Lord Carnarvon
Lord Carnarvon
married into the family of the Rothschilds. He then went to Egypt for his
health. Granted permission to dig at Luxor, Lord Carnarvon soon met Howard
Carter whom he employed and financed in work leading to the discovery of Tut Ankh
Amons's tomb. In 1923, the year after Tut Ankh Amon's tomb was discovered, Lord
Carnarvon died. Lord Carnarvon's death sparked rumors about the curse of the
mummy.