Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis (1598 – 19 January 1667), known as Sir Percy Herbert, Bt, between 1622 and 1655, was a British nobleman, politician and writer. He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis

William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis

William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis was a British nobleman.He was born in Powis Castle, the son of Sir Edward Herbert and Mary Stanley, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley, Under-Treasurer of the Royal Mint...

, and Lucy Eleanor (d. 1650). He was named after the surname of his maternal grandfather Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland KG was an English aristocrat. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I. Under James I, Henry was a long-term prisoner in the Tower of London. He is known for the circles he moved in as well as for his own achievements...

 and belonged to a recusant (i. e. Roman Catholic) branch of the Herbert family living in Powis Castle

Powis Castle

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. Herbert served as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1621 to 1622. He was knighted on 7 November 1622, and created a baronet on 16 November 1622.

Marriage and issue

On 19 November 1622 Herbert married Elizabeth (bap. 1600, d. 1662), first surviving daughter of Sir William Craven

William Craven (Lord Mayor of London)

Sir William Craven was an English merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1610 . It has been suggested that the story of Dick Whittington is based on Craven's career, and he is sometime referred to as "Aptrick's Dick Whittington".-Life:He was the second son of William Craven and Beatrix, daughter of...

 (c.1545–1618), converting her to Catholicism.
Their only son William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis

William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis

William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis, PC was an English nobleman.He succeeded his father, the 2nd Baron Powis, as 3rd Baron Powis in 1667, and was created Earl of Powis in 1674 by King Charles II and Viscount Montgomery, of the Town of Montgomery, and Marquess of Powis in 1687 by King James II,...

became the 1st Earl of Powis and then 1st Marquess of Powis.