Ancestry of
George Herbert

8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)

Edward III, King of England

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• • 18th Great-grandfather of George Herbert — 21st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1574524 
  • Father:
  • Edward II, King of England 
  • Mother:
  • Isabella of France   
  • Birth Date:
  • 13 Nov 1312 
  • Birth Location:
  • Windsor, England 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 21 Jun 1377 
  • Death Location:
  • Sheen, Surrey, England 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Westminster Abbey, London, England 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Philippa of Hainault
  • Marriage Date:
  • 24/25 Jan 1328 
  • Marriage Location:
  • York Minster, York, England 
  • Children:
  
  

  Edward of Woodstock

  Lionel of Antwerp

  John of Gaunt

  Edmund of Langley (Ahnentafel No:787262 )

  Thomas Plantagenet

  • Notes: 

  • King of England

• Sources for Edward III, King of England

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  • ¹⁹ The Surrey Archaeological Society, Surrey Archaeological Collections, Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County, Vol. 3, London: Lovell Reeve and Co. (1865), 50.
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  • ²² Wikipedia, "Edward III of England", (accessed 02/21/2010).