Baron Herbert of Lea

Baron Herbert of Lea, of Lea in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, since 1862 a subsidiary title of the earldom of Pembroke. It was created in 1861 for the politician Sidney Herbert. He was the fourth son of George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke. Lord Herbert of Lea died only a few months after his elevation to the peerage and was succeeded by his son, George, the second Baron, who already the following year succeeded his cousin in the earldom of Pembroke. The titles have remained united ever since. There is no heir to the barony.

Barons Herbert of Lea (1861)

• Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810–1861)
• George Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Lea (1850–1895) (succeeded as Earl of Pembroke in 1862)

see Earl of Pembroke, tenth creation, for further succession

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages