| Earldom of Carnarvon | |
|---|---|
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| Creation date | 3 July 1793[1] |
| Creation | Third |
| Created by | George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
| First holder | Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Porchester |
| Present holder | George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon |
| Heir apparent | George Herbert, Lord Porchester |
| Remainder to | 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Porchester (17 October 1780) |
| Seat(s) | Highclere Castle |
| Motto | Ung je serviray ('I will serve but one master')[1] |
Earl of Carnarvon is a title that has been created three times in British history.[2] The current holder is George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon. The town and county in Wales to which the title refers are historically spelled Caernarfon, having been Anglicised to Carnarvon or Caernarvon. The traditional Welsh spelling is itself a modified form of the original name of antiquity, Caer-yn-Arfon, meaning fortification opposite the island of Mona (now called Ynys Môn, Anglesey, in English).[3]
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 697. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "The History of Caernarfon". information Britain.