George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon


The Earl of Carnarvon

5th Earl of Carnarvon
Lord Carnarvon, who was the chief financial backer on many of Howard Carter's Egyptian excavations.
Tenure29 June 1890 – 5 April 1923
PredecessorHenry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
SuccessorHenry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon
Other titlesLord Porchester (until 1890)
Known forDiscovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
BornGeorge Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert
(1866-06-26)26 June 1866
66 Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London, England
Died5 April 1923(1923-04-05) (aged 56)
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
BuriedBeacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire
NationalityBritish
ResidenceHighclere Castle
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(m. 1895)
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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 peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.