Earl of Carnarvon
| Earldom of Carnarvon | |
|---|---|
heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Porchester (17 October 1780) |
| Seat(s) | Highclere Castle |
| Motto | Ung je serviray ('I will serve but one master')[1] |
Earl of Carnarvon is a title that has been created three times in British history.[2] The current holder is George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon. The town and county in Wales to which the title refers are historically spelled Caernarfon, having been Anglicised to Carnarvon or Caernarvon. The traditional Welsh spelling is itself a modified form of the original name of antiquity, Caer-yn-Arfon, meaning fortification opposite the island of Mona (now called Ynys Môn, Anglesey, in English).[3]
History
The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1628 in favour of Robert Dormer, 2nd Baron Dormer of Wyng.[2] For more information on this creation, which became extinct in 1709, see the Baron Dormer.[1]
The second creation was in 1714[2] in the Peerage of Great Britain for James Brydges, 9th Baron Chandos. 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.[4]
The third creation was in 1793 in the
His eldest son
As of 2020[update], the titles are held by the fifth earl's great-grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2001. As a male line descendant of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery, he is also in remainder to these peerages and their subsidiary titles.[4]
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. His son Henry William Herbert was a novelist and writer on sport. Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1871 to 1892, was the son of the Hon. Algernon Herbert, fifth son of the first Earl.[4]
The Hon.
The Hon. Aubrey Herbert, second son of the fourth Earl, was Member of Parliament for South Somerset and for Yeovil. His son Auberon Herbert was an expert on Eastern Europe.[4] His daughter Laura Herbert was the second wife of the novelist Evelyn Waugh and mother of the journalist Auberon Waugh.
The family seat of the Herbert Earls of Carnarvon is Highclere Castle in Hampshire, which was the filming location for the UK television series Downton Abbey. The traditional burial place of the Herbert Earls of Carnarvon is the Carnarvon Mausoleum, located in the park at Highclere Castle;[5] some other family members are buried in the Herbert Mausoleum at the Church of All Saints, Burghclere.[6]
Earls of Carnarvon, first creation (1628)
- see the Baron Dormer
Earls of Carnarvon, second creation (1714)
- see the Duke of Chandos
Barons Porchester (1780)
- Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Porchester (1741–1811), was created Earl of Carnarvon in 1793
Earls of Carnarvon, third creation (1793)
- Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (1741–1811)
- Henry George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon (1772–1833)
- Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon (1800–1849)
- Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831–1890)
- tomb.
- Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon (1898–1987)
- Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon (1924–2001)
- George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (born 1956)
As of 2020[update], the heir apparent is the present holder's elder son, George Kenneth Oliver Molyneux Herbert, Lord Porchester (born 1992).
The 8th Earl of Carnarvon was the heir presumptive to the earldom of Pembroke and the earldom of Montgomery until the birth of Reginald Henry Michael, Lord Herbert, to William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, on 21 October 2012. The 8th Earl of Carnarvon is currently third in line to those titles.
Arms
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See also
- Herbert family
- Earl of Pembroke
- Baron Lucas of Crudwell
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ a b c d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "The History of Caernarfon". information Britain.
- ^ a b c d e f Mosley 2003, p. 698
- ^ "Carnarvon Mausoleum". www.mmtrust.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Herbert Mausoleum". www.mmtrust.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ISBN 0-8063-4811-9. Retrieved 26 May 2015.:
Herbert Comte de Carnarvon - Angleterre - (Lord Porchester, 17 oct. 1780; comte de C., 3 juillet 1793) - Parti d'azur et de gueules à trois lions d'argent armés et lampassés d'or 2 et 1 et un croissant d'argent en chef brochant sur le parti Cimier un dragon ailé de sinople tenant entre ses dents une main senestre de gueules Supports à dextre une panthère d'argent tachetée d'émaux divers la tête posée de front jetant des flammes par la bouche et les oreilles colletée d'une couronne partie de gueules et d'azur et enchaînée d'azur à senestre un lion d'argent colleté d'une couronne de gueules Devise UNG JE SERVIRAY."
Attribution
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 176.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon
- Highclere Castle
