George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon

(1866-1923)

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George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, DL (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923), styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

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Born	George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 26 June 1866 Highclere Castle, Hampshire, England
Died	5 April 1923 (aged 56) Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Zodiac	Cancer
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Almina, Countess of Carnarvon 1876-1969 · British peeress · m. 1895 info edit

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Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis info 1st child with Almina, Countess of Carnarvon Male b. 7 Nov 1898 · Age: 126 · 1898- · Celebrity Baby

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Evelyn Beauchamp info 2nd child with Almina, Countess of Carnarvon Female b. 15 Aug 1901 d. 31 Jan 1980 · Age: 78 (at death) · 1901-1980 · English aristocrat

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Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon · Father · 1831-1890 · British aristocrat edit info

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Aubrey Herbert · Half Brother · 1880-1923 · British politician edit info

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Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon · Grandson · 1924-2001 · British peer and racing manager to Queen Elizabeth II edit info

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