8th Earl of Carnarvon

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The 8th Earl of Carnarvon is a British aristocrat and peer best known as the present head of the Carnarvon family and custodian of Highclere Castle, the estate famed worldwide as the primary filming location for the television series "Downton Abbey."

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8th Earl of Carnarvon canonical 6
Earl of Carnarvon 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer ⓘ
aristocrat ⓘ
member of the House of Lords (hereditary peer, by election) ⓘ
associatedWith Downton Abbey (television series) ⓘ
linked to: Downton Abbey
child George Kenneth Oliver Molyneux Herbert, Lord Porchester ⓘ
Lady Saoirse Herbert ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1956-11-10 ⓘ
dateOfSuccession 2001-09-11 ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
St John’s College, Oxford ⓘ
familyName Herbert ⓘ
father Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
fieldOfStudy modern history ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasAncestralSeat Highclere Castle ⓘ
headOfFamily Carnarvon family ⓘ
knownFor involvement in estate farming and land management ⓘ
public appearances related to Downton Abbey at Highclere Castle ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
livingStatus living person ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily Herbert family ⓘ
mother Jean Margaret Wallop, Countess of Carnarvon ⓘ
nobleRank earl ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
notableFor being custodian of Highclere Castle, filming location of Downton Abbey ⓘ
management and preservation of Highclere Castle estate ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
landowner ⓘ
ordinalOfTitle 8th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
owns Highclere Castle estate ⓘ
linked to: Highclere Castle
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
politicalAffiliation Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
positionHeld custodian of Highclere Castle ⓘ
predecessor Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
relatedTo George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (Egyptologist patron of Tutankhamun excavation) ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence Highclere Castle ⓘ
Highclere, Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: Highclere Castle
seatInParliament House of Lords (hereditary peers by-election, Conservative benches) ⓘ
spouse Fiona Aitken, Countess of Carnarvon ⓘ
succeededToTitle Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
titleHeld Baron Porchester ⓘ
Lord Porchester (courtesy title before succession) ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Highclere Castle → currentOwnerTitle → 8th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon → nobleTitle → Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
subject linked to: 8th Earl of Carnarvon
linked to: 8th Earl of Carnarvon
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon → ordinalOfTitle → 8th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
subject linked to: 8th Earl of Carnarvon
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon → succeededToTitle → Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
subject linked to: 8th Earl of Carnarvon
linked to: 8th Earl of Carnarvon
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert → nobleTitle → 8th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
Lady Saoirse Herbert → father → 8th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert → nobleTitle → 8th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
subject linked to: Lady Saoirse Herbert
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert → nobleTitle → 8th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
subject linked to: George