Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke. Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, KG was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. 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.
Born at Wilton House, he was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and his third wife, Mary Sidney, sister of Sir Philip Sidney the poet, after whom he was named. In 1593, at age 9, Philip was sent to study at New College, Oxford, but left after a few months.
In 1600 the 16-year-old Philip made his first appearance at court, and on the accession of James I in 1603 he soon caught the king's eye. According to both Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, and John Aubrey, Philip's major interests at this time were hunting and hawking and it was in this capacity that he first attracted the king's attention.
In May 1603, James made Philip a gentleman of the privy chamber; he made him a Knight of the Bath in July of the same year. In 1604, with James I's enthusiastic urging, Philip married Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
That same year he was elected Member of Parliament for Glamorgan James continued bestowing favours throughout 1605, first making Philip a gentleman of the bedchamber and then creating him Baron Herbert of Shurla
Born at Wilton House, he was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and his third wife, Mary Sidney, sister of Sir Philip Sidney the poet, after whom he was named. In 1593, at age 9, Philip was sent to study at New College, Oxford, but left after a few months.
In 1600 the 16-year-old Philip made his first appearance at court, and on the accession of James I in 1603 he soon caught the king's eye. According to both Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, and John Aubrey, Philip's major interests at this time were hunting and hawking and it was in this capacity that he first attracted the king's attention.
In May 1603, James made Philip a gentleman of the privy chamber; he made him a Knight of the Bath in July of the same year. In 1604, with James I's enthusiastic urging, Philip married Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
That same year he was elected Member of Parliament for Glamorgan James continued bestowing favours throughout 1605, first making Philip a gentleman of the bedchamber and then creating him Baron Herbert of Shurla
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