 Captain Cook's famous ship, HMS Endeavour, was formerly "MS Earl of Pembroke", launched 1765 and named after the 10th Earl.He was the son and heir of Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke (1693-1749), of Wilton House, by his wife Mary FitzWilliam, a daughter of Richard FitzWilliam, 5th Viscount FitzWilliam and Frances Shelley.Through this marriage his son inherited the substantial FitzWilliam properties in Dublin and FitzWilliam House at Richmond Green in Surrey, which he renamed "Pembroke House".