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Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron 1423 – 1489 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1423

Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wale

Death Date: 1489

Death Location: Castle Banbury, Northamptonshire, England

Father: William Herbert

Mother: Gwladus Dafydd

Spouse(s): Anne Devereux

Children(s): Maud Northumberland

Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron was born in 1423 in Monmouthshire, Wale, the child of William 'Blue Knight of Gwent' ap Thomas Herbert and Gwladus Verch Dafydd. Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron married Anne Countess Devereux, and had children including Maud Countess of Northumberland. Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron passed away in 1489 in Castle Banbury, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron was born in 1423 in Monmouthshire, Wale, the child of William 'Blue Knight of Gwent' ap Thomas Herbert and Gwladus Verch Dafydd.
  • Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron married Anne Countess Devereux, and had children including Maud Countess of Northumberland.
  • Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron passed away in 1489 in Castle Banbury, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Herbert
1401 – 1446
Birth Location: Raglan Castle, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
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Gwladus Dafydd
1405 – 1454
Birth Location: Peutun, Llan Ddew, Breconshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Anne Devereux
1430 – 1486
Birth Location: Bodenham, Herefordshire, England
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Children(s)

Maud Northumberland
1448 – 1485
Birth Location: Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Sir Baron's Ancestors

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Sir Baron
1423 – 1489
Birth Place: Monmouthshire, Wale
Parents
William 'Blue Knight of Gwent' ap Thomas Herbert
1401 – 1446
Raglan Castle, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Gwladus (Verch) Dafydd
1405 – 1454
Peutun, Llan Ddew, Breconshire, Wales
Grandparents
Dafydd (Fychan Ap Dafydd) Llywd
1353 – 1412
Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Gwenllian (Verch) Einion
1356 – 1392
Hirfryn, Cantref Bychan, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Baron's Descendants

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Sir (William "Black William" Herbert,) Baron (1423 – 1489) m. Anne (Countess) Devereux (1430 – 1486)
  1. 1. Maud (Countess of) Northumberland (1448 – 1485) m. Sir (Henry 4th Earl of) Northumberland (1449 – 1489)
    1. 1. Eleanor (Duchess Buckingham) DePercy (1474 – 1530) m. Sir (Edward, 3rd Duke of) Buckingham (1478 – 1521)
      1. 1. Thomas Buckingham (1490 – 1534) m. Mary Chaunter (Abt. 1490 – )
        1. 1. John Buckingham (1570 – 1600) m. Katherine Courteis (1575 – 1604)

Sir Baron's Timeline

2 Records

1423
1423
Birth of Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron in Monmouthshire, Wale
Monmouthshire, Wale
1489
1489
Age 66
Death of Sir William "Black William" Herbert, Baron in Castle Banbury, Northamptonshire, England
Castle Banbury, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1423
    Event Place: Monmouthshire, Wale

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Castle Banbury, Northamptonshire, England
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