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Courtier, [[occupation::politician]], [[occupation::Chancellor]] of [[education::University of Oxford|Oxford University]], noted for his patronage of the arts. | Courtier, [[occupation::politician]], [[occupation::Chancellor]] of [[education::University of Oxford|Oxford University]], noted for his patronage of the arts. | ||
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William HERBERT, 3rd Earl of Pembroke 1580-1630
Biographical Note
Courtier, politician, Chancellor of Oxford University, noted for his patronage of the arts.
Books
Books with his armorial stamps survive. Bought the Barocci collection of Greek manuscripts in 1629, most of which he gave to the Bodleian Library.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Macray, W. D. Annals of the Bodleian Library. 2nd edn, Oxford, 1890, 68-72.
- Stater, Victor. "Herbert, William, third earl of Pembroke (1580–1630), courtier and patron of the arts." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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