Earl Carnarvon

Earl Carnarvon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

Earl Carnarvon (1st Creation)

In 1628 Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 18) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon. Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 20 Sep 1643 the First Battle of Newbury was fought at Newbury [Map] with King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 42) commanding the Royalist army and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 52) commanding the victorious Parliamentary army. For King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 42) John Byron 1st Baron Byron (age 44) fought with distinction.

Henry Bertie was killed.

Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 33) was killed. His son Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 10) succeeded 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Baron Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire, 3rd Baronet Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire.

William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison (age 29) was killed. His brother John Villiers 3rd Viscount Grandison succeeded 3rd Viscount Grandison.

Edward Villiers (age 23) fought.

Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland (age 33) was killed. His son Lucius Carey 3rd Viscount Falkland (age 11) succeeded 3rd Viscount Falkland.

Richard Neville (age 28) served under the Earl Carnarvon (age 33). Carnarvon was killed and Neville took up the command as a Colonel of Horse.

Major General Charles Fleetwood (age 25) was wounded.

Before 25 Jun 1652 Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 19) and Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. He the son of Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon and Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon. They were fourth cousins.

After 1678 Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 45) and Mary Bertie Countess Carnarvon (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey. He the son of Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon and Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon. They were second cousin once removed.

Earl Carnarvon (2nd Creation)

1st: James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos. Died 1744. Son.

2nd: Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos. Died 1771. Son.

3rd: James Brydges 3rd Duke Chandos. Died 1789. Extinct.

On 19 Oct 1714 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 41) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon, 1st Viscount Wilton. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 28 Nov 1771 Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos (age 63) died. His son James Brydges 3rd Duke Chandos (age 39) succeeded 3rd Duke Chandos, 3rd Marquess Carnarvon, 3rd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Viscount Wilton, 11th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 6th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.

On 29 Sep 1789 James Brydges 3rd Duke Chandos (age 57) died without male issue. Duke Chandos, Marquess Carnarvon, Earl Carnarvon, Viscount Wilton, Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire extinct. His wife Anne Eliza Gamon Duchess Chandos (age 52) had pulled away a chair, whether inadvertently or deliberately is unknown, he was about to sit in causing him injuries from which he ultimately died. She was, thereafter, declared a lunatic and confined to their London home, 2 Queen Anne Street aka Chandos House Marylebone.

Earl Carnarvon (3rd Creation)

In 1793 Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 51) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon. Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon (age 40) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 03 Jun 1811 Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 69) died. His son Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 2nd Baron Porchester. Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon (age 38) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 16 Apr 1833 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 60) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He was buried at Burghclere, Hampshire. His son Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Baron Porchester. Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon (age 28) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 10 Dec 1849 Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon (age 49) died at Pusey, Oxfordshire. His son Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon (age 18) succeeded 4th Earl Carnarvon, 4th Baron Porchester.

In 1878 Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon (age 46) and Elizabeth Catherine Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon and Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon. They were first cousins.

On 29 Jun 1890 Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon (age 59) died. His son George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Carnarvon, 5th Baron Porchester.

On 26 Jun 1895 George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon (age 29) and Almina Wombwell Countess Carnarvon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. Alfred de Rothschild (age 52) gave her a £500,000 trust on her marriage which paid for his archaeological interests. He the son of Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon and Evelyn Stanhope Countess Carnarvon.

On 05 Apr 1923 George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon (age 56) died in the Continental Savoy Hotel, Cairo of an mosquito bite infected by a razor cut. His son Henry Herbert 6th Earl Carnarvon (age 24) succeeded 6th Earl Carnarvon, 6th Baron Porchester. Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell Countess Carnarvon (age 22) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 22 Sep 1987 Henry Herbert 6th Earl Carnarvon (age 88) died. His son Henry Herbert 7th Earl of Carnarvon (age 63) succeeded 7th Earl Carnarvon, 7th Baron Porchester. Jean Margaret Wallop Countess of Carnarvon (age 52) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 11 Sep 2001 Henry Herbert 7th Earl of Carnarvon (age 77) died. His son George Herbert 8th Earl of Carnarvon (age 44) succeeded 8th Earl Carnarvon, 8th Baron Porchester.