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The coat of arms of the Earls of Carnarvon.
The coat of arms of the Earls of Carnarvon.

Earl of Carnarvon is a title that has been created three times in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1628 in favour of Robert Dormer, 2nd Baron Dormer. The Peerage of England comprises all Peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. Robert Dormer 1st Earl of Carnarvon (1610 &ndash September 20 1643) was the grandson of Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer and received the title Baron For more information on this creation, which became extinct in 1709, see the Baron Dormer. Baron Dormer, of Wenge in the County of Buckingham is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was created again in 1714 in the Peerage of Great Britain for James Brydges, 9th Baron Chandos. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of James Brydges 1st Duke of Chandos PC ( 6 January 1673 – 9 August 1744) was the first of fourteen children by Sir James Brydges In 1719 he was further honoured when he was made Marquess of Carnarvon and Duke of Chandos. For more information on this creation, which became extinct in 1789, see the Duke of Chandos. The title Baron Chandos has been created twice in the Peerage of England.

The title was created for a third time in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1793 for Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Porchester. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Henry Herbert 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC ( August 20 1741 &ndash June 3 1811) known as the Lord Porchester from 1780 The precise form of this creation was Earl of the Town and County of Carnarvon, in the Principality of Wales (although in practice only the style of "Earl of Carnarvon" is used). The Principality of Wales (Tywysogaeth Cymru covered the lands ruled by the Prince of Wales directly and was formally founded in 1216 at the Council of Aberdyfi, He had previously represented Wilton in the House of Commons and had already in 1780 been created Baron Porchester, of High Clere in the County of Southampton (also in the Peerage of Great Britain). Wilton was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1707 then of the Parliament of Great The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Herbert was the son of Major-General the Hon. William Herbert, fifth son of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke. Thomas Herbert 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, FRS (c He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He sat as Whig Member of Parliament for Cricklade. The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.

His eldest son, the third Earl, briefly represented Wootton Bassett in Parliament as a Tory before he succeeded his father in the earldom. In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was His eldest son, the fourth Earl, was a prominent Conservative politician and served as Secretary of State for the Colonies and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British Colonies. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Ard-Leifteanant na hÉireann ( Plural: Lords Lieutenant) also known as the Judiciar in the early Mediaeval period He was succeeded by his only son from his first marriage, the fifth Earl. He is famous for discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun along with Howard Carter. Howard Carter ( May 9 1874 March 2 1939) was an English Archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer As of 2007 the titles are held by his great-grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2001. As a descendant of the eighth Earl of Pembroke he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles. The Earl has since 2005 lived in the U. S. , returning a number of times each year to help in the running of the family estate.

Several other members of this branch of the Herbert family may be mentioned. The Very Reverend the Hon. William Herbert, third son of the first Earl, was a clergyman and noted botanist. William Herbert ( 12 January 1778 &ndash 28 May 1847) was a British botanist poet and clergyman His son Henry William Herbert was a novelist and writer on sport. Henry William Herbert ( Pen name Frank Forester) ( April 3, 1807 - May 17, 1858) was an English Novelist Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1871 to 1892, was the son of the Hon. The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and from Algernon Herbert, fifth son of the first Earl. The Hon. Auberon Herbert, second son of the third Earl, was a writer, theorist, philosopher and also represented Nottingham in the House of Commons. Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert ( Highclere, June 18 1838 — November 5 1906) was a Writer Nottingham was a Parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs to the House of Commons from He married Lady Florence Amabel Cowper, daughter of George Augustus Frederick Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper and his wife Anne Florence Cowper, 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell. In 1905 their only son Auberon Herbert succeeded his uncle as ninth Baron Lucas of Crudwell (see this title for further history of this branch of the family). Auberon Thomas Herbert 9th Baron Lucas and 5th Lord Dingwall, PC (25 May 1876 &ndash 3 November 1916 was a British peer, politician and Fighter The title Baron Lucas has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The Hon. Aubrey Herbert, second son of the fourth Earl, was Member of Parliament for South Somerset and for Yeovil. Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert, MP, (1880 &ndash September 26, 1923) was a British diplomat traveller and intelligence officer associated with South Somerset was a County constituency in the county of Somerset, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Yeovil is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. His son Auberon Herbert was an expert on Eastern Europe. Auberon Herbert (1922-1974 was a British landowner and advocate of Eastern European causes after World War II.

The town and county in Wales to which the title refers are now usually spelt Caernarfon. The historic counties of Wales are ancient subdivisions of Wales. Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms "Caernarvon" or "Carnarvon" is a

The family seat is Highclere Castle in Hampshire. Highclere Castle is a Victorian Country house in high Elizabethan style with park designed by Capability Brown. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain

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Earls of Carnarvon, First Creation (1628)

Earls of Carnarvon, Second Creation (1714)

Earls of Carnarvon, Third Creation (1793)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son George Kenneth Oliver Molyneux Herbert, Lord Porchester (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An heir apparent is an Heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation cannot be displaced from inheriting the term is used in contrast to Heir presumptive 1981)

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