Social Victorians/People/Carnarvon

Also Known As

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  • Family name: Herbert
  • Herbert is also the family name of the Earl of Powis and the Earl of Pembroke
  • Earl of Carnarvon
    • Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (10 December 1849[1] – 29 June 1890)[2]
    • George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (29 June 1890 – 5 April 1923)[3]
  • Lord Porchester
    • Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (16 April 1833[1] – 10 December 1849)
    • George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (26 June 1866 – 29 June 1890)[4]

Demographics

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  • Nationality: British[5]

Residences

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  • Highclere Castle[5]
  • Bretby Hall, Derbyshire (George, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, 1885 – )[4]

Family

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  • Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (24 June 1831 – 29 June 1890)[2]
  • Lady Evelyn Stanhope (3 November 1834 – 25 January 1875)[6]
    1. Lady Winifred Anne Henrietta Christiana Herbert (2 July 1864 – 28 September 1933)
    2. George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923)
    3. Lady Margaret Leonora Evelyn Selina Herbert (18 September 1870 – 13 September 1958)
    4. Lady Victoria Alexandrina Mary Cecil Herbert (31 December 1874 – 15 November 1957)
  • Elizabeth Catherine Howard (29 March 1856 – 1 February 1929)[7]
    1. Hon. Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert (3 April 1880 – 26 September 1923)
    2. Hon. Mervyn Robert Howard Molyneux Herbert (2 December 1882 – 26 May 1929)


  • Almina Victoria Maria Alexandra Wombwell (15 August 1876 – 8 May 1969)[8]
  • George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923)[3]
  1. Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon (7 November 1898 – 22 September 1987)
  2. Lady Evelyn Leonora Almina Herbert (15 August 1901 – 1980)
  • Lt.-Col. Ian Onslow Dennistoun ( – 22 May 1938)[9]

Relations

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  • Almina Victoria Maria Alexandra Wombwell's biological father was likely Alfred de Rothschild, who saw to it that she and George, Earl Carnarvon were very wealthy.[8]

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies

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Timeline

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1895 June 26, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon and Almina Victoria Maria Alexandra Wombwell married.[10]

1897 July 2, Lord and Lady Carnarvon attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball

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George, Earl Carnarvon (at 517) and Almina, Countess Carnarvon (at 518) attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.[11]

Notes and Questions

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  1. George, Earl Carnarvon sponsored (with the money that came from Alfred de Rothschild, digs in Egypt, one of which resulted in the discovery in 1922 of Tutankhamun's tomb.[4]

Footnotes

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29. https://www.thepeerage.com/p6057.htm#i60566.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29. https://www.thepeerage.com/p6057.htm#i60563.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29. https://www.thepeerage.com/p8095.htm#i80946.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon". Wikipedia. 2021-06-27. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Herbert,_5th_Earl_of_Carnarvon&oldid=1030602233.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herbert,_5th_Earl_of_Carnarvon.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon". Wikipedia. 2021-06-29. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Herbert,_3rd_Earl_of_Carnarvon&oldid=1031001547.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Herbert,_3rd_Earl_of_Carnarvon.
  6. "Lady Evelyn Stanhope." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29. https://www.thepeerage.com/p6057.htm#i60564.
  7. "Elizabeth Catherine Howard." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29. https://www.thepeerage.com/p6056.htm#i60560.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon". Wikipedia. 2021-08-23. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Almina_Herbert,_Countess_of_Carnarvon&oldid=1040327895.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almina_Herbert,_Countess_of_Carnarvon.
  9. "Lt.-Col. Ian Onslow Dennistoun." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29. https://www.thepeerage.com/p8095.htm#i80949.
  10. "Almina Victoria Marie Alexandra Wombwell." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29. https://www.thepeerage.com/p8095.htm#i80947.
  11. "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.