George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923) was an English aristocrat best known as the financier for the excavation of what?
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, DL (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923), styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Styled Lord Porchester from birth, he was born at the family seat, Highclere Castle, in Hampshire, the only son of Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, a distinguished Tory statesman, by his first wife Lady Evelyn Stanhope, daughter of George Stanhope, 6th Earl of
George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon 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. 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. The son of Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon, and a godson of Queen Elizabeth II, Herbert was educated at Eton