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William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
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William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, of Wilton House in Wiltshire, was an English nobleman, politician and courtier. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford and together with King James I founded Pembroke College, Oxford. In 1608 he was appointed Warden of the Forest of Dean, Constable of St Briavels Castle, Gloucestershire, and in 1609 Governor of Portsmouth, all of which offices he retained until his death. He served as Lord Chamberlain from 1615 to 1625. In 1623 the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays was dedicated to him and his brother and successor Philip Herbert, 1st Earl of Montgomery.
Portrait by Paul van Somer I, 1617
Portrait by Paul van Somer I, 1617
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, portrait by Daniel Mytens. He holds a white staff as a symbol of his office of Lord Chamberlain
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, portrait by Daniel Mytens. He holds a white staff as a symbol of his office of Lord Chamberlain
Bronze statue of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, in front of the main entrance to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Sculpted by Hubert Le Sueur (c.
Bronze statue of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, in front of the main entrance to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Sculpted by Hubert Le Sueur (c.1580-1658), formerly at Wilton House, donated to the Bodleian Library in 1723 by the 8th Earl. The baton held in his right hand denotes a military command, possibly Governor of Portsmouth to which office he was appointed in 1609
Wilton House
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Wilton House is an English country house at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire, which has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years. It was built on the site of the medieval Wilton Abbey. Following the dissolution of the monasteries, Henry VIII presented Wilton Abbey and its attached estates to William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke. The house is linked by some with the premiere of Shakespeare's As You Like It, and an important literary saloon culture under its occupation by Mary Sidney, wife of the first Earl.
The east front, the entrance front until 1801, contains at its centre all that remains of the exterior of the original Tudor mansion
The east front, the entrance front until 1801, contains at its centre all that remains of the exterior of the original Tudor mansion
The south front of Wilton House
The south front of Wilton House
First page of As You Like It from the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, the first performance of the play may have been at Wilton: an out put Mary S
First page of As You Like It from the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, the first performance of the play may have been at Wilton: an out put Mary Sidney's litterary saloon culture at the house
Mary Sidney ran important literary activities from Wilton House in the 16th century
Mary Sidney ran important literary activities from Wilton House in the 16th century