The Life of George Herbert of Bemerton (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from The Life of George Herbert of Bemerton The family of Herbert is said to be descended from I} Charlemagne, and Hildegardis, daughter of Childe brand, Duke of Swabia, through Pepin and Bernard, Kings of Italy, and the Herberts, Counts de Vermandois. They were settled in Wales, and possessed of vast heritages, long before history begins. One branch runs up to Henry L, King of England; Herbert Fitzherbert was Chamberlain to Stephen. Peter and Matthew Fitzherbert attested the deed of John's surrender of his kingdom to the Pope. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries this powerful family held estates, not only in Wales, but in eight or ten counties in England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
