Robert
"1st Earl of Carnarvon, 2nd Baron Dormer of Wing, Viscount Ascott"
Dormer
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of William Dormer
and Alice (Molyneux) Dormer
Brother of
Elizabeth (Dormer) Somerset
Husband of
Anna Sophia (Herbert) Dormer
— married
27 Feb 1625 in England
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Dormer
Died
at about age 33
in (Battle of) Newbury, Berkshire, England
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Robert Dormer was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
| Succeeded Robert Dormer |
2nd Baron Dormer of Wyng 1616 - 1643 |
Succeeded by Charles Dormer |
Biography
Robert Dormer succeeded his grandfather as 2nd Baron Dormer of Wing on 8 November 1616.
After schooling at Eton he matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford University[1] and graduated on 25 May 1627 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).
He was created 1st Earl of Carnarvon [England] and 1st Viscount Ascott on 2 August 1628.[1]
He was a royalist supporter and was commissioned with the rank of commander, in the service of the Regiment of Horse for the King.
He was invested as a Knight on 18 April 1642 at York, Yorkshire, England, by King Charles I. He fought in the Battle of Roundway Down.
He was killed in action during the First Battle of Newbury.[1]
Research Notes
Marriage date probably 1625 but 1624 under church year convention.
Sources
- Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995).
- The Peerage http://thepeerage.com/p3066.htm#i30659
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Robert Dormer incl in the great wedding portrait of the Pembrokes at Wilton by Van Dyck.
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