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Hon. Thomas Herbert (c. 1695–1739) Maj-Gen. Hon. William Herbert (c. 1696 – 31 March 1757), married Catherine Elizabeth Tewes (died 28 August 1770) and had Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon, who inherited Highclere Castle from his uncle; Hon. John Herbert; Hon. Nicholas Herbert (c. 1706–1775), husband of Anne North, daughter of Dudley ...
Herbert was the second son of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and his wife Margaret Sawyer, daughter of Sir Robert Sawyer who died in 1692. In 1706, he succeeded to his mother's estates and inherited Highclere Castle from his maternal grandfather, who entailed his estates on the unborn younger sons of his daughter.
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 farmer. His family seat, Highclere Castle, has achieved notability as the primary filming location for television series' Downton Abbey and Jeeves and Wooster. Carnarvon and his family live in ...
Highclere Castle / ˈ h aɪ k l ɪər / is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated in the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century. The 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) estate is in Highclere in Hampshire , England, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Newbury , Berkshire, and 9.5 miles (15 km) north of ...
The estate is owned by Lord and Lady Carnarvon and has been used as a top filming location for at least four decades. Prior to Downton, Highclere Castle provided the settings for projects such as ...
He died at Highclere on 30 July 1692 and was buried in the old church there. He had married Margaret Suckeley and had one daughter, Margaret Sawyer, who married Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke. Their descendants the Earls of Carnarvon eventually inherited Highclere Castle. He also had a son George, and through George's daughter Catherine ...
Downton Abbey is a real-life family home. Here’s everything to know about Highclere Castle ahead of the upcoming movie.
His son Auberon Herbert was an expert on Eastern Europe. [4] His daughter Laura Herbert was the second wife of the novelist Evelyn Waugh and mother of the journalist Auberon Waugh. The family seat of the Herbert Earls of Carnarvon is Highclere Castle in Hampshire, which was the filming location for the UK television series Downton Abbey.