Marquess of Powis

Marquess of Powis was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1687 for William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis. He had already succeeded his father as third Baron Powis in 1667 and had been created Earl of Powis in the Peerage of England in 1674; Marquess of Powis and Viscount Montgomery in 1687. When James II went into exile in France, the Marquess followed him. He served as Comptroller of the Royal Household and his wife Elizabeth as Governess of the Royal children. He was rewarded in 1698 by the titles Duke of Powis and Marquess of Montgomery, but these titles in the Jacobite Peerage (though used) were not recognised in England.

Marquess of Powis
Arms: Per pale Azure and Gules, three Lions rampant Argent. Crest: A Wyvern wings elevated and addorsed Vert, holding in the mouth a sinister Hand couped at the wrist Gules. Supporters: Dexter: A Panther guardant Argent, spotted of various colours, fire issuing out of the mouth and ears proper, ducally gorged Azure; Sinister: A Lion Argent, ducally gorged Gules.
Creation date	24 March 1687
Created by	James II
Peerage	Peerage of England
First holder	William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis
Last holder	William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Powis Viscount Montgomery Baron Powis Baronet ‘of Redcastle’
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	8 March 1748
Motto	UNG JE SERVIRAY (One I will serve)

The title of Baron Powis was created in the Peerage of England in 1629 for William Herbert. He was the son of Sir Edward Herbert, second son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and Anne Parr. This Herbert family were thus members of a junior branch of the prominent Welsh family headed by the Earl of Pembroke. The peerages became extinct on the death of the first Marquess's grandson, the third Marquess, in 1748.

Barbara, daughter of Lord Edward Herbert, younger son of the second Marquess of Powis and brother of the third Marquess, married Henry Arthur Herbert, who was created Earl of Powis in 1748. They inherited his estates. See this title for more information.

Baron Powis (1629)

• William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis (c. 1573–1655)
• Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis (c. 1600–1667) (had been created a Baronet, of Red Castle, in 1622)
• William Herbert, 3rd Baron Powis (1626–1696) (created Earl of Powis in 1674)

Earl of Powis (1674)

• William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis (1626–1696) (created Marquess of Powis in 1687)

Marquess of Powis (1687)

• William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis (1626–1696)
• William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis (1665–1745). Powis was the only son of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis, and Lady Elizabeth Somerset. He married Mary Preston in 1695. They had six children: William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis; Lord Edward Herbert; Lady Mary Herbert; Lady Anne Herbert; Lady Charlotte Herbert; and Lady Theresa Herbert. His second son, Edward (died 1734), married Henrietta Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave in July 1734. They had one child: Lady Barbara Herbert (1735–1786)
• William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis (1698–1748). Powis was the son of William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis, and Mary Preston. He died unmarried in 1748.

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Barons Powis, Barons Herbert of Castle Island, Barons Herbert of Chirbury, Barons Clive, Earls of Powis, and Marquesses of Powis.

Edward Herbert c. 1513 – 1593 Sir Edward Herbert 1544–1595 Baron Powis (1629) Richard Herbert Lord of Cherbury 1557–1596 Mathew Herbert William Herbert 1st Baron Powis c. 1573 – 1655 Baron Herbert of Castle Island (1624) Baron Herbert of Chirbury (first creation, 1629) Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury 1583–1648 Sir Henry Herbert Master of the Revels 1595–1673 Francis Herbert Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis 1598–1667 Earl of Powis (first creation, 1674) Baron Herbert of Chirbury (second creation, 1694) Marquess of Powis (1687) Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury c. 1604 – 1655 Henry Herbert 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury 1654–1709 William Herbert 1st Marquess of Powis 1st Earl of Powis 1626–1696 Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury 1633–1678 Hon. Florentia Herbert 1637–1694 Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury c. 1640 – 1691 Henry Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury died 1738 Richard Herbert c. 1629 – 1676 William Herbert 2nd Marquess of Powis 1665–1745 Baronies extinct Barony extinct Francis Herbert 1667–1719 William Herbert 3rd Marquess of Powis 1698–1748 Lord Edward Herbert died 1734 Barony, earldom and marquessate extinct Baron Herbert of Chirbury (third creation, 1743) Baron Herbert of Chirbury and Ludlow (1749) Earl of Powis (second creation, 1748) Baron Clive (first creation, 1762) Henry Herbert 1st Earl of Powis 1703–1772 Barbara Herbert 1735–1786 Robert Clive 1st Baron Clive "Clive of India" 1725–1774 Baron Clive (second creation, 1794) Baron Herbert of Chirbury (fifth creation, 1804) Earl of Powis (third creation, 1804) George Herbert 2nd Earl of Powis 1755–1801 Lady Henrietta Herbert 1758–1830 Edward Clive 1st Earl of Powis 1754–1839 1743 barony and earldom extinct Edward Herbert 2nd Earl of Powis 1785–1848 Edward Herbert 3rd Earl of Powis 1818–1891 Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert 1822–1876 Very Rev. Hon. George Herbert 1825–1894 Hon. Robert Herbert 1827–1902 Maj. Gen. Hon. William Herbert 1834–1909 Henry Herbert 1861–1865 George Herbert 4th Earl of Powis 1862–1952 Col. Edward Herbert 1855–1924 Lt. Col. Graham Herbert 1856–1917 Arthur Herbert 1866–1907 Henry Herbert 1882–1911 Rt. Rev. Percy Herbert 1885–1968 Percy Herbert Viscount Clive 1892–1916 Mervyn Herbert Viscount Clive 1904–1943 Edward Herbert 5th Earl of Powis 1889–1974 Christian Herbert 6th Earl of Powis 1904–1988 George Herbert 7th Earl of Powis 1925–1993 John Herbert 8th Earl of Powis born 1952 Jonathan Herbert Viscount Clive born 1979

See also

• Earl of Pembroke
• Earl of Powis

References

• Kidd, Charles, ed. (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean and son. p. 712.
• Dictionary of Welsh Biography.