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Earl Carnarvon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Carnarvon (1st Creation)
Earl Carnarvon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon. Died 1643. Son
2nd: Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon. Died 1709. Extinct.
In 1628 Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 18) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon. Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
On 20th September 1643 the First Battle of Newbury was fought at Newbury, Berkshire [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 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 (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 succeeded 3rd Viscount Grandison.
Edward Villiers (age 23) fought.
Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland (age 33) was killed. His son Lucius (age 11) succeeded 3rd Viscount Falkland.
Richard Neville (age 28) served under the Earl Carnarvon. Carnarvon was killed and Neville took up the command as a Colonel of Horse.
Major General Charles Fleetwood (age 25) was wounded.
Before 25th June 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.
On 29th November 1709 Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 77) died. Earl Carnarvon extinct. His second cousin Rowland (age 58) succeeded 4th Baron Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire, 4th Baronet Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire.
Earl Carnarvon (2nd Creation)
Earl Carnarvon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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 19th October 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 9th August 1744 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 71) died at Cannons House Little Stanmore. He was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 2nd Duke Chandos, 2nd Marquess Carnarvon, 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 2nd Viscount Wilton, 10th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 5th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.
On 28th November 1771 Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos (age 63) died. His son James (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 29th September 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)
Earl Carnarvon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
1st: Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon. Died 1811. Son
2nd: Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon. Died 1833. Son
3rd: Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon. Died 1849. Son
4th: Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon. Died 1890. Son
5th: George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon. Died 1923. Son
6th: Henry Herbert 6th Earl Carnarvon. Died 1987. Son
7th: Henry Herbert 7th Earl of Carnarvon. Died 2001. Son
The London Gazette 13541. Whitehall, June 29 [1793]. The King has been. pleased, to grant the Dignity of an Earl and Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Francis Seymour Conway (age 74), Earl of Hertford, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully, begotten, by the Names, Stiles, and Titles of Earl of Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, and Marquess of Hertford.
The King has also been, pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Henry Lord Porchester (age 51), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully, begotten by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of the Town And County of Carnarvon, in the Principality of Wales. [Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon (age 40) by marriage Countess Carnarvon]
The King has been pleased to appoint George Poyntz Ricketts, Esq; to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Island of Tobago.
The King has been pleased to approve of the Appointment of Lawrence Hansen, Esq; to be His Danish Majesty's Consul in the Town and Port of Liverpool, and in all other Ports in die County Palatine of Lancaster.
On 3rd June 1811 Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 69) died. His son Henry (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 2nd Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon (age 38) by marriage 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 Henry (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon (age 28) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
On 10th December 1849 Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon (age 49) died at Pusey, Oxfordshire. His son Henry (age 18) succeeded 4th Earl Carnarvon, 4th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire.
In 1861 Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon (age 29) and Evelyn Stanhope Countess Carnarvon (age 26) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. She the daughter of George Stanhope 6th Earl Chesterfield (age 55) and Anne Weld-Forester Countess Chesterfield (age 58). He the son of Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon and Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon (age 56). They were half fourth cousin once removed.
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 29th June 1890 Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon (age 59) died. His son George (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Carnarvon, 5th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire.
On 26th June 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 5th April 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 (age 24) succeeded 6th Earl Carnarvon, 6th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell Countess Carnarvon (age 22) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
On 22nd September 1987 Henry Herbert 6th Earl Carnarvon (age 88) died. His son Henry (age 63) succeeded 7th Earl Carnarvon, 7th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Jean Margaret Wallop Countess of Carnarvon (age 52) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
On 11th September 2001 Henry Herbert 7th Earl of Carnarvon (age 77) died. His son George (age 44) succeeded 8th Earl Carnarvon, 8th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire.