Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

Sir Philip Herbert
4th Earl of Pembroke
Spouse(s)	Susan de Vere Lady Anne Clifford
Issue Lady Anne Sophia Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon Sir Charles Herbert Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke Hon. James Herbert
Noble family	Herbert
Father	Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Mother	Mary Sidney
Born	10 October 1584 Wilton House, Wiltshire, England
Died	23 January 1650 Palace of Whitehall, London, England
Buried	Salisbury Cathedral

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery KG (10 October 1584 – 23 January 1650) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. Philip and his older brother William were the 'incomparable pair of brethren' to whom the First Folio of Shakespeare's collected works was dedicated in 1623.

Born at Wilton House, he was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and his third wife, Mary Sidney, sister of Sir Philip Sidney the poet, after whom he was named.

In 1593, at age 9, Philip was sent to study at New College, Oxford, but left after a few months.

In 1600 the 16-year-old Philip made his first appearance at court, and on the accession of James I in 1603 he soon caught the king's eye. According to both Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, and John Aubrey, Philip's major interests at this time were hunting and hawking and it was in this capacity that he first attracted the king's attention. In May 1603, James made Philip a gentleman of the privy chamber; he made him a Knight of the Bath in July of the same year.

In 1604, with James I's enthusiastic urging (he played a prominent role in the ceremony and provided generous financial gifts for the bride), Philip married Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.