Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon
Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon.
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Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon,
born 1741.
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wikipedia.
He inherited
Highclere, Hampshire,
from his uncle
Robert Sawyer Herbert,
who died 1769.
He was party to
[Deed of 16 Apr 1771],
providing money for his 1st cousin's natural son
Augustus Reebkomp.
Henry was then untitled and living in Hill Street in London.
He mar 15 July 1771 to
Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham
[descendant of
Henry VII,
see
descent
by Ed Mann].
He was cr Baron Porchester 1780.
He was cr Earl of Carnarvon 1793.
A title once held by his
ancestral uncle.
He
was the patron of
Highclere church
in 1794.
He
died 1811.
1st Earl and Elizabeth
had issue:
Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon,
born 1772.
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He
died 1833.
He
had issue:
-
Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon,
born 1800.
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wikipedia.
He mar Henrietta Anne Howard
[descendant of Edward III,
see descents
by Ed Mann].
In 1842-1849
he re-built
the house at Highclere
to a Jacobethan and Italianate design.
The new house was called
Highclere Castle.
He
died 1849.
3rd Earl and Henrietta
had issue:
-
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon,
born 1831.
Father of Lord Carnarvon, the Egyptologist.
- Auberon Herbert,
born 1838.
The libertarian philosopher.
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