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Biography of Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon 1772-1833

Paternal Family Tree: Herbert

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter

Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon was appointed Vice President of the Royal Horticultural Society.

On 5th July 1771 [his father] Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 29) and [his mother] Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and [his grandmother] Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont (age 45).

On 3rd June 1772 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon was born to Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 30) and Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon (age 19).

On 22nd June 1772 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon was baptised at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

In 1789 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 16) educated at Eton College [Map].

In 1794 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 21) was elected MP Cricklade.

On 26th April 1796 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 23) and Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon (age 23) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 54) and Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon (age 43).

On 8th June 1800 [his son] Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon was born to Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 28) and [his wife] Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon (age 27).

In 1802 [his son] Edward Charles Hugh Herbert was born to Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 29) and [his wife] Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon (age 29).

In 1803 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 30) was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Somerset.

In 1803 [his daughter] Theresa Elizabeth Mary Herbert was born to Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 30) and [his wife] Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon (age 30).

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 3rd June 1811 [his father] Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 69) died. His son Henry (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 2nd Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon (age 38) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 5th March 1813 [his wife] Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon (age 40) died at Shooter's Hill, Greenwich [Map].

In 1814 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 41) was appointed Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

On 10th February 1826 [his mother] Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon (age 73) died.

In 1830 [his son] Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon (age 25) were married. He the son of Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 57) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon.

On 16th April 1833 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 60) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He was buried at Burghclere, Hampshire. His son [his son] Henry (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon (age 28) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

[his daughter] Emily Frances Theresa Herbert was born to Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon and Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon.

Royal Ancestors of Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon 1772-1833

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon 1772-1833

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Roper Lady Villiers

GrandFather: William Herbert 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Sawyer of Heywood Lodge in White Waltham in Berkshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Sawyer

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery

Father: Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Catherine Elizabeth Tewes

Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wyndham of Orchard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wyndham 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Hungerford 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Jones

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

GrandFather: Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Prynne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Mother: Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Warncombe Carpenter

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary King 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore

GrandMother: Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: David Petty

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter