George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Carnarvon

DL
The Right Honourable; The Earl of Carnarvon; DL
5th Earl of Carnarvon
	Lord Carnarvon, who was the chief financial backer on many of Howard Carter's Egyptian excavations.
Tenure	29 June 1890 – 5 April 1923
Predecessor	Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
Successor	Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon
Other titles	Lord Porchester (until 1890)
Known for	Discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
Born	George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert; 26 June 1866; 66 Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London, England
Died	5 April 1923 (aged 56); Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Buried	Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire
Nationality	British
Residence	Highclere Castle
Spouse(s)	Almina Wombwell (m. 1895)
Issue	Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon; Lady Evelyn Beauchamp;
Parents	Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon; Lady Evelyn Stanhope;

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.

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