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Henry "1st Earl of Carnarvon" Herbert

Born 20 Aug 1741 in Islington, London, England

Ancestors

Son of William Herbert and Catherine Elizabeth (Tewes) Herbert

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Elizabeth Alicia Maria (Wyndham) Herbert — married 15 Jul 1771 in Picccadily, London

Descendants

Father of Henry George Herbert, Charles Herbert, Frances (Herbert) Reynolds-Moreton, Francis William Herbert, William Herbert, George Herbert and Algernon Herbert

Died 3 Jun 1811 at age 69 in Tenterden Street, London, England

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Henry Herbert
Earl of
the Town and County of Carnarvon

1793 - Jun 3 1811

Succeeded by
2nd Earl
Henry George Herbert

1 Biography
2 People – LifeTree
- 2.1 Death
- 2.2 Title
3 Sources

Biography

Name

Name: Henry /Herbert/ Earl of Carnarvon

Source: #S78797

Page: vol. 2 p. 424, vol. 3 p. 845

Data:

Text: "Henry Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon, Baron Porchester of High Clere; M.P. for Wilton 1768-80; Master of the Horse 1807-8; b. 20 August 1741; d. 3 June 1811."

Birth:

Date: 20 AUG 1741

Source: #S78797

Page: vol. 2 p. 424

Death:

Date: 3 JUN 1811

Source: #S78797

Page: vol. 2 p. 424

Marriage

Husband: Henry Herbert

Wife: Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham

Child: Henry George Herbert

Marriage:

Date: 15 JUL 1771

Source: #S78797

Page: vol. 2 p. 424

Herbert sat in the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Wilton from 1768 to 1780. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Porchester, of Highclere in the County of Southampton. In 1793 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of the Town and County of Carnarvon, in the Principality of Wales. He later served as Master of the Horse from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1806.

People – LifeTree

Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (1741-1811), Whig politician; Master of the Horse . . photo . . 2 portraits - npg uk

Herbert was the son of Major-General the Honourable William Herbert (c. 1696 – 31 March 1757), fifth son of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke. His mother was Catherine Elizabeth Tewes (d. 28 August 1770). Educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge,[1] he inherited Highclere Castle from his uncle the Honourable Robert Sawyer Herbert in 1769

Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC (20 August 1741 – 3 June 1811), known as The Lord Porchester from 1780 to 1793, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1780 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Porchester. He served as Master of the Horse from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville.