William Carey (courtier)

William Carey
William Carey, attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger. From a private Irish collection.
Bornc. 1495[1]
Died22 June 1528 (aged 33)
Spouse
(m. 1520)
ChildrenCatherine Carey, Lady Knollys
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
Parent(s)Thomas Carey
Margaret Spencer
Arms of Cary: Argent, on a bend sable three roses of the field[2]

William Carey (c. 1495 – 22 June 1528)[3] was a courtier and favourite of King Henry VIII of England. He served the king as a Gentleman of the Privy chamber, and Esquire of the Body to the King. His wife, Mary Boleyn, is known to history as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the sister of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn.

  1. ^ Weis, Frederick Lewis (2004). Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing co., Inc. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8063-1752-6.
  2. ^ Vivian, p.150
  3. ^ Weis, Frederick Lewis (2004). Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 (8th ed.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing co., Inc. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8063-1752-6.