George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
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George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, 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.
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Highclere Castle, Hampshire, seat of Lord Canarvon.
Lady and Lord Carnarvon at the races in June 1921.![Lord Carnarvon, his daughter, Lady Evelyn Herbert, and Howard Carter at the top of the steps leading to the newly discovered tomb of Tutankhamun, November 1922.[18]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Howard_Carter%2C_Lord_Carnarvon_and_Lady_Evelyn_Herbert_at_Tutankhamen%27s_tomb.jpg/500px-Howard_Carter%2C_Lord_Carnarvon_and_Lady_Evelyn_Herbert_at_Tutankhamen%27s_tomb.jpg)
Lord Carnarvon, his daughter, Lady Evelyn Herbert, and Howard Carter at the top of the steps leading to the newly discovered tomb of Tutankhamun, November 1922.[18]
Lord Carnarvon's tomb on Beacon HillIn their orbit 10
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About this person
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United KingdomCategory
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1923 · aged 56
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