1ST

BARON

See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY

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• CAREY, HENRY (d. 1743)
• CAREY, HENRY CHARLES (1793-1879)
• CAREY, WILLIAM (1761-1834)

CAREY

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• 1ST BARON HENRY CAREY HUNSDON (c. 1524-1596)

HUNSDON (c. 1524-1596)  , English soldier and courtier, was a son of William Carey (d . 1529); his mother was Mary (d . 1543), a sister of Anne Boleyn, and he was consequently cousin to Queen Elizabeth . Member of parliament for Buckingham under Edward VI. and Mary, he was knighted in 1J58, was created Baron Hunsdon in 1559, and in 1561 became a privy councillor and a knight of the Garter . In 1568 he became governor of Berwick and warden of the east Marches, and he was largely instrumental in quelling the rising in the north of England in 1569, gaining a decisive victory over Leonard Dacre near Carlisle in February 1570 . Hunsdon received very little money to cover his expenses, but Elizabeth lavished honours upon him, although he did not always carry out her wishes . In 1583 he became lord chamberlain, but he did not relinquish his post at Berwick . Hunsdon was one of the commissioners appointed to try Mary queen of Scots; after Mary's execution he went on a mission to James VI. of Scotland, and when the Spanish Armada was expected he commanded the queen's bodyguard . He died in London, at Somerset House, on the 23rd of July 1 596 . His eldest son, GEORGE (1547-1603), 2nd Baron Hunsdon, was a member of parliament, a diplomatist, a soldier and lord chamberlain . He was also captain-general of the Isle of Wight during the time of the Spanish Armada . He was succeeded by his brother John (d .

1617) . In 1628 John's son

Henry, 4th Baron Hunsdon, was created earl of Dover . This title became extinct cm the death of the 2nd earl, John, in 1677, and a like fate befell the barony of Hunsdon on the death of the 8th baron, William Ferdinand, in June 1765 . Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, and wife of the 2nd Lord Hunsdon, is celebrated as the patroness of her kinsman, the poet Spenser; and either this lady or her daughter Elizabeth was the author of the Tragedie of Marian (1613) . The 1st lord's youngest son, ROBERT CAREY (c . 1560-1639), was for a long time a member of the English parliament . He 'was frequently employed on the Scottish borders; he announced the death of Elizabeth to James VI. of Scotland; and he was created earl of Monmouth in 1626 . He wrote some interesting Memoirs, first published in 1759 . His son and successor, Henry (1596-166r), is known as a translator of various French and Italian books . The title of earl of Monmouth became extinct on his death in June 1661 .