Baron Herbert of Chirbury
Baron Herbert of Chirbury , of Chirbury in the County of Shrewsbury , is a hereditary British title of nobility , which is now worn as a subordinate title by the respective Earl of Powis . The title has been awarded a total of five times. The name of the barony refers to the village of Chirbury ( Cherbury ) in Shropshire on the border with Wales .
Awards
The first award took place in 1629 in the Peerage of England to the Anglo- Welsh soldier and diplomat Edward Herbert , who came from the well-known Herbert family. Above all, however, he became famous as a religious philosopher. The barony expired in 1691 when the fourth baron died without a male heir.
In 1694, three years later, the Herbert of Chirbury Barony was created again in the Peerage of England for Henry Herbert , a cousin of the last baron of the previous award. He had been a Member of the House of Commons for many years . With the death of his son and successor in 1738, the title expired again.
In 1743 the barony, now in the Peerage of Great Britain , was awarded for the third time, this time to another Henry Herbert , who was both a distant cousin of the previous barons and a descendant of the second title holder Richard Herbert. He was also appointed Baron Herbert of Chirbury and of Ludlow in 1749, also in the Peerage of Great Britain . This title was provided with a special succession arrangement in favor of a more distant relative. He also held various political offices for several decades. Both titles expired in 1801 with the death of the second baron.
In 1804 the title was finally awarded for the fifth time, now in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , now to Edward Clive . He had been governor of Madras from 1798 to 1803 . His descendants still hold the title today.
Other titles
For the first baron of the first bestowal, the title Baron Herbert of Castle Island , in the County of Kerry , in the Peerage of Ireland had already been created in 1624 . This barony was named after the Irish town of Castleisland in County Kerry. Edward Herbert owned lands in Ireland through his (distantly related) wife, Mary Herbert of St. Julians. The title expired with the Barony of Herbert of Chirbury in 1691.
The first baron of the third award was raised to Earl of Powis in 1748 and then led the barony as a subordinate title. Both titles expired on the death of his son, the 2nd Earl, in 1801.
The first baron of the fifth bestowal was also bestowed the title of Earl of Powis along with the barony . Barony was again a subordinate title of the respective earl . The baron had inherited the dignity of Baron Clive , of Plassey in the County of Clare , who belongs to the Peerage of Ireland, from his father Robert Clive as early as 1774 . Since this Irish title was not linked to an automatic seat in the House of Lords , he was given the title of Baron Clive , of Walcot in the County of Shropshire, who belongs to the Peerage of Great Britain , in 1794 .
List of Barons Herbert of Chirbury
Barons Herbert of Chirbury, first bestowal (1629)
- Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, 1st Baron Herbert of Castle Island (1583–1648)
- Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury, 2nd Baron Herbert of Castle Island (around 1604–1655)
- Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury, 3rd Baron Herbert of Castle Island (1633–1678)
- Henry Herbert, 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury, 4th Baron Herbert of Castle Island (m 1640-1691)
Barons Herbert of Chirbury, second bestowal (1694)
- Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1654–1709)
- Henry Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (after 1678–1738)
Barons Herbert of Chirbury, third and fourth awards (1743 and 1749)
- Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis , 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1703–1772)
- George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis , 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1755–1801)
Barons Herbert of Chirbury, fifth bestowal (1804)
- Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis , 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1754–1839)
- Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis , 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1785–1848)
- Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis , 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1818-1891)
- George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis , 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1862–1952)
- Edward Herbert, 5th Earl of Powis , 5th Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1889–1974)
- Christian Herbert, 6th Earl of Powis , 6th Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1904–1988)
- George Herbert, 7th Earl of Powis , 7th Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1925–1993)
- John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis , 8th Baron Herbert of Chirbury (* 1952)
Heir apparent is the son of the current owner, Jonathan Herbert, Viscount Clive (* 1979).
See also
- Baron Herbert of Cardiff
- Baron Herbert of Castle Island
- Baron Herbert of Lea
- Baron Herbert (of Raglan)
- Baron Herbert of Shurland
- Baron Herbert of Torbay