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stephen of england 180px earl of pembroke
 earldom of pembroke peerage of england
earl of pembroke

the earldom of pembroke is a title in the peerage of england that was first created in the 12th century by king stephen of england .
the title , which is associated with pembroke , pembrokeshire in west wales , has been recreated ten times from its original inception .
with each creation beginning with a new first earl , the original seat of pembroke castle is no longer attached to the title .
the current holder of the earldom is william herbert , 18th earl of pembroke , which is the 10th creation of the title .
for the past 400 years , his family 's seat has been wilton house , wiltshire .
since 1605 , the earls of pembroke have also held the title earl of montgomery .
this was created for the younger son of henry herbert , 2nd earl of pembroke before he succeeded as the 4th earl in 1630 .
the current earls of pembroke also carry the subsidiary titles : baron herbert of cardiff , of cardiff in the county of glamorgan -lrb- 1551 -rrb- , baron herbert of shurland , of shurland in the isle of sheppey in the county of kent -lrb- 1605 -rrb- , and baron herbert of lea , of lea in the county of wilts -lrb- 1861 -rrb- .
all are in the peerage of england except the barony of herbert of lea , which is in the peerage of the united kingdom .
on 1 september 1533 king henry viii created the original marquessate of pembroke for his future queen anne boleyn .
this honour was in recognition of the king 's great-uncle jasper tudor , who had been the earl of pembroke in the 15th century , and his own father , henry vii who was born at pembroke castle in january 1457 .
