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Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon

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The Earl of Carnarvon
The Earl of Carnarvon.
Master of the Horse
In office
11 February 1806 – 31 March 1807
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Lord Grenville
Preceded byThe Marquess of Hertford
Succeeded byThe Duke of Montrose
Personal details
Born20 August 1741
Died3 June 1811 (1811-06-04) (aged 69)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig
SpouseLady Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham
Children
Parent(s)William Herbert
Catherine Elizabeth Tewes
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge

Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC (20 August 1741 – 3 June 1811), known as The Lord Porchester from 1780 to 1793, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1780 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Porchester. He served as Master of the Horse from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville.

Background and education

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Herbert was the son of Major-General the Honourable William Herbert (c. 1696 – 31 March 1757), fifth son of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke. His mother was Catherine Elizabeth Tewes (d. 28 August 1770). Educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge,[1] he inherited Highclere Castle from his uncle the Honourable Robert Sawyer Herbert in 1769.

Political career

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Herbert sat in the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Wilton from 1768 to 1780. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Porchester, of Highclere in the County of Southampton.[2] In 1793 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of the Town and County of Carnarvon, in the Principality of Wales.[3] He later served as Master of the Horse from 1806[4] to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1806.[5]

He was Colonel of the Wiltshire Militia from 1778 to 1811.[6]

Marriage and progeny

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Arms of 1st Earl of Carnarvon, four quarters (Herbert, Talbot, de Vere, Sawyer of Highclere: Azure, a fess chequy sable and or between three sea-pies (proper?)) impaling Wyndham. Brushford Church, Somerset, above the effigy of his great-great grandson Hon. Aubrey Herbert (1880-1923), of Pixton Park, Somerset, second son of the 4th Earl

On 15 July 1771 Lord Carnarvon married Lady Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham (d. 1826)[7] a daughter of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, by whom he had five sons and one daughter:

Death and burial

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Carnarvon died in June 1811, aged 69.

References

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  1. ^ "Herbert, Henry (HRBT769H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ "No. 12124". The London Gazette. 3 October 1780. p. 1.
  3. ^ "No. 13541". The London Gazette. 25 June 1793. p. 543.
  4. ^ "No. 15888". The London Gazette. 8 February 1806. p. 177.
  5. ^ "No. 15889". The London Gazette. 11 February 1806. p. 189.
  6. ^ Col N.C.E. Kenrick, The Story of the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's): The 62nd and 99th Foot (1756–1959), the Militia and the Territorials, the Service Battalions and all those others who have served or been affiliated with the Moonrakers, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1963, pp. 195, 304.
  7. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Lady Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
  8. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Lady Frances Herbert". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
  9. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Rev. Hon. George Herbert". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wilton
17681780
With: Nicholas Herbert 1768–1775
Charles Herbert 1775–1780
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Master of the Horse
1806–1807
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation Earl of Carnarvon
1793–1811
Succeeded by
Baron Porchester
1780–1811