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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)

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.

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

Clive-Herbert family tree, including: Barons Powis, Barons Herbert, Barons Clive, Earls of Powis, and Marquesses of Powis

William ap Thomas d. 1445 Earl of Pembroke (8th creation) William Herbert c. 1423–1469 1st Earl of Pembroke William Herbert 1451–1491 2nd Earl of Pembroke Richard Herbert d. 1510 Richard Herbert of Coldbrook d. 1469 Title surrendered to the Crown 1479 Earl of Pembroke (10th creation) and Baron Herbert of Cardiff, 1551 William Herbert c. 1501–1570 1st Earl of Pembroke, etc. Richard Herbert Henry Herbert c. 1539–1601 2nd Earl of Pembroke, etc. Edward Herbert 1544–1595 Edward Herbert c. 1513–1593 For descendants, see Earl of Pembroke Baron Powis of Powis Castle, 1629 William Herbert c. 1573–1655 1st Baron Powis of Powis Castle Richard Herbert Lord of Cherbury 1557–1596 Mathew Herbert Baronet Powis, of Red Castle Baron Herbert of Castle Island, 1624 Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1st creation), 1629 Percy Herbert 1598–1667 2nd Baron Powis of Powis Castle, 1st Baronet Powis Edward Herbert 1583–1648 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury and of Castle Island Francis Herbert Henry Herbert, Master of the Revels 1595–1673 Earl of Powis (1st creation), 1674 Marquess of Powis and Viscount Montgomery, 1687 William Herbert 1626–1696 1st Marquess of Powis, etc., 3rd Baron Powis of Powis Castle, 2nd Baronet Powis Richard Herbert c. 1604–1655 2nd Baron Herbert of Cherbury and of Castle Island Edward Herbert Baron Herbert of Chirbury (2nd creation), 1694 William Herbert 1665–1745 2nd Marquess of Powis, etc., 4th Baron Powis of Powis Castle, 5th Baronet Powis Edward Herbert 1633–1678 3rd Baron Herbert of Cherbury and of Castle Island Florentia Herbert 1637–1694 Richard Herbert c. 1629–1676 Henry Herbert c. 1640–1691 4th Baron Herbert of Cherbury and of Castle Island Henry Herbert 1654–1709 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury Barony Herbert of Cherbury (1st creation) and of Castle Island extinct, 1691 William Herbert 1698–1748 3rd Marquess of Powis, 5th Baron Powis of Powis Castle, 6th Baronet Powis Edward Herbert d. 1734 Francis Herbert 1667–1719 Henry Herbert d. 1738 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury Marquessate of Powis and all subsidiary titles extinct, 1748 Barony Herbert of Cherbury (2nd creation) extinct, 1738 Baron Herbert of Chirbury (3rd creation), 1743 Earl of Powis (2nd creation), 1748 Baron Herbert of Chirbury and Ludlow, 1749 Baron Clive of Plassey, 1762 Barbara Herbert 1735–1786 Henry Herbert 1703–1772 1st Earl of Powis, etc. Robert Clive "Clive of India" 1725–1774 1st Baron Clive of Plassey Baron Clive of Walcot, 1794 Baron Herbert of Chirbury (5th creation), 1804 Earl of Powis (3rd creation), Viscount Ludlow and Baron Powis, 1804 George Herbert 1755–1801 2nd Earl of Powis, etc. Henrietta Herbert 1758–1830 Edward Clive 1754–1839 1st Earl of Powis, etc., 2nd Baron Clive of Plassey Earldom of Powis (2nd creation) and subsidiary titles extinct, 1801 Edward Herbert 1785–1848 2nd Earl of Powis, etc., 3rd Baron Clive of Plassey Edward Herbert 1818–1891 3rd Earl of Powis, etc., 4th Baron Clive of Plassey Percy Egerton Herbert 1822–1876 George Herbert 1825–1894 Robert Herbert 1827–1902 William Herbert 1834–1909 Henry Herbert 1861–1865 George Herbert 1862–1952 4th Earl of Powis, etc., 5th Baron Clive of Plassey Edward Herbert 1855–1924 Graham Herbert 1856–1917 Arthur Herbert 1866–1907 Henry Herbert 1882–1911 Percy Herbert 1885–1968 Percy Herbert Viscount Clive 1892–1916 Mervyn Herbert 1904–1943 styled Viscount Clive Edward Herbert 1889–1974 5th Earl of Powis, etc., 6th Baron Clive of Plassey Christian Herbert 1904–1988 6th Earl of Powis, etc., 7th Baron Clive of Plassey George Herbert 1925–1993 7th Earl of Powis, etc., 8th Baron Clive of Plassey John Herbert b. 1952 8th Earl of Powis, etc., 9th Baron Clive of Plassey Jonathan Herbert b. 1979 styled Viscount Clive

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
• Dictionary of Welsh Biography.