)
The Pembroke family - Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, seated with his second wife Lady Anne Clifford (in black), surrounded by his family.[8] He holds the white staff of his office of Lord Chamberlain and reaches forward to Lady Mary Villers (in white), the daughter of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, gesturing towards the heart of the young woman who is about to marry his son, Charles Lord Herbert (in scarlet) aside Philip Herbert (in orange). At the left the three young Herbert boys, William, James and John with books, framed by their dogs. At the right daughter Anne Sophia and her husband Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon. The three young Herberts who died as infants above as putti in the clouds throwing roses, painted 1634-35 by Anthony van Dyck.[9]
A 1642 engraving of Pembroke by Wenceslas Hollar after a 1634 painting of Anthony van Dyck
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Philip and his older brother William were the 'incomparable pair of brethren' to whom the First Folio of Shakespeare's collected works was dedicated in 1623.
