5th Earl of Carnarvon

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The 5th Earl of Carnarvon was a British aristocrat best known for financing and co-discovering the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun with archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
aristocrat
human
associatedWith Egyptology
Highclere Castle
Valley of the Kings
birthDate 1866-06-26
burialPlace Beacon Hill, Highclere
linked to: Highclere Castle
causeOfDeath blood poisoning
sepsis
child Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon
Lady Evelyn Leonora Almina Herbert
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1923-04-05
discovered Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62)
linked to: tomb of Tutankhamun
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
era Edwardian era
early 20th century
familyName Herbert
father Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
givenName George
hobby horse racing
motoring
knownFor patronage of Howard Carter
memberOf House of Lords
mother Lady Evelyn Stanhope
nobleFamily Herbert family
nobleTitle Earl of Carnarvon
notableFor co-discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun
financing the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb
occupation Egyptologist patron
landowner
racehorse owner
ordinalOfTitle 5th Earl of Carnarvon
partnerInDiscovery Howard Carter
placeOfBirth England
Hampshire
Highclere Castle
placeOfDeath Cairo
Egypt
politicalAlignment Conservative Party (UK)
religion Anglicanism
residence Highclere Castle
spouse Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon
sufferedFrom injuries from a motoring accident
titleHeld Lord Porchester
yearOfDiscovery 1922

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Highclere Castle associatedWith 5th Earl of Carnarvon
Tutankhamun tombFinancedBy George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
linked to: 5th Earl of Carnarvon
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon relatedTo George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (Egyptologist patron of Tutankhamun excavation)
subject linked to: 8th Earl of Carnarvon
linked to: 5th Earl of Carnarvon
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon nobleTitle Earl of Carnarvon
subject linked to: 5th Earl of Carnarvon
linked to: 5th Earl of Carnarvon
Howard Carter collaboratedWith George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
linked to: 5th Earl of Carnarvon
Howard Carter patron George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
linked to: 5th Earl of Carnarvon
KV62 discoveredFor George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
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KV62 excavationFundedBy George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
linked to: 5th Earl of Carnarvon
Tomb of Tutankhamun discoveredUnderPatronageOf George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
subject linked to: tomb of Tutankhamun
linked to: 5th Earl of Carnarvon