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.

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Carnarvon
Earl of Carnarvon
Tenure11 September 2001–present
PredecessorHenry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon
Other titlesLord Porchester (1987–2001)
BornGeorge Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert
(1956-11-10) 10 November 1956
London, England
NationalityBritish
ResidenceHighclere Castle
Spouse(s)
Jayne Wilby
​
(
m. 1989; div. 1998)

Fiona Aitken
(
m. 1999)
Issue
Lady Saoirse Herbert
George Herbert, Lord Porchester
The Hon. Edward Herbert
HeirGeorge Herbert, Lord Porchester
ParentsHenry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon
Jean Margaret Wallop

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 much of the summer and some dates during other months.[1]

Early life

Herbert was born in Lambeth, London, the son of Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon and an American mother, Jeanie Margaret Wallop (1935–2019), His mother was born in Big Horn, Wyoming, the granddaughter to Oliver Wallop, 8th Earl of Portsmouth, who had not expected to inherit the title and moved to the American West to become a rancher. His maternal uncle Malcolm Wallop, a rancher in Wyoming, served three terms in the United States Senate.[2] His mother was close friends with Queen Elizabeth II, his godmother.[3] Herbert was a Page of Honour to the Queen. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Oxford.[4]

He succeeded to the title of Earl of Carnarvon when his father died on 11 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

Lord Carnarvon married Jayne M. Wilby on 16 December 1989, daughter of racehorse owner Kenneth A. Wilby and Princess Prospero Colonna di Stigliano. They had two children before divorcing in 1998:[4]

  • 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 fashion designer Fiona J. M. Aitken, daughter of Ronnie Aitken and Frances Farmer; they had one son:[4]

  • Hon. Edward Herbert (born 10 October 1999)

The current Countess of Carnarvon is a historian who has written two biographies about her predecessors, the first of her husband's great-grandmother, Almina, Countess of Carnarvon and the second about his grandparents.[5][6]

Arms
Coat of arms of George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
A Wyvern with wings elevated Vert holding in the mouth a Sinister Hand couped at the wrist Gules
Escutcheon
Per pale Azure and Gules three Lions rampant Argent, a crescent argent (mullet) in the chief between the partitions [7]
Supporters
Dexter: a Panther guardant Argent semée of Torteaux and Hurts flames issuant from the mouth and ears proper; Sinister: a Lion Argent, each ducally gorged per pale Azure and Gules and chained Or and charged on the shoulder with an Ermine Spot Sable
Motto
UNG JE SERVIRAY ("ONE I WILL SERVE")
gollark: `battop` says the battery is at 97.80% functioning, which is good.
gollark: I probably could.
gollark: This one can theoretically do about 8 hours of light web browsing on charge, but I avoid using it away from a plug because using the battery slightly degrades it...
gollark: I would just carry a laptop in, you know, a laptop bag.
gollark: Well, reasonably priced given the market, but quite expensive by my price ranges...

References
  1. https://highclerecastleshop.co.uk/categories/admission-tickets, Admission Tickets
  2. Pickett, Mary – "Downton Abbey" Close to Wyoming Rancher's Heart", Billings Gazette, January 11, 2013.
  3. "Jeanie, Countess of Carnarvon obituary". The Times. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 697. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  5. McNish, Stu (1 April 2016). "Video: Lady Almina – the real Countess of Downton Abbey". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. "Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey". goodreads.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist (2003). Armorial general. vol.2. Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 297. ISBN 0-8063-4811-9. Retrieved 26 May 2015.:
    Herbert Comte de Carnarvon - Angleterre - (Lord Porchester, 17 oct. 1780; comte de C., 3 juillet 1793) - Parti d'azur et de gueules à trois lions d'argent armés et lampassés d'or 2 et 1 et un croissant d'argent en chef brochant sur le parti Cimier un dragon ailé de sinople tenant entre ses dents une main senestre de gueules Supports à dextre une panthère d'argent tachetée d'émaux divers la tête posée de front jetant des flammes par la bouche et les oreilles colletée d'une couronne partie de gueules et d'azur et enchaînée d'azur à senestre un lion d'argent colleté d'une couronne de gueules Devise UNG JE SERVIRAY."
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Henry Herbert		 Earl of Carnarvon
2001–		 Succeeded by
current
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