Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon

The Lord Hunsdon
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, by Steven van Herwijck, c. 1561–63. Private collection, on loan to the Globe Theatre.
Justice in Eyre
South of the Trent
In office
1589–1596
Preceded byThe Earl of Leicester
Succeeded byThe Lord Howard of Effingham
Personal details
Born4 March 1526
Died23 July 1596 (aged 70)
Somerset House, London, England
SpouseAnne Morgan
ChildrenGeorge Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon
John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon
Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth
Edmund Carey
Catherine Carey, Countess of Nottingham
Philadelphia Carey, Lady Scrope
Others
Parent(s)William Carey
Mary Boleyn
Quartered Arms of Sir Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stallplate in St. George's Chapel (S7/5)
Arms of Cary: Argent, on a bend sable three roses of the field[1]

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, KG, PC (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596) was an English peer and courtier. He was the patron of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, William Shakespeare's playing company. The son of Mary Boleyn, he was a cousin of Elizabeth I.

  1. ^ Vivian, p.150