Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon

The Earl of Carnarvon
Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon, c.1630, by Anthony van Dyck
Bornc.1610
Died20 September 1643
Battle of Newbury, Berkshire, England
BuriedWing, Buckinghamshire, England
Spouse(s)Lady Anna Sophie Herbert
IssueCharles Dormer, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon
FatherSir William Dormer
MotherAlice Molyneux
Arms of Dormer: Azure, ten billets or 4,3,2,1 issuant from a chief of the second a demi-lion rampant sable langued gules

Sir Robert Dormer of Wing, 2nd Baronet, 1st Earl of Carnarvon, 1st Viscount Ascott, 2nd Baron Dormer of Wing [or Wenge] (c. 1610 – 20 September 1643) was an English peer. He was the son of Sir William Dormer, and thus a grandson of Robert Dormer, 1st Baron Dormer. His mother was Alice Molyneux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet, and Frances Gerard.[1] Dormer received the title Baron Dormer at the age of six and on 2 August 1628, at age 18, he was raised to Viscount Ascott and was created Earl of Carnarvon.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Dormer, Robert (d.1643)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.