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The current Earl also holds the title Earl of Montgomery ( 1605), created for the younger son of the 2nd Earl before he succeeded as 4th Earl, as well as the subsidiary titles Baron Herbert of Cardiff, of Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan ( 1551), Baron Herbert of Shurland, of Shurland in the Isle of Sheppey in the County of Kent ( 1605), and Baron Herbert of Lea, of Lea in the County of Wilts ( 1861). All are in the Peerage of England except the Barony of Herbert of Lea, which is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

1 Earls of Pembroke, first Creation (circa 1138)

• Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke ( 1100- 1147)
• Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ( 1130Events February 13 Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. Births Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher Deaths Febr- 1176Events May 22 Murder attempt by the Hashshashin (Assassins) on Saladin near Aleppo. September 17 Battle of Myriokephalon Births Rastko Nemanjic, serbian prince who will later become the Saint Sava Leopold VI of Austria, the Glorious Deaths Emperor Rokujo)
• Gilbert de Strigul, 3rd Earl of Pembroke ( 1173Events Canonization of Saint Thomas a Becket, buried at Canterbury August 9th Construction starts on the Leaning tower of Pisa Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. Conversion to Christianity of Peter Waldo and the subsequent founding of the Wald- 1185Events April 25 Genpei War Sea Battle of Dan-no-ura leads to Minamoto victory in Japan Templars settle in London and begin the building of New Temple Church End of the Heian Period and beginning of the Kamakura period in Japan. Founding of Katedralskolan)

2 Earls of Pembroke, second Creation (1189)

• William Marshal, 1st Earl of PembrokeWilliam Marshal is the name of two important men in English history. They were father and son. The better known William (the father 1146 to 1219) was the 4th Earl of Pembroke and "greatest knight that ever lived" ( Stephen Langton). Before him, the heredi ( 1146Events Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. Births Giraldus Cambrensis, Welsh clergyman and chronicler (approximate date). Also known as Gerald of Wales. Deaths 1146.- 1219Events Saint Francis of Assisi introduces Catholicism into Egypt, during the Fifth Crusade Ongoing events Fifth Crusade ( 1217- 1221) Births Deaths Jayavarman VII, ruler of the Khmer Empire Minamoto no Sanetomo, third shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of J)
• William fitz William Marshal, 2nd Earl of PembrokeWilliam Marshal is the name of two important men in English history. They were father and son. The better known William (the father 1146 to 1219) was the 4th Earl of Pembroke and "greatest knight that ever lived" ( Stephen Langton). Before him, the heredi ( 1190- 1231)
• Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (c. 1191- 1234)
• Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke (d. 1241)
• Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke (c. 1199- 1245)
• Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke (d. 1245)