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Name
  
George Herbert

George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon

Born
  
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert 10 November 1956 (age 67) (
1956-11-10
)

Heir
  
George Herbert, Lord Porchester (son)

Spouse(s)
  
Jayne M. Wilby (m. 1989; div. 1998)Fiona J. M. Aitken (m. 1999)

Parents
  
Grandparents
  
Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon

Great-grandparents
  
Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon

Children
  
Saoirse Herbert, George Kenneth Oliver Molyneux Herbert, Edward Herbert

Siblings
  
Harry Herbert, Lady Carolyn Herbert


Predecessor
  
7th Earl of Carnarvon


Similar
  
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George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (born 10 November 1956), styled Lord Porchester from 1987 to 2001, is a British peer and arable farmer.

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His family seat, Highclere Castle, has achieved notability as the primary filming location for the television series Downton Abbey. Carnarvon and his family live in part of the house, while the rest is used as a venue for hire and is also open to the public.

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Early life

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The son of Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon, and a godson of Queen Elizabeth II, Herbert was educated at Eton and St John's College, Oxford.

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He succeeded to the title of Earl of Carnarvon when his father died on 10 September 2001. After the death in 2003 of the 17th Earl of Pembroke, a distant cousin, he also became heir to the Earldoms of Pembroke and Montgomery, held by patrilineal cousin, William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, and is currently third in line.

Family

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Lord Carnarvon married Jayne M. Wilby on 16 December 1989, daughter of racehorse owner Kenneth A. Wilby and Frances Loftus (remarried to Prince Prospero Colonna di Stigliano). They divorced in 1998. They had two children:

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  • Lady Saoirse Herbert (born 2 June 1991)
  • George Kenneth Oliver Molyneux Herbert, Lord Porchester (born 13 October 1992) - the heir to the titles
  • Then, on 18 February 1999 he married Fiona J. M. Aitken, daughter of Ronnie Aitken and Frances Farmer; they had one son:

  • Hon. Edward Herbert (born 10 October 1999).
  • The current Lady Carnarvon is a historian who has written two biographies about her predecessors, the first of her husband's grandmother, Almina, Countess of Carnarvon and the second about her in-laws. .

    Lord Carnarvon's uncle, his mother's brother, Hon. Malcolm Wallop, a rancher in Wyoming, served three terms in the United States Senate.

    References

    George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon Wikipedia


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