Earl of Carnarvon

George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon

Earl of Carnarvon is a hereditary British title of nobility created three times to date, once in the Peerage of England and twice in the Peerage of Great Britain . It is named after the town of Caernarfon in Wales or the county of the same name .

The Earls family seat is Highclere Castle in Hampshire .

Awards

The title was first awarded in 1628 to Robert Domer, 2nd Baron Domer . He was a supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War . Together with the Earldom he was awarded the subordinate title Viscount Ascot in the County of Hertford. In addition, in 1616 he inherited the title Baron Dormer of Wyng in the County of Buckingham, which was conferred on his grandfather Robert Dormer in 1615 . The titles belonged to the Peerage of England and expired in 1709 when his son died without a male descendant.

The second award, this time in the Peerage of Great Britain , took place in 1714 for James Brydges, 9th Baron Chandos , an important politician and patron of his time. He was also promoted to Duke of Chandos in 1719 . The titles again expired in 1789.

For the last time so far, the title was created in 1793 for Henry Herbert, 10th Baron Porchester , of the Herbert family . He had been a member of the House of Commons for over ten years . The exact name of the dignity is Earl of the Town and County of Carnarvon , in the Principality of Wales , but in practice it is shortened to Earl of Carnarvon .

Subordinate title

The first earl of the third award had already been raised to Baron Porchester , of High Clere in the County of Southampton, in 1780 . This title, which also belongs to the Peerage of Great Britain , is now listed as a subordinate title to the Earls dignity. The respective title heir bears it as a courtesy title .

Other titles

The father of the first earl of the first bestowal had already been raised to Baron Dormer , of Wyng or Wenge in the County of Buckingham in 1615 . This title belongs to the Peerage of England and, like the title of Baronet , of Wenge in the County of Buckingham, which is part of the Baronetage of England , still exists today.

The title of Viscount Ascot , in the County of Hertford , which was conferred at the same time as the Earls dignity in 1628 , expired in 1709 with the Earl dignity.

An ancestor of the first earl of the second bestowal had already been raised to Baron Chandos , of Sudeley in the County of Gloucester , in 1554 . This title belonged to the Peerage of England. With the Earls dignity, the title Viscount Wilton was awarded at the same time . In 1719 the Earl was then elevated to Duke of Chandos with the subordinate title of Marquess of Carnarvon . These titles, which all belonged to the Peerage of Great Britain, expired in 1789 together with the Earldom, but the barony has been dormant since then ( fell into abeyance ).