  thumb|243px|quartered arms of sir henry herbert, 2nd earl of pembroke, kg henry herbert, 2nd earl of pembroke  (aft. 1538 &ndash; 19 january 1601) was an english peer of the elizabethan era. ==life== he was the son of william herbert, 1st earl of pembroke, and anne parr. his aunt was queen consort catherine parr, last wife of king henry viii. his uncle was william parr, 1st marquess of northampton, who was an influential man during the reign of edward vi and elizabeth i. herbert was responsible for the costly restoration of cardiff castle. pembroke, like other members of his family, was a man of culture. he was a special patron of antiquaries and heralds and collected heraldic manuscripts. herbert was educated at peterhouse, cambridge, under archbishop john whitgift. he is also said to have studied at douay. in 1554, while his father was entertaining the entourage of philip ii of spain's men at wilton house, herbert's discreet manners caught the attention of the marquis de las navas and he was made a gentleman of the chamber to king philip upon his arrival in england. in 1557, he took part of a tournament held before queen mary, and accompanied his father to the siege of st. quentin. on his father's death in 1570, he succeeded to the earldom of pembroke and on 4 april 1570 was appointed lord lieutenant of wiltshire. in right of his mother, anne parr, he succeeded as lord parr and ros of kendal, lord fitzhugh, lord marmion, and lord quentin on 1 august 1571. ==court life== in the court intrigues of elizabeth's reign, pembroke, was regarded as a partisan of robert dudley, 1st earl of leicester, and was certainly in very intimate relations with him. he took a prominent part i
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