Carnarvon family

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The Carnarvon family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage best known for its earldom, association with Highclere Castle, and historic role in the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb.

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Carnarvon family canonical 6

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocratic family ⓘ
associatedCounty Berkshire ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ
associatedWith Downton Abbey (television series inspiration for setting) ⓘ
linked to: Downton Abbey

Highclere Castle ⓘ
category British noble families ⓘ
English aristocratic families ⓘ
coatOfArms Herbert family arms ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalAssociation Egyptian antiquities collection at Highclere Castle ⓘ
linked to: Highclere Castle
dynasty Herbert family ⓘ
estate Highclere Estate ⓘ
linked to: Highclere Castle
heritageDesignation Highclere Castle Grade I listed building ⓘ
historicalRole landed gentry landowners ⓘ
political influence in 19th-century Britain ⓘ
knownFor ownership of Highclere Castle ⓘ
patronage of Egyptology ⓘ
role in discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb ⓘ
language English ⓘ
linkedToEvent discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 ⓘ
linkedToMonarch Queen Elizabeth II (through racing interests and friendship) ⓘ
linkedToOffice Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Colonies (held by 4th Earl) ⓘ
linkedToPerson Howard Carter ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Porchester ⓘ
Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
notableActivity horse racing ownership and breeding ⓘ
notableMember George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
Henry Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
region Hampshire ⓘ
religionTraditionally Anglicanism ⓘ
residenceType country house ⓘ
seat Highclere Castle ⓘ
socialClass British nobility ⓘ
aristocracy ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century–present ⓘ
titleCreatedFor Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon → headOfFamily → Carnarvon family ⓘ
subject linked to: 8th Earl of Carnarvon
Baron Porchester → traditionalAssociation → Carnarvon family ⓘ
Lady Evelyn Stanhope → marriedInto → Carnarvon family ⓘ